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To: ChildOfThe60s
What would you do?

What I would do is to apply the principle that the Constitution means exactly what the framers intended it to mean, and I would look to contemporaneous documentation to determine what was meant by the phrase "natural born citizen". I would be guided very much by the writings of the Federalists, and by those they reference.

I would ultimately rule that the definition of "natural born citizen is that as written by Emmerich De Vattel in his "The Law of Nations or the Principles of Natural Law" (1758):

“…natural born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens. As the society cannot exist and perpetuate itself otherwise than by the children of the citizens, those children naturally follow the condition of their fathers, and succeed to all their rights. The society is supposed to desire this, in consequence of what it owns to its own preservation: and it is presumed, as a matter of course, that each citizen, on entering into society, reserves to his children the right of becoming members of it. The country of the fathers is therefore that of the children; and these become true citizens merely by their tacit consent. We shall soon see, whether, on their coming to the years of discretion, they may renounce their right, and what they owe to the society in which they were born. I say, that, in order to be of the country, it is necessary that a person be born of a father who is a citizen; for if he is born there of a foreigner, it will only be the place of his birth, and not his country”.

And I would rule that Barack Obama, never having met the Constitutional qualification for holding the office of the Presidency was ab initio disqualified and was, in fact and in law, never the President. I would order federal marshalls to escort the man from the premises and order that every official act of the man rendered null and void; all statutes, executive orders, commissions, treaties, rules, regulations, etc. promulgated during his tenancy in the White House nullified and stricken.

114 posted on 07/20/2009 9:26:21 PM PDT by John Valentine
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To: John Valentine

Yes,but all the bailout money spent cannot be recovered now.Seems to me this was a big business bailout and we slobs are stuck with the bill.We have been raising hell about this colb info since before the election and it was falling on deaf ears until now.I wonder why?Not really.


129 posted on 07/20/2009 10:53:25 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (I am Jim Thompson,Life is tough.It's even tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: John Valentine

“And I would rule that Barack Obama, never having met the Constitutional qualification for holding the office of the Presidency was ab initio disqualified and was, in fact and in law, never the President. I would order federal marshalls to escort the man from the premises and order that every official act of the man rendered null and void; all statutes, executive orders, commissions, treaties, rules, regulations, etc. promulgated during his tenancy in the White House nullified and stricken. “

What a beautiful thought!!


206 posted on 07/21/2009 7:05:35 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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