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To: edge919
Sorry, but the Supreme Court affirmed that Minor was a precedent on presidential elgibility in Luria v. United States.

Yes, but only to say, "Citizenship is membership in a political society, and implies a duty of allegiance on the part of the member and a duty of protection on the part of the society. These are reciprocal obligations, one being a compensation for the other. Under our Constitution, a naturalized citizen stands on an equal footing with the native citizen in all respects save that of eligibility to the Presidency."

So to say Luria in any way says that Minor backed up your completely bogus "definition" of natural born citizen is totally dishonest. It's absolute BS.

Conspicuously absent is any mention of Wong Kim Ark, despite being only 15 years prior to the Luria decision.

Gee... do ya think that might be because Luria didn't have to do with someone who was born a citizen in the United States, like Wong was, but who was a naturalized citizen?

Once again: Birther makes claims. Claims are total BS.

It's a very familiar two-step process.

145 posted on 05/11/2013 1:26:03 AM PDT by Jeff Winston
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To: Jeff Winston
So to say Luria in any way says that Minor backed up your completely bogus "definition" of natural born citizen is totally dishonest. It's absolute BS.

Nonsense. IT's very direct. It makes a specific reference to Article II in the Constitution and it speaks specifically about the rights of citizenship (remember, most Obots claim Minor isn't about citizenship, so this quote proves that wrong too).

Under our Constitution, a naturalized citizen stands on an equal footing with the native citizen in all respects save that of eligibility to the Presidency.

Here's how Minor defined NATIVE citizens:

all children born in a country of parents who were its citizens became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also. These were natives, or natural-born citizens ...

Natives and natural-born citizens are BOTH exclusively defined in Minor as born in the country to citizen parents. What is conspicuously missing in Luria is ANY reference to Wong Kim Ark.

Gee... do ya think that might be because Luria didn't have to do with someone who was born a citizen in the United States, like Wong was, but who was a naturalized citizen?

Minor was born in the United States. If what you're saying made any sense, then they shouldn't be quoting Minor or Elk v. Wilkins. Thanks for proving my point for me.

Once again: Birther makes claims. Claims are total BS.

Nonsense. You just proved my point for me.p

187 posted on 05/12/2013 12:00:35 PM PDT by edge919
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