First, I agree that Obama is a far-left radical, a Marxist even if he doesn’t accept it. However, the ‘birther’ movement is totally ignorant of Constitution, which says a president must a ‘natural born’ citizen. Doesn’t say prez has to be born IN the country.
I read extensive commentary by Constitutional scholars during last campaign, not over Obama, but McCain, born in Canal Zone, and Dodd, born in Germany.
In Federalist Papers, one Founder wrote that they left it to Congress to define what ‘natural born’ meant.
Congress passed law around turn of 20th century saying a child born in foreign country of ONE U.S. citizen is a ‘natural born’ citizen. So, while it would be politically horrendous for Obama, he meets criteria, even if born in Africa.
In 1930s, someone pointed out that such a law didn’t cover babies born in US territories such as Canal Zone. Congress passed another law two years after McCain was born to include them. A few years later, someone pointed out this latest law left out those born before law passed, i.e.those such as little Johnny McCain.
Congress passed another law making this U.S. territory law retroactive to all born before first law passed, thereby taking in McCain.
All the scholars pretty much agreed in MSM. I’m not the scholar claiming this.
Gee, now isn't that a clever way of amending a Constitution?
Gotta hand it to you, n00b; stick around here and you might really learn something. The grist you threw out there (in error), and much more on this topic has been rehashed on more than a score of occasions.
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