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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius
If you are a citizen, and there was no law that “naturalized” you, are you a natural born citizen?

There is a law that defines those born in the United States as citizens. Two actually. The 14th amendment and the very first provision of section 1401, which merely repeats the 14th amendment's provision. Congress only has the power to define rules/laws for naturalization. It's right there in The Constitution's Article I, Section. 8.

The Congress shall have Power...To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization

But there is no power to define who is "Natural Born".

343 posted on 05/03/2012 4:36:43 PM PDT by El Gato ("The second amendment is the reset button of the US constitution"-Doug McKay)
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To: El Gato
But there is no power to define who is "Natural Born".

Have I pinged you to what they're trying to do in Missouri with @HOUSE BILL NO. 1046
You ought to get a real kick out of that.

As used in this subsection, "natural born citizen" means having been declared a national and citizen of the United States at birth under 8 U.S.C. Sections 1401 to 1409, as amended, or having been declared a national and citizen of the United States under federal law as it existed at the time of the nominee's birth.
349 posted on 05/03/2012 6:26:12 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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