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To: xzins
Article I, Section 8

(Congress shall have the power)...To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;

Article II, Section 1

No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

Thank your for posting that. It explicitly states that congress may "naturalize" (meaning to make "like natural") someone into a citizen. This makes the distinction between making something "like natural" and what is already natural, much easier to see.

A "Natural" citizen requires no act of congress to be a citizen.

857 posted on 03/10/2013 4:13:48 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp (Partus Sequitur Patrem)
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I agree that it says only a natural born citizen is eligible to the presidency, however, Article 1 section 8 and Article 14, section 5, both give Congress the authority to write the law about what constitutes being a natural born citizen.


1,035 posted on 03/11/2013 5:08:20 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! True supporters of our troops pray for their victory!)
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