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To: MMaschin
What the term-of-art ‘natural born Citizen’ means, is exactly what it says, a person born a citizen via Natural Law.

What is a Natural Law citizen? A Natural Law citizen, a citizen that does not require ANY Positive Law to be a citizen. The time the above applies, is when a child is born in a country, to two citizen parents. Anyone who does not fall into that category, is not Constitutioeligibleggible to be President.

We have long argued that the meaning of "natural born citizen" used by our founders in Article II was based on Emerrich Vattel's "Law of Nations" (Droit des Gens) which was read by our founders for years prior to the Constitution and was also used as a reference in the Constitutional Convention. (And the ratifying debates among several states as well.)

If we are going to accept Vattel's definition regarding "natural born citizen" then we should also accept the rest of what he says about it.

It is my opinion that the children of those who serve in our Armed forces are "natural born citizens" regardless of where they are born. It is the Parent's citizenship which is the determining factor, not the ground upon which they stand.

513 posted on 05/17/2012 2:48:52 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp (Partus Sequitur Patrem)
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To: DiogenesLamp
That would agree with that.

The main requirement, in my mind, has always been that of sole allegiancece.
530 posted on 05/17/2012 3:01:11 PM PDT by MMaschin
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