[mlo]

"Nor did Vattel address citizenship of his native Switzerland, or that of any other country for that matter. Nice try though..."

Nor did Vattel say he was talking about England in that passage. See, the rules were not universal. The practice in many European coutries was as Vattel described. But not in England, and hence not in America. Nice try though.

[thecraw]

Nor did Vattel say he was talking about England in that passage. See, the rules were not universal. The practice in many European coutries was as Vattel described. But not in England, and hence not in America. Nice try though.

Round and round we go, where it stops, nobody knows.

England, hence not in America? Where do get these ideas? Have the thrills up your leg finally reached your grey matter?

Yep, that's it!