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To: taildragger

Natural Born is not defined anywhere in the Constitution. However, the term comes from the same document that the constitution was largely based on “The Law of Nations” by Emer. Vattel written in the 1750’s. In it Natural Born is described as this:
“The natives, or natural-born citizens, are thofe born in the country, of parents who are citizens.”
Vattel, Emerich. “THE LAW OF NATIONS OR PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW OF NATURE APPLIED TO THE CONDUCT AND AFFAIRS OF NATIONS AND SOVEREIGNS.” 1797.

http://books.google.com/books?id=z8b8rrzRc7AC&dq=vattel+law+of+Nations&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=nTgHS_rdKYeQsgPzy4zACQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBgQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Parents%20who%20are%20citizens&f=false

There has been no specific Supreme Court case that has defined it either, but the court HAS made the distinction between citizen and Natural Born Citizen several times, noting that there IS a difference!


20 posted on 12/05/2009 11:19:18 AM PST by Danae (No political party should pick candidates. That's the voters job.)
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To: Danae
Thank You Danae!

So, if the Supremes decide to take this up, this could be a precedent and put them in defense mode and take up gobbs of team Obama's time like the Lewinsky thing did grinding them to a halt.

If they vote pro Natural Born, does he step down and we are stuck with this bad Borscht Belt Comedian Joe Biden as CIC?

25 posted on 12/05/2009 11:29:40 AM PST by taildragger (Palin/Mulally 2012)
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