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To: Lurkinanloomin

Jefferson’s mother was born in England and Madison accepted dual U.S.-French citizenship.


63 posted on 01/09/2017 3:47:17 PM PST by Nero Germanicus
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To: Nero Germanicus

Read the Constitution, the part after the first comma in clause 5 of Art II Sec 1 exempts the founders because they knew there could not be any natural born citizens for at least 35 years.


68 posted on 01/09/2017 3:49:47 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents)
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To: Nero Germanicus
But Jefferson and Madison were grandfathered in as natural born citizens in Article II, right?

-PJ

71 posted on 01/09/2017 3:51:04 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: Nero Germanicus
Jefferson’s mother was born in England and Madison accepted dual U.S.-French citizenship.

The Constitution purposely legalized all the Founders.

88 posted on 01/09/2017 4:29:22 PM PST by itsahoot (Three words I don't want to hear, Comprehensive Immigration Reform.)
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