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To: Lmo56; Electric Graffiti
Found a source on the meaning of Ark: Natural born citizen. The last paragraph is how courts interpret Ark.

"Natural born citizen
Overview

A natural-born citizen refers to someone who was a U.S. citizen at birth, and did not need to go through a naturalization proceeding later in life. Political Office Requirement

The phrase "natural-born citizen" appears in the U.S. Constitution. In order to become the President or Vice President of the United States, a person must be a natural-born citizen. This "Natural-Born Citizen Clause" is located in Section 1 of Article 2 of the United States Constitution.

The constitution does not expressly define “natural born” nor has the Supreme Court ever ruled precisely upon its meaning. One can be a citizen while not being a "natural born" citizen if, for example, that person gained citizenship through the process of naturalization.

Under the 14th Amendment's Naturalization Clause and the Supreme Court case of United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 US. 649, anyone born on U.S. soil and subject to its jurisdiction is a natural born citizen, regardless of parental citizenship. This type of citizenship is referred to as birthright citizenship."

145 posted on 01/21/2019 2:54:13 PM PST by Widget Jr
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To: Widget Jr

Minor v. Happersett , 88 U.S. 162 (1875)

The Constitution does not in words say who shall be natural-born citizens. Resort must be had elsewhere to ascertain that. At common law, with the nomenclature of which the framers of the Constitution were familiar, it was never doubted that all children born in a country of parents who were its citizens became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also. These were natives or natural-born citizens, as distinguished from aliens or foreigners. 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.


152 posted on 01/21/2019 3:06:50 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Widget Jr
Two bald eagles(U.S. citizens) mate and lay their eggs in a eagles nest(U.S. soil). What is the natural result of that scenario?

Two brown headed cowbirds(foreign nationals) mate and lay their eggs in a eagles nest(U.S. soil). What is the result of that scenario?

#NotHard

157 posted on 01/21/2019 3:19:12 PM PST by Electric Graffiti (Cocked, locked and ready to ROCK!)
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