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To: allmendream

I think it is how one looks at language structure. For example, I believe and was taught that there are distinctions between dogs such as poodle and St.Bernard. If I wanted to specify/buy one or the other(s) I would not just ask for a dog. The same logic applies as to when it is explicitly written in the Constitution that ‘citizen’ applies for congresspersons and ‘natural born citizen’ is specified for POTUSA. If I want a large dog I ask for a large dog not just dog.


77 posted on 11/20/2012 9:14:11 AM PST by noinfringers2
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To: noinfringers2

I quite agree. That’s why nobody is claiming a naturalized citizen is eligible to be elected president.

The argument is between those who consider all citizens at birth to be NBC, and those who consider NBC a special subset of citizens at birth.

I’m in the first camp. YMMV


80 posted on 11/20/2012 9:18:47 AM PST by Sherman Logan
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