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To: freespirited

Mittens is an anchor baby.

The Romney lawyers investigated this question in the 1960s, when Mitt Romney’s father, Governor George Romney of Michigan, was vying for the Republican presidential nomination. George Romney had been born in a Mormon colony in Chihuahua, Mexico, as his grandfather moved there with his wives in the 1880s after polygamy was outlawed in the U.S.

While some opponents nicknamed him “Chihuahua George,” his suitability for the highest office because of his birth was never seriously challenged. The reason his campaign faltered was because of his shift in position on the Vietnam War: He went from being a supporter to opposing it, infamously claiming to have been “brainwashed” by military officials. After that Richard Nixon’s lead in the polls more than doubled.

Article II of the U.S. Constitution states that “No person except a natural born citizen … shall be eligible to the Office of President,” and so the question is: Does natural born citizen mean born a citizen or born in the U.S.? The Founding Fathers were of course aware of both jus soli (birthright citizenship) and jus sanguinis (citizenship through parentage), but deliberately wrote “natural born” rather than something like “born on U.S. soil,” arguably to include children born to U.S parents outside the country.

This makes sense now doesnt it Huh?

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When the polygamist Mormons fled to Mexico rather than conform to American law, one of the conditions for their relocation was the total loss of their American citizenship. (i.e. they were kicked out, never to return.)

Any who wanted to return to America had to petition and take the citizenship tests and swear in... to become citizens again.

The Romneys sneaked back in. They did not petition to become citizens of America.

Mittens is an anchor baby.

White skin and oodles of green money buy acceptance, but they don’t buy honor. However, what does honor matter to a politician?


13 posted on 07/25/2011 4:35:08 PM PDT by bodfish ((Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity.))
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To: bodfish
My great grandfather had to renounce his loyalties, declare his intent to become a citizen, swear that he wasn't an anarchist or a polygamist.

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19 posted on 07/25/2011 4:40:05 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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