Posted on 01/21/2019 12:25:55 PM PST by research99
The Act of 1790 which you cited was abolished in 1795 by the new Naturalization act requiring a residence of 5 years instead of the 2 years cited in 1790. The 1795 act also ELIMINATED the term “natural born citizen” together with other changes.
That's fine, but I don't think anyone can deny that Blackstone had as significant an effect on the Framers as Vattel.
My argument is with those who bluster confidently that it was clearly Vattel's vision, or Blackstones's, when it isn't clear at all - it just suits their argument.
I don't think it matters much either way since the Constitution says what it says and there's a body of precedent to guide the interpretation.
Of course, our court system has rigorously followed those principles
Mark.
We’ll have more, in the future.
Thank you. Please ping me do that I don’t miss them.
The court system operates when it is activated. Ignorance of the Constitution prevails everywhere because the citizens are too lazy to avail themselves of the document which guarantees our freedoms. They have been indoctrinated since grade school that they must follow the dictates of the left wing. Too few people think for themselves. Too few people bother to vote. Too few people will stand up for the Constitution on a daily basis. Too few people dare to challenge the dictates of the usurpers of our liberty. Just take a look at the sarcasm on these threads ………...that’s the easy way out.
Above was from Harris v. Harris, a 1971 Alameda County Superior Court civil case number 419441 (text description here, for the spiders).
The offshore bank account in the Bahamas, and apparent plans to take the children out of the country, deserve more focus and discussion. Certainly, this was not your ordinary marital relationship.
The rest of the matter, including the original divorce complaint which might have shed more light on the history and naturalized citizenship status of the parents of Kamala Devi Harris, has apparently been scrubbed from available records.
Apparently the links to document photos in this thread have timed out.
In light of recent reporting on Kamala Harris’ impact within the first round of Democratic debates, we’ll work on reposting them soon.
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