“Natural Born Citizen” is not found in any translation of Vattel prior to 1797.
And there is nothing ‘natural’ about the phrase ‘natural born citizen’. As Vattel put it...natural, or indigenous, but he didn’t use the awkward phrase NBC.
He didn’t because it is a legal phrase, born from English common law. And the legal term differed from what Vattel thought - yet the Founders used it, and not Vattel’s wording.
The Supreme Court spent a significant part of the WKA decision REJECTING the idea of birth by descent. Read it, or continue to lose.
Something tells me you have wet dreams over the WKA decision.
AP/Huffington Post First Posted: 04-19-10 01:42 AM | Updated: 04-19-10 01:54 AM
NEW YORK -- If George Washington were alive today, he might face a hefty overdue library fine.
New York City's oldest library says one of its ledgers shows that the president has racked up 220 years' worth of late fees on two books he borrowed, but never returned.
One of the books was the "Law of Nations," which deals with international relations. The other was a volume of debates from Britain's House of Commons.
Both books were due on Nov. 2, 1789. According to the Guardian, "At today's prices, adjusted for inflation, he would face a late fine of $300,000."
New York Society Library head librarian Mark Bartlett says the institution isn't seeking payment of the fines, but would love to get the books back.
The ledger also lists books being taken out by other founding fathers, including Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr and John Jay.
The entry on Washington simply lists the borrower as "president."