English Common Law and American Law (A Digression)

By: Jake (Diary)  |  May 24th at 03:25 AM  | 

Promoted from Diaries. This post is based upon a comment I made on my earlier post. The person I was originally replying to was banned before I could hit send. I hadn’t intended to write this as a diary post originally, but at the suggestion of acat (and a little inkling I had while writing the comment as well), I am going to post it here | Read More »

On this “Natural Born Citizen” Issue, Part I: From Alexander Hamilton to Lynch v. Clarke

By: Jake (Diary)  |  May 21st at 09:48 PM  | 

Promoted from diaries. 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… –Article II, Section 1 of the United States Constitution This is a passage that has weighed heavily upon us in recent years. There are those among us, known commonly as “Birthers” | Read More »