Our server costs ~$56 per month to run. Please consider donating or becoming a Patron to help keep the site running. Help us gain new members by following us on Twitter and liking our page on Facebook!
Current time: January 13, 2025, 4:38 am
Atheist Forums › Discussion › Politics v
U.S. Presidents & The Natural-born-citizen Clause

Poll: U.S. Presidents & The Natural-born-citizen Clause
This poll is closed.
Only "natural born citizens" should be allowed to be President.
29.73%
 11 29.73%
All citizens should be allowed to be President, but there should be other restrictions on people who are not "natural born citizens".
13.51%
 5 13.51%
All citizens should be allowed to become President, and should be treated in the same way.
56.76%
 21 56.76%
Total 37 vote(s) 100%
* You voted for this item. [Show Results]

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Thread Modes
U.S. Presidents & The Natural-born-citizen Clause
Jackalope Away
Elon Musk owes me money
*******
Religious Views: Absent
Posts: 30993
Threads: 204
Joined: July 19, 2011
Reputation: 141
#35
RE: U.S. Presidents & The Natural-born-citizen Clause
February 4, 2016 at 10:41 pm
(February 4, 2016 at 10:11 pm)Tiberius Wrote: That case was from 1950 though. The text on the US government website from today references legislation made in 1978 (and applied retroactively) to all births after 1952. Section 301(g) of the INA states that a child in Ted Cruz's position would acquire US Citizenship from birth.

Case law that predates that legislation is irrelevant.

He acquires citizenship, yes. The question here, and the one before the court was whether said citizenship was "natural born" or naturalized.
Find
Reply


Atheist Forums › Discussion › Politics v
U.S. Presidents & The Natural-born-citizen Clause

Messages In This Thread
U.S. Presidents & The Natural-born-citizen Clause - by KUSA - February 4, 2016 at 3:18 pm
RE: U.S. Presidents & The Natural-born-citizen Clause - by Jackalope - February 4, 2016 at 10:41 pm
U.S. Presidents & The Natural-born-citizen Clause - by KUSA - February 5, 2016 at 8:14 am
U.S. Presidents & The Natural-born-citizen Clause - by KUSA - February 5, 2016 at 2:32 pm

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  Sovereign citizen - more Loony Tunes in the USA Ferrocyanide 20 2825 March 20, 2023 at 7:11 pm
Last Post: Anomalocaris
  [Serious] Thus is born the "LOST CAUSE" of this century. Gawdzilla Sama 36 3680 November 1, 2020 at 11:38 am
Last Post: Anomalocaris
  Four presidents come together to pay tribute Silver 15 3312 April 23, 2018 at 1:09 pm
Last Post: mlmooney89
  Are Germans born evil Renug 38 11311 May 30, 2017 at 5:23 pm
Last Post: The Grand Nudger
  Natural Hair and my Issuez BrokenQuill92 9 3112 January 4, 2014 at 1:19 am
Last Post: pineapplebunnybounce
  Citizen Sade EgoRaptor 23 4983 January 1, 2014 at 1:21 am
Last Post: Autumnlicious
  Ted Cruz natural born citizen? Doubting Thomas 14 3017 November 2, 2013 at 2:10 am
Last Post: Minimalist
  Can a citizen of a progressive democracy do business with a dictatorship? Something completely different 8 3771 October 24, 2013 at 10:19 am
Last Post: Zazzy
  Bachmann: Natural disasters = Apocalypse Faith No More 27 8121 August 30, 2011 at 10:20 pm
Last Post: Cinjin
  American Presidents. bozo 81 43813 September 10, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Last Post: binny



Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)