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To: RegulatorCountry
Please review pertinent citizenship statutes of the various States and get back to me.

I'll pass on that thanks. The point I have made is that the claim that there was one commonly-accepted definition of natural-born citizen back when the Constitution was created is, to put it bluntly, nonsense. So the claim that there was no need to define the term is nonsense as well.

123 posted on 08/23/2017 9:03:50 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg

There was one commonly accepted definition that accommodated the various and varying State determinations of citizenship, because the States were reserved that power under the Constitution. A natural born citizen is born with no other legally binding allegiance in the form of citizenship. Being born in the United States of citizen parents is the only absolutely certain birth status, though there are others born under differing status who may be determined as natural born citizens, but these have yet to be adjudicated. That to me is clear as a bell, but then I don’t strive to muddy the waters in order to get foreign nationals in control of this country.


124 posted on 08/23/2017 9:07:12 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: DoodleDawg

this issue coming up now is just a hit piece. The swamp is doing destruction to discourage primarying incumbents.


125 posted on 08/23/2017 9:07:48 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: DoodleDawg
The point I have made is that the claim that there was one commonly-accepted definition of natural-born citizen back when the Constitution was created is, to put it bluntly, nonsense.

You haven't made a point. You have regurgitated the common arguments of Dr Conspiracy and his collection of loons.

You have offered no primary sources but Madison, and you have either ignored or were ignorant of his subsequent actions as President which refute the claims he made in helping his ally get seated in the Congress.

Other primary sources such as Benjamin Franklin, John Marshall, James Wilson, William Lewis or Bushrod Washington, you also either ignore, or are in fact ignorant of their positions on the issue.

144 posted on 08/23/2017 10:43:54 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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