Tuesday, April 10, 2012

FROM THE BLOGOSPHERE...

I've always been amazed by those who claim "natural born citizen" is a mystery. The meaning is self-evident.

"No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President..." U.S. Const. art. II, § 1, cl 5.


The noun "citizen" in the first clause is qualified by the adjective "natural born". This rule is ordinary English, the noun is modified by the specific characteristic "natural born".

"Natural born citizen" is more specific than "citizen".

The Founding of the United States is the Declaration of Independence, whereby the Colonists became citizens of their state and the United States.

The first plan of government, The Articles of Confederation, left the power of naturalization to each state.

The Citizens increased by both birth and naturalization by the several states.

The second plan of government, The Constitution, prohibited to the states the power of naturalization and delegated it to the United States.

The Citizens increased by both birth and naturalization by the United States.

The United States adopted a uniform rule of naturalization that specified that aliens who naturalize, and the children of naturalized aliens "shall be considered as a Citizen of the United States".

Since "natural born citizen" is more specific than "citizen" it must therefor exclude naturalized aliens and their children.

Which leaves only the children of citizens.

Therefore "natural born citizen" means citizens born from citizen parents.

The definition of "natural born citizen" was not modified by the 14th Amendment.

The 14th Amendment defined "all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."

The set of people termed "natural born citizen" is the same after the 14th Amendment as it was before the 14th Amendment.

The set of people termed "natural born citizen" is not expanded or contracted by the 14th Amendment, it is not modified in any way.

Article II was not specifically modified by the 14th Amendment.

A natural born citizen is a citizen born to citizen parents in country.

It is obvious and self-evident.

By Obama's own narrative he does not qualify.

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