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To: RC one

“This is exactly what article II, section I, clause 5 sought to prevent. “

It sought to prevent those of strong British heritage, the propensity of which did not fight on the side of the Colonists in the Revolutionary War, from being able to assume the most powerful position under the new Constitution that the Founding Fathers worked so hard to develop.


37 posted on 02/04/2016 8:31:48 PM PST by doldrumsforgop
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To: doldrumsforgop

that’s not true. It sought to prevent the executive office and all the power associated with it from ending up in the hands of any foreign control.


143 posted on 02/04/2016 11:01:49 PM PST by RC one ("...all persons born in the allegiance of the United States are natural-born citizens" US v. WKA)
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