As understood by the Founders and as applied to the U.S. Constitution, the term “natural born citizen” derived its meaning less from English Common Law, than from Vattel’s “The Law of Nations.”
They knew from reading Vattel that a “natural born citizen” had a different standard from just “citizen,” for he or she was a child born in the country to two citizen parents (Vattel, Section 212 in original French and English translation).
That is the definition of a “natural born citizen,” as recognized by numerous U.S. Supreme Court and lower court decisions (The Venus, 12U.S. 253(1814), Shanks v. Dupont, 28 U.S. 242 (1830), Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393 (1856), Minor v. Happersett, 88 U.S. 162 (1875) , Ex parte Reynolds, 20 F. Cas. 582 (C.C.W.D. Ark 1879), United States v. Ward, 42 F. 320 (1890); Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898), Ludlam, Excutrix, & c., v. Ludlam, 26 N.Y. 356 (1863) and more) and the framers of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the 14th Amendment, the Naturalization Act of 1795, 1798, 1802, 1885, and our modern 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1401.
Oh my goodness, that's beautiful! And thank you so much for spending the time to write it out. I really do appreciate it. I honestly thought since his mother was born here it wouldn't be a big deal to anyone. I never realized there was a specific definition to it. How did he even become president?? I wonder.
Because they all pretended that it wasn't a factor. They made a BIG DEAL out of McNoName having been born in Panama, pretending they were carefully vetting presidential candidates. It was a distraction as they slid Obama past the vetting process. Same thing with Kamala. NEITHER of her parents were US citizens when she was born. She is NOT qualified to be either president nor vice-president. It's like it has now been established that natural born citizenship is no longer a qualifier for president.
Is that specific description of a natural born citizen in the Constitution??
As understood by the Founders and as applied to the U.S. Constitution, the term “natural born citizen” derived its meaning less from English Common Law, than from Vattel’s “The Law of Nations.”
They knew from reading Vattel that a “natural born citizen” had a different standard from just “citizen,” for he or she was a child born in the country to two citizen parents (Vattel, Section 212 in original French and English translation).
That is the definition of a “natural born citizen,” as recognized by numerous U.S. Supreme Court and lower court decisions (The Venus, 12U.S. 253(1814), Shanks v. Dupont, 28 U.S. 242 (1830), Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393 (1856), Minor v. Happersett, 88 U.S. 162 (1875) , Ex parte Reynolds, 20 F. Cas. 582 (C.C.W.D. Ark 1879), United States v. Ward, 42 F. 320 (1890); Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898), Ludlam, Excutrix, & c., v. Ludlam, 26 N.Y. 356 (1863) and more) and the framers of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the 14th Amendment, the Naturalization Act of 1795, 1798, 1802, 1885, and our modern 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1401.
https://joemiller.us/2016/01/the-difference-between-a-u-s-citizen-and-a-natural-born-citizen/
Oh my goodness, that's beautiful! And thank you so much for spending the time to write it out. I really do appreciate it. I honestly thought since his mother was born here it wouldn't be a big deal to anyone. I never realized there was a specific definition to it. How did he even become president?? I wonder.
Because they all pretended that it wasn't a factor. They made a BIG DEAL out of McNoName having been born in Panama, pretending they were carefully vetting presidential candidates. It was a distraction as they slid Obama past the vetting process. Same thing with Kamala. NEITHER of her parents were US citizens when she was born. She is NOT qualified to be either president nor vice-president. It's like it has now been established that natural born citizenship is no longer a qualifier for president.