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To: machogirl

Certainly most people who run for President fit your definition. However, Barry Goldwater, John McCain, and B.H. Obama, who do not, have been nominated by the major parties with little hesitation re: “natural born citizen”. If you want to lobby to have your definition written into law, go for it.


68 posted on 05/06/2011 10:23:19 PM PDT by iowamark
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To: iowamark

Yes, Barry G was born in the territory. I believe that would fit the definition. But again, he never was President.

Having gone through a bloody ten years of fighting toward the formation of a country Independent of Britain, it is understandable what the Founding Fathers would have meant by NBC. They did NOT want a President with British Allegiance.


73 posted on 05/06/2011 10:30:35 PM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: iowamark
If you want to lobby to have your definition written into law, go for it.

It is already written into the Supreme Law of the Land, the US Constitution, and supported by no less than four Supreme Court decisions, the pertinent portions of which have been posted on FR multiple times.

A Natural Born Citizen is one born in the USA to parents who are citizens. That is what is required to be eligible for the office of president.

79 posted on 05/06/2011 10:34:51 PM PDT by meadsjn (Sarah 2012, or sooner)
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To: iowamark; All
Less than 100 years ago we had the 1916 election of Charles Evans Hughes (R) vs Woodrow Wilson (D). Hughes' father was a Brit as well.

Hughes, Goldwater and McCain don't really matter. They didn't win.

The parties are not the infallible determiners of eligibility but it is worth noting Republicans have run presidential candidates who don't fit the most strict "birther" claims of NBC: two citizen parents at time of birth.

Hell, Hughes was a former SCOTUS Justice when he ran! Later he returned to the court as Chief Justice.

Interestingly enough, a Democrat lawyer did write a piece arguing Hughes did not meet NBC qualification. My point is, both parties are hypocrites for dredging the eligibility up only when it suits their advantage.

Now if Obama acted to take on other citizenship, that is something fresh to look at but I haven't seen credible evidence.

I support eligibility bills to prevent future candidates from playing the games Obama has.

99 posted on 05/06/2011 11:03:38 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Stay focused: Debt, Deficits & Immigration.)
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