God’s law is God’s law. God is the same yesterday, today and will be forever... He does not have a double standard. Unlike so many that claim they follow Him.
It is NOT an Act of Congress or a Court that can give or take ‘natural born’ US citizenship. PERIOD. I am NOT a natural born US citizen... My birth certificate does not come from ‘born in the USA’... I have known this most of my life... NO scribe or lawyer, or act of Congress or some judge in a black robe needs to tell me I was NOT born in the USA. ‘common sense’.
I was born in Germany, to two US citizens, my father was in the military... I am their only child NOT born in the USA... I am NOT eligible to hold the office of president. But I will with my every breath defend my siblings and my children’s birthright... They are all ‘natural born’ US citizens.... Common sense says that people that are ‘natural born’ US citizens ought to protect their birthright and not let the likes of you strip them of their Constitutional and God given right.
So you admit there is neither Scripture nor binding US law of any kind that specifically establishes your preferred definition of natural born citizen as the rule. Alright then.
Somewhat disappointing though, because I thought you were interested in the rule of law, yet you want me and others to rely on your personal experiences and beliefs, which is really the exact opposite of the rule of law.
And I believe in Scripture, FRiend. I have been a frequent contributor to the religion forum here and in my personal life I give testimony to the Gospel of Jesus Christ when the opportunity presents itself.
But just as some folks do with Scripture, so they do to the Constitution. You can’t expect me to allow you or anyone else to add things to the text that are not there and take it lying down. That’s not how my dad raised me. We love the Constitution. I have sworn oaths on more than one occasion to defend it, and by insisting it says only what it actually says, and NOT what Vattell says, I am defending it.
Now I know you don’t see it that way, and I respect your passion. But you are engaging in friendly fire, FRiend. I am not the enemy. If you want the Constitution to contain the rule of Vattell, work to get an amendment passed that makes it clear once and for all. I’d be truly fine with that. Think how much unholy language we would be spared on FR if we didn’t have this to fight about. Just sayin ...
Peace,
SR