[taxcontrol]

Congress has the power to naturalize people without resort to the ceremony

Congress, as established via Article I Section 8 of the constitution has the full authority to established the rules of naturalization. While that does include your statement above, it includes far more.

It includes the rules for who is able to apply for naturalization, what the ceremony must consist of and it also includes who is a citizen at birth and does not need to be naturalized, i.e. a naturally born citizen.

Some of those rule, in particular those who are born citizens, are described in Title 8 section 1401 of the US Code.

[Cboldt]

I hear what you are saying, and I mean no ill will. But your perception of how the law would work if it followed precedent is mistaken. Basically, you are saying that congress has the power to make natural, and that leads to bad and absurd results, putting Act of Congress superior over the constitution.

Your error is a common one, easy to make, and even tempting to make.

I am unmovable from my belief on this issue, and suggest that we just leave it at that, so as to not generate any expression of hostility here on FR, nor bad feelings toward one another aside from what we post.