“If you don’t know what the legal definition of legal precedent, it is. You were provided that definition in post 75.”
Not only do I understand legal precedent, I understand how it is applied, as you apparently don’t.
Did you comment on this?
Black’s Law Dictionary (9th Edition) defines “Natural Born Citizen” as “A person born within the jurisdiction of a national government”.
You Birthers are every bit as batty as the RonPaulians. I suspect some serious overlap.
Please show me the Constitutional definition of the federal government's jurisdiction.
Black’s Law Dictionary, 9th Edition: 2009
First Edition: 1891
Vattel: 1759
Constitution:1787
Minor: 1874
Which is closer in time to the Constitution?
Yeah, I’ll go with Vattel. At least two copies were in the room when the Constitution was drafted.
Black’s was still 104 years away from being written.
Popular use does not supplant historical precedent. The whole phrase “ jurisdiction of a natural government” is a thread by itself.Obviuosly a person person in one country whose parents are citizens of another, is at best a dual citizen, if not directly a citizen of that other country.
And as far as construction of a legal document goes, if the Article II requirement is a specific requirement, and the 14th Amendment does not reference that requirement or its application in any way, which one stands?