Donald Trump made Obama release his birth certificate

[razark]

Originally Posted by MaddogK

At this time (I'm at work) I can only add to my previous examples:

Quotes and so forth are fine, but our nation is not run on quotes. It is run on laws.

Originally Posted by MaddogK

I'll pull out my Franklin and congressional congress quotes when I get home, but as SCOTUS hasn't directly addressed the 'natural born citizenship' requirement it's difficult to quote any caselaw. I'm feeling a bit like a baited rabbit who peeks out from behind a rock, while a dozen guns take aim.

Until someone addresses the question with legislation or court decisions, the term will remain undefined. Until then, it's simply a lot of different people's opinions.

[MaddogK]

Originally Posted by razark

Quotes and so forth are fine, but our nation is not run on quotes. It is run on laws.


Until someone addresses the question with legislation or court decisions, the term will remain undefined. Until then, it's simply a lot of different people's opinions.

You are correct, as men continue to erode the spirit of the law and hide behind the letter of the law we will increasingly rely on the Supreme court to interpret the letter of the law that applies to us.

I do however believe that when the question is finally addressed by SCOTUS they will reaffirm the belief of the framer of the 14th amendment (congressman John Bingham) that a natural born citizen is that which is born of 2 citizen parents, as shown from the minutes of House of Representatives, 39th Congress, 1st Session, page 1291, col. 2, paragraph 2.
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