To: philman_36
"then simply cite the exact statute that you believe Congress enacted that makes someone a natural born citizen"
The first law of naturalization was enacted by Congress a mere 18 months after the Constitution was ratified.
United States Naturalization Law of March 26, 1790
Titled: "An act to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That any Alien being a free white person, who shall have resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the United States for the term of two years, may be admitted to become a citizen thereof on application to any common law Court of record in any one of the States wherein he shall have resided for the term of one year at least, and making proof to the satisfaction of such Court that he is a person of good character, and taking the oath or affirmation prescribed by law to support the Constitution of the United States, which Oath or Affirmation such Court shall administer, and the Clerk of such Court shall record such Application, and the proceedings thereon; and thereupon such person shall be considered as a Citizen of the United States. And the children of such person so naturalized, dwelling within the United States, being under the age of twenty one years at the time of such naturalization, shall also be considered as citizens of the United States. And the children of citizens of the United States that may be born beyond Sea, or out of the limits of the United States, shall be considered as natural born Citizens : Provided, that the right of citizenship shall not descend to persons whose fathers have never been resident in the United States: Provided also, that no person heretofore proscribed by any States, shall be admitted a citizen as aforesaid, except by an Act of the Legislature of the State in which such person was proscribed.
136 posted on
01/15/2016 1:10:12 PM PST by
unlearner
(RIP America, 7/4/1776 - 6/26/2015, "Only God can judge us now." - Claus Von Stauffenberg / Valkyrie)
To: unlearner
And the children of citizens of the United States that may be born beyond Sea, or out of the limits of the United States, shall be considered as natural born Citizens...You have got to be kidding me.
That means that those naturalized under the act would have the same protections under the law as a natural born citizen did, not that they became a natural born citizen through the passage of the law.
Please tell me you're not as simple minded as you appear to have been and that you've simply misconstrued what they meant!!!
138 posted on
01/15/2016 1:21:58 PM PST by
philman_36
(Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamiin Franklin)
To: unlearner
Boyd v. Nebraska ex Rel. Thayer 143 U.S. 135 (1892)Naturalization is the act of adopting a foreigner and clothing him with the privileges of a native citizen, and relator's position is that such adoption has neither been sought nor obtained by respondent under the acts of Congress in that behalf.
142 posted on
01/15/2016 1:41:14 PM PST by
philman_36
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