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To: P-Marlowe; DiogenesLamp

And my point is that black slaves were NOT considered NATURAL men but were considered less than human.

So, one cannot derive an argument one way or the other about the definition of NBC from the existence of black slaves.


142 posted on 04/13/2016 7:06:09 AM PDT by xzins ( Free Republic Gives YOU a voice heard around the globe. Support the Freepathon!)
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To: xzins; DiogenesLamp
And my point is that black slaves were NOT considered NATURAL men but were considered less than human. So, one cannot derive an argument one way or the other about the definition of NBC from the existence of black slaves.

If the term Natural Born Citizen is supposed to be derived from "Natural Law" then you certainly can.

Does God the Creator as referenced in the Declaration of Independence consider slaves as less than human?"

I was responding to the claim that Natural Born refers to "Natural Law". Natural Law refers to laws of God and nature and not the laws of men. It was by the statutes of men that slavery was instituted. Slavery is entirely inconsistent with Natural Law. Citizenship of a country is not determined by reference to God's laws and that under God's "Natural Law" all men are created equal.

The fact is that Citizenship is determined not by Natural Law but by the laws of men.

147 posted on 04/13/2016 7:15:57 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping list.)
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