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To: Crazy ole coot
You seriously undercut your argument when you fail to include the very next part of the SCOTUS decision:

Some authorities go further and include as citizens children born within the jurisdiction without reference to the citizenship of their parents. As to this class there have been doubts, but never as to the first. For the purposes of this case it is not necessary to solve these doubts. It is sufficient for everything we have now to consider that all children born of citizen parents within the jurisdiction are themselves citizens.

The Happersett decision did NOT say that you MUST have two citizen parents to be natural born. It only said that children born of two citizen parents are definitely natural born.
52 posted on 10/29/2011 7:51:17 AM PDT by DTxAg (The Presidency is not an entry-level position.)
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To: DTxAg

Look, I’m not a lawyer or any kind of legal expert. I base my beliefs on what I read and what I know.

I spent many years conducting background investigations for government security clearances. I know the requirements and since the President has the highest clearance and access of anyone in the country, he has to meet those requirements also. Mr. obama and Sen. Rubio do not meet those requrements. They would not even be eligible for a Confidential clearance.

I will not be able to make you see the truth and you will not be able to get me to change my mind. So, this is over.

I will NOT vote for any ticket that has obama or Rubio on it.


53 posted on 10/29/2011 8:02:26 AM PDT by Crazy ole coot (Mr. obama (the squatter in the Whitehouse) is NOT a Natural Born Citizen!!)
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To: DTxAg; Crazy ole coot

Read the quote again......

“Some authorities go further and include as CITIZENS children born within the jurisdiction without reference to the citizenship of their parents. As to THIS CLASS there have been doubts, but NEVER AS TO THE FIRST (NBCs). For the purposes of this case it is not necessary to solve these doubts. It is sufficient for everything we have now to consider that all children born of citizen parents within the jurisdiction are themselves CITIZENS.”

The court is talking about “citizens/citizenship” with Natural Born Citizenship (born in country to citizen parents) being one, and the most certain, of many possible ways to be a born citizen.

That there are many possible other ways to be considered a born citizen does not alter the definition of NBC. It just expands the definition of citizenship to include other circumstances of birth other than being a Natural Born Citizen.

BTW Article II limits the Office of the President to Natural Born Citizens, those born in country to citizen parents, and excludes all other forms of born citizenship or “citizens”.....Sorry, but.....

Crazy ole coot is right.


61 posted on 10/29/2011 3:18:27 PM PDT by Forty-Niner (The barely bare, berry bear formerly known as..........Ursus Arctos Horribilis.)
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