Not true. The centuries of English Common law that existed before independence are still a part of our legal system. We did not start with a blank legal slate at Independence.
Why on Earth would they go ahead and adopt Common Law rule here?
US law is, and always has been, Common Law (except in Louisiana and some of the former Mexican territories in the Southwest, to a certain extent).
No.
Please do a little research into how our Framers believed one achieved their citizenship. You will find they believed it passed ‘naturally’ from parents to child. Particularly from FATHER to child.
Please read my other posts about the 14th Amendment.
Obama is, admittedly, a citizen of the United States under the 14th Amendment. This is because he was BORN in the United States to ONLY one US citizen.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is a citizen of the United States under the 14th Amendment. This is because he was NATURALIZED in the United States
A baby BORN in the United States to foreign parents (anchor baby) is a citizen of the United States under the 14th Amendment unless the baby was any of the following:
(1) Born to foreign diplomats
(2) Born to enemy forces engaged in hostile occupation of the country’s territory
(3) An Indian
They ALL get the title of ‘citizen of the United States’ under the 14th Amendment.
Citizens of the United States can be Senators and Representatives. They cannot be President.