To: Ordinary_American
Every elected President since the early days of the Republic has met that criterion. That is, every one except Barack Hussein Obama. True, but Chester A Arthur a president who was not elected was NOT a Natural Born Citizen. His father was not a US Citizen until 14 years after the birth of Chester.
11 posted on
05/06/2011 7:52:34 AM PDT by
ASA Vet
(Natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens. De Vattel)
To: ASA Vet
“...but Chester A Arthur a president who was not elected was NOT a Natural Born Citizen.”
Chester Arthur WAS ELECTED to the office of Vice President of the United States. The qualifications for Vice-President are the same as those for President.
16 posted on
05/06/2011 8:00:06 AM PDT by
swain_forkbeard
(Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
To: ASA Vet
Chester A ArthurCorrect, only because he effectively hid his birth records. Your description of his ineligibility is correct. Precedent? Possibly, but only by deception.
23 posted on
05/06/2011 8:28:48 AM PDT by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
To: ASA Vet
And he tried to hide it in various ways. There were editorials in newspapers at the time wondering if he was lying about his father’s naturalization date and his possible ineligibility due to that.
29 posted on
05/06/2011 8:42:19 AM PDT by
little jeremiah
(Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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