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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius

Actually none of them were born in the United States. They were all born within a British colony subject to George III.


319 posted on 12/03/2008 12:19:55 PM PST by rswan6574
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To: rswan6574

The Constitution actually says

“No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President;”

The phrase “or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution” specifically covers Alexander Hamilton since the argument could have been made for the others that since they were born in what became the United States, they were naturally born there. Hamilton would not have had that argument.


331 posted on 12/03/2008 12:33:08 PM PST by Anitius Severinus Boethius
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