To: philman_36
But it does clarify the original intent of the Founding Fathers, much like the Militia Act of 1792 clarifies the intent of the 2nd Amendment.
(FWIW: I’ll contend BHO was born in Kenya.)
95 posted on
02/15/2010 6:18:56 AM PST by
ctdonath2
(Pelosi is practically President; the Obama is just her talk show host.)
To: ctdonath2
But it does clarify the original intent of the Founding Fathers...No, it doesn't. It shows that the men who passed the law were trying to play favorites.
See
reply 71Further, for the FF intent see
'The Law of Nations or Principles of Natural Law' as U.S. Federal Common Law Not English Common Law Define What an Article II Natural Born Citizen IsBefore and after the revolution, the Founders considered anyone who resided in the colonies or States and who adhered to the revolutionary cause to be a citizen, regardless of place of birth or condition of the parents. But the law of nations did provide for a strict definition of a natural born citizen, i.e., a child born in the country of citizen parents. And the Founders also adopted that stricter definition for an Article II natural born Citizen which applied only to one wanting to be President and Commander in Chief of the Military.Snip...
The Framers did not define an Article II "natural born Citizen" because they did not see a reason to. It was a term that was well defined by the law of nations and well-know by civilized nations.
98 posted on
02/15/2010 6:37:49 AM PST by
philman_36
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