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To: READINABLUESTATE; kreitzer; Wingy; sten; svcw
“Natural born citizen just means an American citizen at birth.”

Huh? Please explain.

"Natural born citizen" is not a term defined within the Constitution itself, but the legal understanding at the time would have been based on it's meaning within English common law, which is the foundation of our legal system. The term "natural born subject" is clearly defined in Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England as meaning someone who is born in a country as opposed to being naturalized. There is no reference to the parents being subjects/citizens.

Under the French legal system, natural born citizen did require citizen parents. But our legal system is not based on French law.

53 posted on 09/06/2012 2:18:20 PM PDT by wideminded
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To: wideminded

Well said but trying to have an “inteligent” discussion with these citizen parent advocates is like talking to a demorat! They have an agenda and common sense doesn’t register in this case.


55 posted on 09/06/2012 2:25:18 PM PDT by New Jersey Realist (America: home of the free because of the brave)
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