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To: Safrguns

Haa, haa... Unraveled? The Constitution has changed drastically since inception. Lets see some of the items that have gone by the wayside.

Only white men over 21 could vote, Presidential term limits (non-existent), slavery allowed, etc... etc...

Which Constitution are you talking about? There have been 27 amendments. The Constitution is continually evolving.

By the way, eight of the first nine Presidents as well as early potential presidential candidates, were born as British subjects in British America. They were not natural born by your definition since the British Empire had undue influence over their lives.

A lot of smart, reasonable people honestly believe that history suggests that the Founding Fathers used the term “natural born” as an expansive definition of citizenship, that is, as a way to make certain that people born overseas to American citizens would have the full rights of other American citizens.


52 posted on 01/19/2016 3:12:39 PM PST by BushCountry (Studies show that one out of three Liberals are as stupid as the other two.)
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To: BushCountry

>>> By the way, eight of the first nine Presidents as well as early potential presidential candidates, were born as British subjects in British America.

The constitution made specific exceptions in that era, because nobody would meet the standard specified for a while.


53 posted on 01/19/2016 6:49:13 PM PST by Safrguns
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