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To: Kansas58
It DOES NOT MATTER what any SCOTUS ruling says, if said ruling was based on the citizenship requirements in place at that time, and those requirements were later altered by Congress -—

Since Congress can only enact legislation pertaining to naturalization, per Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4 (To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization...), how could Congress pass legislation concerning a natural born citizen and then alter that legislation later, as you state, when it was never empowered to do so?

Aren't those "altered requirements" you're talking about merely changes to legislation previously enacted by Congress?

122 posted on 02/06/2012 8:37:52 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: philman_36
You are clearly wrong on the law.

Congress DOES have the authority, through Legislation, to alter or change citizenship rules for Natural Born as well as Naturalized Citizens.

James Madison, Father of the Constitution, clearly said so, and I have posted his statement to this thread at least twice, already.

Since Citizenship rules were vague, at best, it was necessary for Congress to define the rules for Naturalization as well as for Natural Born Citizens.

The primary author of the Constitution, James Madison, said that Congress had such power.

That is good enough for me.

124 posted on 02/06/2012 8:45:11 PM PST by Kansas58
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