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To: DiogenesLamp

“The Constitution does not say, in words, who shall be natural born citizens. Resort must be had ELSEWHERE. To determine that.”—SCOTUS, 1875.
Minor v. Happersett


815 posted on 10/31/2013 10:45:39 AM PDT by Nero Germanicus
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To: Nero Germanicus
“The Constitution does not say, in words, who shall be natural born citizens. Resort must be had ELSEWHERE. To determine that.”—SCOTUS, 1875. Minor v. Happersett

Yes, thank you for pointing that out. I absolutely agree, and I hope to God you take the meaning to heart.

The 14th amendment DOES NOT SAY who shall be natural born citizens. It Pretty much blows that "All you have to be is born in the United States" theory clean out the window.

862 posted on 10/31/2013 11:57:12 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp (Partus Sequitur Patrem)
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