Posted on 10/29/2009 10:19:10 AM PDT by Elderberry
Didn’t you know that British Subject/US Citizens alive at the time of Independence were given a special constitutional pass so the NBC rule didn’t apply to them? I suggest you change your tag, it just advertises your lack of knowledge on this.
Didn’t you know that British Subject/US Citizens alive at the time of Independence were given a special constitutional pass so the NBC rule didn’t apply to them? I suggest you change your tag, it just advertises your lack of knowledge on this.
Yes. By now we all know the founders were not "Natural Born Citizens." They "grandfathered" themselves (and their sons) in as Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates.
But, the Declaration of Independence pre-dates the Constitution by 13 years. The Constitution says "....at the time of ratification....," which was 1788. So, your real question is, "Did Americans stop being British Subjects on July 4th 1775?" What about Tories? Was a kid born on July 5th 1775 in Philadelphia to two natives of that city already a "Natural Born Citizen?"
I suggest you change your tag, it just advertises your lack of knowledge on this.
How so? Or do you think our putative POTUS might still be a British Subject, or Kenyan Citizen? (I think that technically, he is perhaps still a Dual Citizen, rather than a "former British Subject") In regard to GW, at what point do you think he stopped being a British Subject in rebellion, and became an American Citizen?
At the time of Independence each State would have had its own Constitution. As to eligibility to be US President, the office did not exist till the US Constitution was adopted, so the US President NBC requirement wasn’t needed.
Your tag implies that the circumstances of Wasington and Obama re NBC were the same, which is very misleading.
At the time of Independence each State would have had its own Constitution. As to eligibility to be US President, the office did not exist till the US Constitution was adopted, so the US President NBC requirement wasn’t needed.
Your tag implies that the circumstances of Wasington and Obama re NBC were the same, which is very misleading.
there was a Presidency under the Articles of Confederation, but I have never seen any qualifications for the post.
At birth, GW was the son of two American subjects of the crown. At his birth, Obama was the son (he says) of an American citizen and a British Subject. Neither man was, of course, a "Natural Born Citizen." In writing themselves and their sons an exemption, the founders at least had the courtesy to mention it.
The President of the Confederation Congress (according to Wikipedia) was a member of that Congress, not an Executive President as currently. But having said that I think we agree, and I appologise for the tone of my first post. I am very sensitive to the presence of Obamatons at the moment. I do prefer your current tag. Regards. Mark
It works better then sending Taitz money which is akin to flushing it. We have to win elections. There is no other legitimate way.
Metropolitian Transit District??
Motion to Dismiss.
Catching up on old Posts?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.