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To: Jeff Winston

Where in the Constitution is a foreign born child of parental US citizenship declared to be a “natural born citizen” or a “citizen”?

In 1790 the husband and wife were one person in law, hence the “two citizen parent” claim.

Between 1790-1795 is the only time a class of persons was explicitly declared in law as “natural born citizen” and such citizenship was dependent upon parental US citizenship.

Are we to conclude that subsequent to 1795 there were no further “natural born citizens”? Or are we to conclude that the other children born with parental US citizenship - you know, those who were not “born beyond Sea, or out of the limits of the United States”, ie in country - are “natural born citizens”? Or are those other children born with parental US citizenship within the United States something other than “natural born citizens”? Who then are the post 1795 natural born citizens?

A child born in country to citizen parent has always been a citizen, without operation of law, this has never been doubted. These are natural born citizens.


552 posted on 07/27/2013 7:59:50 PM PDT by Ray76 (Common sense immigration reform: Enforce Existing Law)
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To: Ray76
Where in the Constitution is a foreign born child of parental US citizenship declared to be a “natural born citizen” or a “citizen”?

I guess you haven't been paying attention. I recommend you go back and carefully read all of my posts in this thread.

553 posted on 07/27/2013 8:21:05 PM PDT by Jeff Winston
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To: Ray76

And then the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment was adopted in 1868. Those first two words of the citizenship clause: “All persons...” are definitive and all inclusive.
And now you know the rest of the story.


554 posted on 07/27/2013 10:24:39 PM PDT by Nero Germanicus
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