I’m interested in it for a couple reasons. First, of course, being historical. There is no doubt he was part and parcel of the whole revolution. He is also quite specific with his language and phraseology.
Secondly, the part where he talks about oaths almost make me cry when I consider what’s happening in our country today. People seem to be able to just stream across the border, demand any kind of benefits and privileges, and NEVER take any kind of oath that they support and defend the Constitution.
And supposed “Americans” who are representatives, and who HAVE sworn to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, don’t give a turd about it and many in fact try to make political hay with it!
Citizenship is not just a privilege, it is an honor. And it takes honorable men and women to make good citizens.
There is no doubt in my mind whatsoever that when they wrote “natural born citizen” they meant a person born in the United States from parents who were citizens. That’s the ONLY natural right of citizenship, and the same as Vattel’s definition.
If I had the power of a despot I would make certain that every mere politician serving under me had read and understood and intended to reflect this tract in present time. And EVERY law school or political science class would inculcate this to the young heads full of mush. As I am not -nor have desire to be despotic I will copy and will include such weaving it into the fabric of letters sent to our mere politicians and similar useful idiots- If I might borrow a term from an enemy long opposed.