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To: bushpilot1
The wording comes from Thomas Jefferson..guess he had something to do with Founding this country. This comes before the letter by John Jay to Washington.


"The first evidence to which I will refer on this point is a resolution reported to the Continental Congress in 1777, by a committee, of which Thomas Jefferson was chairman, and Mr Sherman, Mr Gerry, Mr Read, and Mr Williams were members. It is in these words;--

"Resolved, That it is inconsistant with the interest of the United States to appoint any person not a natural born citizen therof to the office of minister...." "

391 posted on 04/25/2010 1:03:53 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel

found it..found the meaning natural born from Jefferson..will post in a few minutes..can u get a ping.


393 posted on 04/25/2010 1:35:48 PM PDT by bushpilot1
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To: Red Steel; El Gato; BP2; E. Pluribus Unum; butterdezillion; jamese777; gunnyg; ...
"Natural Born free Citizens" Journals of the Continental Congress --TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1777 Photobucket
398 posted on 04/25/2010 3:00:29 PM PDT by bushpilot1
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