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To: jda
So, can anchor babies become POTUS?

Yes. I really, really wish people would not only read the Constitution, but comprehend the very clear and simple language. The 14th Amendment clearly defines who is a citizen.

Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.

Notice it doesn't say born in the United States of both a mother and father also born here. It simply says "all persons born...in the United States."

To repeat...the Father of the Constitution, James Madison, said that place of birth is what defines "natural born" in the United States.

Oh, and before you go off on a tangent accusing me of whatever, please understand. I DO NOT -- repeat, do not -- like the situation regarding anchor babies. I would love to see Congress do something to change it. BUT it is what it is at this time. Understanding the Constitution and current law does not mean agreeing with it.

Urging fellow conservatives to stop wasting valuable energy, time and resources on a total loser issue is not the same as agreeing with Obama or the Democrats on anything whatsoever. Got it?

102 posted on 04/29/2011 12:08:08 PM PDT by Wolfstar ("If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his friend." Abraham Lincoln)
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To: Wolfstar

The myopia is incredible!

Not all US citizens are natural born citizens.
Not all children born in the US are natural born citizens.
Not all children born of US citizen parents are natural born citizens.
Only children born in the US of US citizen parents are natural born citizens.

None of this contradicts the 14th Amendment (it doesn’t even use the term NBC) - read it carefully. You’re trying to make it say what it simply does not say.


104 posted on 04/29/2011 12:25:50 PM PDT by jda ("Righteousness exalts a nation . . .")
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