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To: DiogenesLamp
Was she a "natural born citizen" by the standards of 1787?

YES, Nikki Haley is a natural born citizen by the standards of 1787. George Washington was not a natural born citizen by the standards of 1787 or any other time.

The standard did not change. 14A put it beyond the power of Congress to limit what native born children were born citizens of the United States.

171 posted on 12/27/2023 7:37:54 PM PST by woodpusher
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To: woodpusher
YES, Nikki Haley is a natural born citizen by the standards of 1787. George Washington was not a natural born citizen by the standards of 1787 or any other time.

Now that is such an egregious error I can only think that in your haste and emotional excitement, you didn't think about what you wrote.

George Washington was a natural born SUBJECT of Britain. He and others could only serve as President due to the additional sentence of "or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution."

The constitution was adopted in 1789, and everyone here had become "citizens" July 4, 1776. So George fits in on the second part, not the first.

The standard did not change. 14A put it beyond the power of Congress to limit what native born children were born citizens of the United States.

You forgot the Indians. There is another mistake you made.

Standards with exceptions aren't really standards, are they?

176 posted on 12/27/2023 9:46:25 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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