[i]cedarford:
Horsecrap.
Several Presidents, VPs, major candidates on the Presidential ticket have had non-US citizen parents or one non-citizen parent.[/i]
Correct, but only second part. Chester Arthur deliberately hide that he was only born on US soil, but both of his parents were immigrants. And even then it was ‘understood’ that a NBC had to come from 2 citizens, why else would he be one of the few who burned all of his documents. Of course it doesn’t help his case that one of the Supreme Court Justices that he last appointed helped to re-define the 14th’s stand on NBC’s.
[i]There are four types of American citizens, only one of which can legally become president:
Native Born (born on US soil to parents, one or neither of whom are U.S. citizens). This is likely the case with Obama..[/i]
[b]More horsecrap.[/b]
Actually true if the SCOTUS finds that way, but it would still only be two types of citizenship Naturalized and NBC because the Con describes it only for 2.
[i]More crap. McCain was a US citizen at birth through right of jus sanguinis, which wasn’t extinguished when the 14th Amendment was passed saying an additional path was to be plopped out on US soil to one or more non-citizens subject to the jurisdiction of the USA.[/i]
Incorrect. McCain was made a citizen in Congress by statue and anyone who is made that way cannot be an NBC. Period. Also since Panama was NEVER made US soil it permanently voids the point.
[i]In fact, this was debated and it was determined by the Framers that the president should have no allegiances to any country except that of his parents. Thus, native born was not enough. Clearly, “natural born” refers to the status of the parents as well as that of the location of the actual birth.
Yet more horsesh*t.
You do not understand the Constitution nor immigration statutes.[/i]
Truefully it was debated and it was decided upon. The term NBC was chosen. Actually the NBC didn’t always gets his/her citizenship from the mother, as is with modern day. It had originally came from both of the child’s citizen parents. Which was described in the book The Laws of Nations. A book that was referenced by the framers themselves.
Now if the SCOTUS hears and finds for Wrot on this case then changes would be required for every other case involving NBC as it perfectly defines NBC, as it was once ‘understood’ nearly 240 years ago.
If not then same corruption as always, but made even chancer by the fact that foreign powers would have a ‘back-door’, via blood, into influencing the POTUS more than any lobbyist ever would.
