[Mollypitcher1]

Thank you for the marvelous writings you have published in the effort to educate citizens on the true story of our Constitution. I am familiar with many of the subjects you have listed. There is another which I would like to add to the list.
I hear repeatedly that there is no proof that the Framers knew or used Vattel’s Law of Nations in the writing of our Constitution. I disagree. PROOF of the influence of the Law of Nations on our Constitution is clearly stated in ARTICLE I, Section 8 where the Law of Nations is clearly cited:

” To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offenses against the Law of Nations.”

[CDR Kerchner]

Yes, I agree. I used that very citation in my presentation and debate with news reporters during my ballot access challenge to Obama in the state of Pennsylvania in 2012. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MW0rVEqEAo

[familyop]

"PROOF of the influence of the Law of Nations on our Constitution is clearly stated in ARTICLE I, Section 8 where the Law of Nations is clearly cited:
'To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offenses against the Law of Nations.'"

So you're saying that Hamilton, Madison, Adams and Jefferson, in writing our Constitution, cited Vattel's composition about international treaties with that phrase? I very much disagree. Vattel's composition was a good work of literature but is not incorporated in the law of our land. The writers of our Constitution were obviously referring generally to maritime agreements, other international agreements and common laws of European countries.

[familyop]

Foreign methods of keeping monsters out of presidential office might work with some of the rabble but will not be as effective with those more highly placed in the three branches of our government—especially the judicial.

[familyop]

Our first national immigration law was the Naturalization Act of 1790. That was not long after the Constitution was signed, and it mentioned the phrase, natural born.