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To: rxsid

The Constitution gave Congress the power to establish uniform rules of naturalization and uniform bankruptcy laws. Neither power was exercised immediately; the first federal naturalization law was not enacted until 1790, and the first federal bankruptcy law was later. Until Congress acted, the states’ laws continued in force— not because the Articles of Confederation trump the Constitution, but because the Constitution did not prohibit state laws on these topics unless Congress chose to occupy the field.


170 posted on 01/15/2010 4:44:25 PM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: Lurking Libertarian
You've been trying to make the argument that the Constitution referred to or alluded to the term Naturalization. Clearly, it did not since the federal naturalization laws didn't happen until 1790, and since there were only two types of citizen's mentioned in the Constitution...only "Citizen" and "Natural Born Citizen" the question remains (which you've yet to answer):

How can a Natural Born Citizen's status be "Governed" by Great Britain? Any other ideas?

173 posted on 01/15/2010 4:57:01 PM PST by rxsid (HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
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