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To: 4Zoltan
The Massachusetts legislature uses the term “natural born subject” and “natural born citizen” interchangeably from 1785 through 1791.

So me where I said they didn't.

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“Therefore every person born within the United States, its territories or districts, whether the parents are citizens or aliens, is a natural born citizen in the sense of the Constitution, and entitled to all the rights and privileges appertaining to that capacity.”

Rawle ALSO said;

Until these rights are attained, the alien resident is under some disadvantages which are not exactly the same throughout the Union. The United States do not intermeddle with the local regulations of the states in those respects. Thus an alien may be admitted to hold lands in some states, and be incapable of doing so in others. On the other hand, there are certain incidents to the character of a citizen of the United States, with which the separate states cannot interfere.
William Rawle

How do you think the States could keep track of all that? Oh yeah!

He's talking about REGISTERED resident aliens.... you know - People who filled out paperwork acknowledging their Residency here which implied their Intent to stay.

Not someone who ran across the border and squatted or overstayed a Visa.

1,468 posted on 03/14/2013 9:58:30 AM PDT by MamaTexan (To follow Original Constitutional Intent, one MUST acknowledge the Right of Secession)
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To: MamaTexan
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1,469 posted on 03/14/2013 9:59:25 AM PDT by MamaTexan (To follow Original Constitutional Intent, one MUST acknowledge the Right of Secession)
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To: MamaTexan

So you agree that Governor Jindal and Senators Rubio and Santorum are natural born citizens because their parents didn’t run “across the border and squatted or overstayed a Visa.”


1,472 posted on 03/14/2013 10:37:03 AM PDT by 4Zoltan
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