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To: rxsid

If one looks hard enough he will see the United States was formed based on the Law of Nations. The Right to Self (2nd Amendment) Defense comes from the Law of Nations. Natural Born Citizen comes from the Law of Nations.

How many of us have read it as the Founders did..I say none of us.


704 posted on 10/16/2010 4:25:10 AM PDT by bushpilot1
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To: bushpilot1; Red Steel; butterdezillion; Fred Nerks; Danae; little jeremiah; mojitojoe; PA-RIVER; ...

John Jay letter to George Washington, 25 July 1787
New-York, 25th July, 1787.

Dear Sir,

Permit me to hint whether it would not be wise and seasonable to provide a strong check to the admission of foreigners into the administration of our national government; and to declare expressly that the command in chief of the American army shall not be given to, nor devolve on any but a natural born citizen.

I remain, dear sir,

Your faithful friend and servant,

John Jay.

http://www.familytales.org/dbDisplay.php?id=ltr_joj4101&person=joj
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Madison Debates
July 25, 1787

*snip*

Col. MASON approved the idea. It had the sanction of experience in the instance of Congs. and some of the Executives of the States. It rendered the Executive as effectually independent, as an ineligibility after his first election, and opened the way at the same time for the advantage of his future services.

He preferred on the whole the election by the Nati. Legislature: Tho’ Candor obliged him to admit, that there was great danger of foreign influence, as had been suggested.

This was the most serious objection with him that had been urged.

Mr. BUTLER. The two great evils to be avoided are cabal at home, & influence from abroad.

It will be difficult to avoid either if the Election be made by the Natl. Legislature. On the other hand: The Govt. should not be made so complex & unwieldy as to disgust the States. This would be the case, if the election shd. be referred to the people. He liked best an election by Electors chosen by the Legislatures of the States.

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/debates_725.asp

How any reasonable, informed person could actually believe that our very deliberative and wise Founding Fathers would ever entertain as prudent a CIC/POTUS of foreign parentage, since they’d just endured years of horrendous blood, death, deprivation, uncommon sacrifice and suffering in the crushing battles for total freedom from the Crown of Great Britain, boggles the mind. It’s like saying 2+2 no longer equal 4.


718 posted on 10/16/2010 10:19:51 AM PDT by STARWISE (The overlords are in place .. we are a nation under siege .. pray, go Galt & hunker down)
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