The Citizenship Status of Our 44 Presidents

Before It's News ^ | 2/15/2011 | Mario Apuzzo

[ml/nj]

The definitions will be found in the Congressional records of the First Congress, and the Citizenship and Naturalization Act of 1790.

How do you know this?

ML/NJ

[Danae]

Apuzzo has it right.

[org.whodat]

Duh, blacks is a law book, friend.

[ml/nj]

Duh.

Why don't you find out how often Black's is cited compared to the OED in legal cases considering the meaning of statutes drafted 100 years or more ago?

Just ask a lawyer, if you know one.

ML/NJ

[Kleon]

Isn’t this all just speculation? Where are their birth certificates?

[jamese777]

The definitions will be found in the Congressional records of the First Congress, and the Citizenship and Naturalization Act of 1790.

There has never been a question what was the original intent of Natural Born was in the Constitution . Liberal just believe that it is no longer valid, or it should not apply to obama!!

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And conservative justices who have actually ruled on eligibility lawsuits concerning Obama believe that the ratification of the 14th Amendment created only two categories of national and state citizenship: born citizens and naturalized citizens.