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To: Sherman Logan

The bold text in my post 17 above - which you are quoting - is excerpted from an 1874 Supreme Court ruling, which happened to be a unanimous opinion.

That case is the latest SCOTUS ruling which refers to the definition of ‘natural born’ as used in the Constitution.

Just look up the ruling for: MINOR V. HAPPERSETT, 88 U. S. 162 (1874) to read the entire opinion.


43 posted on 04/09/2011 8:26:05 PM PDT by PieterCasparzen (Huguenot)
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To: PieterCasparzen

U.S. v. Kim Wong Ark was decided in 1898, 23 years after Minor v. Happersett. The Kim Wong Ark case explicitly dealt with citizenship.


53 posted on 04/09/2011 9:25:13 PM PDT by nvl
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To: PieterCasparzen

Thanks, but I’m quite familiar with the ruling.

It states the situation quite clearly. If Obama’s parents had both been American and he was born here, there would be no question of his NBC status.

Change any one of those three factors and questions arise. Questions, not legal facts.


60 posted on 04/09/2011 9:48:21 PM PDT by Sherman Logan
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