To: John Valentine
Already done: Amendment 14, ratified July 9, 1868. The 14th amendment doesn't define or determine who is a natural born citizen.
20 posted on
01/16/2016 4:21:50 AM PST by
Yashcheritsiy
(What good is a constitution if you don't have a country to go with it?)
To: Yashcheritsiy
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The 14th amendment doesn't define or determine who is a natural born citizen. --
It's simply no help to Cruz, because, although he is covered by it, he's not covered by the "born in US" part.
We don't even have to get to the legal term of art, "natural born citizen." If Cruz is in the 14th amendment, he's naturalized.
24 posted on
01/16/2016 4:27:14 AM PST by
Cboldt
To: Yashcheritsiy
I love your tagline. It works both ways. What good is a country if you don’t have a Constitution to go with it...
29 posted on
01/16/2016 4:37:34 AM PST by
freedomjusticeruleoflaw
(Western Civilization- whisper the words, and it will disappear. So let us talk now about rebirth.)
To: Yashcheritsiy
It actually further demonstrates that there is a constitutional difference between a citizen born in the United States and one who is not. Read the first 9 words of it a few times: All persons born or naturalized in the United States
32 posted on
01/16/2016 4:42:17 AM PST by
RC one
(race baiting and demagoguery-if you're a Democrat it's what you do.)
To: Yashcheritsiy
The 14th amendment doesn't define or determine who is a natural born citizen.That wasn't the question. The question was regarding the right of women to bequeath their citizenship to their children on an equal basis with men.
In point of fact the term 'natural born citizen' isn't defined anywhere in the Constitution or its Amendments, and never has been.
It doesn't need to be. All we need are readers with actual reading comprehension, along with a knowledge and understanding of historical context.
37 posted on
01/16/2016 4:52:07 AM PST by
John Valentine
(Deep in the Heart of Texas)
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