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To: JayGalt

Just because courts didn’t issue opinions the way you want them to doesn’t mean that the rule of law is dead. Consider the possibility that it is you who is wrong in your interpretation of the law.

“And the children of citizens who may be born beyond the sea or out of the limits of the United States shall be considered as natural born citizens...”—
The Naturalization Act of 1790.

That is totally consistent with CURRENT U.S. law on who qualifies as a Citizen of the United States At Birth:
8 U.S.C. § 1401
The following shall be nationals and citizens of the United States at birth:
(g) a person born outside the geographical limits of the United States and its outlying possessions of parents one of whom is an alien, and the other a citizen of the United States who, prior to the birth of such person, was physically present in the United States or its outlying possessions for a period or periods totaling not less than five years, at least two of which were after attaining the age of fourteen years: Provided, That any periods of honorable service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or periods of employment with the United States Government or with an international organization as that term is defined in section 288 of title 22 by such citizen parent, or any periods during which such citizen parent is physically present abroad as the dependent unmarried son or daughter and a member of the household of a person
(A) honorably serving with the Armed Forces of the United States, or
(B) employed by the United States Government or an international organization as defined in section 288 of title 22, may be included in order to satisfy the physical-presence requirement of this paragraph. This proviso shall be applicable to persons born on or after December 24, 1952, to the same extent as if it had become effective in its present form on that date;


414 posted on 04/09/2016 3:54:05 PM PDT by Nero Germanicus
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To: Nero Germanicus

Please stop quoting the 1790 Statute. It was repealed 5 years later because it was incorrect as to the natural born aspect. That has been discussed and supported by documentation earlier in this thread as well as many prior threads.

That statute cannot be used to support any argument or contention. The fact that it was specifically repealed actually confirms the assertion that children born abroad to citizen parents are not natural born citizens.


416 posted on 04/09/2016 3:59:54 PM PDT by JayGalt
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To: Nero Germanicus
And the children of citizens who may be born beyond the sea or out of the limits of the United States shall be considered as natural born citizens...

Yeah, except you left out something important. The rest of the quote, according to you, says:

...provided, That the right of citizenship shall not descend to persons whose fathers have never been resident in the United States”.

418 posted on 04/09/2016 4:02:24 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Ohhh....Derka derka derka!)
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