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To: odawg
Yes, it is defined in the legal theory of the day, and specifically in the Naturalization Act of 1790.

Here I sort of disagree. It's meaning was the axiomatic extension of the "natural law" foundation of the nation.

As the nation was founded on "natural law", the meaning of "natural citizen" derives from that body of philosophical work.

82 posted on 03/20/2016 12:54:14 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: DiogenesLamp

“Here I sort of disagree. It’s meaning was the axiomatic extension of the “natural law” foundation of the nation.”

It doesn’t matter what the foundation was. The Naturalization Act of 1790 specifically defines “natural born” as children of citizen parents, and “natural born” is a concept carried over into the Constitution.


116 posted on 03/20/2016 1:50:12 PM PDT by odawg
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