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To: AuH2ORepublican
"As for the theory that jus sanguinis citizenship is required for someone to be a natural-born citizen, I respectfully disagree. Congress by law provides for who is a U.S. citizen at birth, and is someone is a U.S. citizen at birth pursuant to the U.S. law in effect at the time such person was born, then that person is a natural-born citizen."

Then why did the Founding Fathers change the original language describing qualification to be president from "born a Citizen" to "natural born Citizen"?

653 posted on 04/27/2011 8:56:35 AM PDT by Godebert
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To: Godebert

There were many, many stylistic changes made to the Constitution; not all changes were substantive.


904 posted on 04/27/2011 10:31:27 AM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll protect your rights?)
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