I'll have to check out the comments in WaPo to see how long it takes for this to be pointed out...
This is the Washington Post trying to get Obama reelected.
Obama is in huge trouble and they know it. He can lose on the issues to pretty much any the Republican candidate. This is why they are bringing this issue up.
So here comes the Washington Post to Obama’s rescue. They want to use this to antagonize the right. So that they say the real reason you are against Obama is because of his race.
Don’t fall for this. Just think this is coming from a dying newspaper. Ten years from now they will be out of business.
If you look at 1790's immigration law (United States Naturalization Law of March 26, 1790), that early congress defined a person born of citizen parents, outside the United States, a "natural born citizen." Yes, that phrase. That right there describes George Romney and is proof positive of founding thought on the matter of whether a "natural born citizen" had to be both Jus Soli and Jus Sanguinis born in spite of birther's treatment of Vittal as holy writ on the matter.
At the time of George Romney's birth Mexico specifically outlawed birthright citizenship for aliens. There was no Jus Soli in Mexico and both of George Romney's parents were only ever American citizens. He was never a Mexican citizen.
End of story.
Facts like these, or expert opinion (like Mark Levin's on Rubio) won't sway birthers from their pet theories.
“I’ll have to check out the comments in WaPo to see how long it takes for this to be pointed out...”
SURE they’ll point all that out. Oh yeah.
And using the slur word “birther” in connection with the Rubio controversy is an obscene smear. Rubio was provably born in Miami in ‘71, so “birtherism” has nothing to do with this. CONSTITUTIONALISM, on the other hand, certainly does and Rubio finds himself in a similar predicament to Chester Arthur, who knew very well he failed the eligibility test and did everything he could think of to conceal his father’s personal history.
Marco, however, seems very aware of the trouble he would cause by entering the fray. He knows he would become radioactive overnight.
He is a bright young man and probably realizes he should stay where he is in the Senate.
And, truthfully, we need him there.
Effective and energetic conservative senators are at a premium. Marco fills the bill. Replacing wimpy McConnell eventually is a worthy goal for him.
What the Compost and little Pansy Milbank say is irrelevant.
It looks like the obots are trying to spread misinformation on the meaning of “natural born” again. It’s simple, the parents just have to be born here (native-born), naturalized parents are NOT acceptable. That’s because naturalized parents would have dual-citizenship which every country allows passing on to the child, creating dual allegiances in the presidency.
To summarize:
Natural born = native born parents
Native born = citizen parents
Citizen = born here or naturalized
Watch out for those trying to dilute the Constituion by claiming the parents don’t have to be born here.
Just heard Bill O on the radio this morning in Boston on TALK1200. He said Rubio is on the factor tonight and that the “interview” was really fascinating. Bill said they talked about him becoming a VP nominee. Of course I doubt Marko told Bill he is ineligible. Apparently the interview has been taped already.