Okay thanks.
It struck a nerve with me because I was interested in Jindal in the early going of the campaign, as the couple of times I heard him speak I liked what he had to say and I liked the way he said it.
Then, of course, came The Donald, and the rest is history.
Still, I don’t appreciate being played like that by the party bosses.
Yes, the political parties are many times putting their interests ahead of the Constitution and are a big problem and that is what George Washington warned about.
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Reporters Need to Ask People Mentioned
as Presidential and Vice-Presidential
Candidates the Correct Question
By: CDR Charles Kerchner (Ret)
Written: 28 May 2015
The correct question is not are you a “Citizen” 1,7,8 of the United States, but instead per the ‘Presidential Eligibility Clause’ 2 in Article II Section 1 Clause 5 of our U.S. Constitution3, are you a “natural born Citizen” 1,4,8 of the United States.
One cannot ignore a word or term in our U.S. Constitution!
Every word in it was chosen carefully and put there for a reason.
As U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney wrote in Holmes v. Jennison, 39 U.S. 540 (1840):
“In expounding the Constitution of the United States, every word must have its due force, and appropriate meaning; for it is evident from the whole instrument, that no word was unnecessarily used, or needlessly added. The many discussions which have taken place upon the construction of the constitution, have proved the correctness of this proposition; and shown the high talent, the caution, and the foresight of the illustrious men who framed it. Every word appears to have been weighed with the utmost deliberation, and its force and effect to have been fully understood.” Since, as Chief Justice Taney explained, every word in the U.S. Constitution is there for a specific reason, reporters should not be omitting words when asking presidential and/or vice-presidential candidates about their citizenship status.
1 Citizenship Terms in U.S. Constitution: https://www.scribd.com/doc/11737124/Citizenship-Terms-
Used-in-the-U-S-Constitution-The-5-Terms-Defined-Some-Legal-Reference-to-Same
2 Presidential Eligibility Clause in U.S. Constitution - Article II Section 1 Clause 5: http://presspubs.
uchicago.edu/founders/tocs/a2_1_5.html
3 Constitution of the United States: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html
4 The Three Legged Stool Test for Natural Born Citizen: https://www.scribd.com/doc/185258103/Three-
Legged-Stool-Test-for-Natural-Born-Citizen-to-Constitutional-Standards
Thus the media and reporters should not be asking if the candidates or prospective candidates are simply a “Citizen“. Instead they should be asking if they are a “natural born Citizen” — to constitutional standards as intended and understood by the founders and framers5.
The adjective “natural” before the words “born Citizen” means something very specific. It means created by nature or natural law, not by positive, man-made laws such as Title 8 Section 14016, amendments, or treaties. Man-made laws cannot create a “natural born Citizen“. Only the laws of nature and the facts at the time of the person’s birth can create a natural born Citizen.7 “Natural” in the “natural born Citizen” term points to the Laws of Nature and Natural Law and whether both your parents were U.S. Citizens when you were born. It takes two U.S. citizens to procreate a natural born Citizen when that child is born in this country. A “natural born Citizen” is a person born in the country to parents who are both Citizens of the country.8 See the “Three Legged Stool Test for Natural Born Citizen” for more information.4
5 U. S. Constitution Article II Presidential Eligibility Facts: https://www.scribd.com/document/161994312/Article-II-Presidential-Eligibility-Facts
6 USC Title 8 Section 1401: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1401
7 Of Trees and Plants and Basic Logic and Natural Born Citizen Term: https://www.scribd.com/doc/44814496/Of-Trees-and-Plants-and-Basic-Logic-Citizen-at-Birth-NOTIdentical-
to-Natural-Born-Citizen-by-CDR-Kerchner-Ret
8 Emer de Vattel’s “Law of Nations or Principles of Natural Law” [1758/1175/1797]: http://lonang.com/library/reference/vattel-law-of-nations/
Sharing here for thought ...
Reporters Need to Ask People Mentioned
as Presidential and Vice-Presidential
Candidates the Correct Question
By: CDR Charles Kerchner (Ret)
Written: 28 May 2015
The correct question is not are you a “Citizen” 1,7,8 of the United States, but instead per the ‘Presidential Eligibility Clause’ 2 in Article II Section 1 Clause 5 of our U.S. Constitution3, are you a “natural born Citizen” 1,4,8 of the United States.
One cannot ignore a word or term in our U.S. Constitution!
Every word in it was chosen carefully and put there for a reason.
As U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney wrote in Holmes v. Jennison, 39 U.S. 540 (1840):
“In expounding the Constitution of the United States, every word must have its due force, and appropriate meaning; for it is evident from the whole instrument, that no word was unnecessarily used, or needlessly added. The many discussions which have taken place upon the construction of the constitution, have proved the correctness of this proposition; and shown the high talent, the caution, and the foresight of the illustrious men who framed it. Every word appears to have been weighed with the utmost deliberation, and its force and effect to have been fully understood.” Since, as Chief Justice Taney explained, every word in the U.S. Constitution is there for a specific reason, reporters should not be omitting words when asking presidential and/or vice-presidential candidates about their citizenship status.
1 Citizenship Terms in U.S. Constitution: https://www.scribd.com/doc/11737124/Citizenship-Terms-
Used-in-the-U-S-Constitution-The-5-Terms-Defined-Some-Legal-Reference-to-Same
2 Presidential Eligibility Clause in U.S. Constitution - Article II Section 1 Clause 5: http://presspubs.
uchicago.edu/founders/tocs/a2_1_5.html
3 Constitution of the United States: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html
4 The Three Legged Stool Test for Natural Born Citizen: https://www.scribd.com/doc/185258103/Three-
Legged-Stool-Test-for-Natural-Born-Citizen-to-Constitutional-Standards
Thus the media and reporters should not be asking if the candidates or prospective candidates are simply a “Citizen“. Instead they should be asking if they are a “natural born Citizen” — to constitutional standards as intended and understood by the founders and framers5.
The adjective “natural” before the words “born Citizen” means something very specific. It means created by nature or natural law, not by positive, man-made laws such as Title 8 Section 1401 (note 6), amendments, or treaties. Man-made laws cannot create a “natural born Citizen“. Only the laws of nature and the facts at the time of the person’s birth can create a natural born Citizen.7 “Natural” in the “natural born Citizen” term points to the Laws of Nature and Natural Law and whether both your parents were U.S. Citizens when you were born. It takes two U.S. citizens to procreate a natural born Citizen when that child is born in this country. A “natural born Citizen” is a person born in the country to parents who are both Citizens of the country.8 See the “Three Legged Stool Test for Natural Born Citizen” for more information.4
5 U. S. Constitution Article II Presidential Eligibility Facts: https://www.scribd.com/document/161994312/Article-II-Presidential-Eligibility-Facts
6 USC Title 8 Section 1401: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1401
7 Of Trees and Plants and Basic Logic and Natural Born Citizen Term: https://www.scribd.com/doc/44814496/Of-Trees-and-Plants-and-Basic-Logic-Citizen-at-Birth-NOTIdentical-
to-Natural-Born-Citizen-by-CDR-Kerchner-Ret
8 Emer de Vattel’s “Law of Nations or Principles of Natural Law” [1758/1175/1797]: http://lonang.com/library/reference/vattel-law-of-nations/