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To: NucSubs
The term natural born has never been defined by the Supreme court

4 Supreme Court Cases define "natural born citizen" http://www.thepostemail.com/2009/10/18/4-supreme-court-cases-define-natural-born-citizen/

51 posted on 07/15/2010 6:31:18 AM PDT by YellowRoseofTx (Evil is not the opposite of God; it's the absence of God)
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To: YellowRoseofTx
4 Supreme Court Cases define "natural born citizen" http://www.thepostemail.com/2009/10/18/4-supreme-court-cases-define-natural-born-citizen/

Well, not really. That link and those cases make some good arguments but the definition itself is never made in a crystal clear manner.

In fact, there is this statement from the cases;

"These were natives or natural-born citizens"

...which further muddies the waters between the two terms. I'll admit a case could be made that one's parents would have to be citizens but just as good a case could be made to say native = natural. I doubt that any court or the American people would accept such a distinction. The legal and philosophical trend in America is just the opposite in fact.

In the end, Jindal is a citizen an if he runs no one of any reputation will challenge him. To do so would be to be called a birther (or in this case, what, a naturalizer? I dunno) except they'd be on shakier ground legally and popularly.

52 posted on 07/15/2010 7:03:46 AM PDT by NucSubs ( Cognitive dissonance: Conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistency between beliefs and actions)
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