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Discrimination Bordering Upon Bigotry! Only ‘natural born’ Citizens Need Apply!

It is right there in the United States Constitution in Article II, Section 1, Clause 5, which states: “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; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.”

Discrimination upon the basis of national origin, discrimination upon the basis of age, and discrimination upon the basis of residency status! How about that?

In this past presidential election we had two candidates running for the office described above who admittedly were born on foreign soil, one in Panama and one in Nicaragua. The candidate who won, Barack Obama, describes himself as born in the state of Hawaii, however he has released no proof of his birthplace other than a generated Certificate of Live Birth, and there are reports that his own family members, and Kenyan government officials are conflicted over where exactly he was born.

Some Constitutional scholars spout off the legal definition of “natural born citizen” is one who was born within the jurisdiction of a national government, i.e. in its territorial limits, or born of citizens temporarily residing abroad. However, I found NO legal definition of “natural born citizen.” The phrase is not defined anywhere in the Constitution. In 1790, the Congress, attempted to make clarification with the Naturalization Act of 1790 that stated “And the children of citizens of the United States that may be born beyond the sea, or out of the limits of the United States, shall be considered as natural born citizens.” Seemingly this definition would have covered John McCain as a “natural born citizen,” except that in 1795, the Congress made another clarification, the Naturalization Act of 1795, which removed the words “natural born” and stated that children born to citizens beyond the seas are citizens of the U.S., but are not legally considered “natural born citizens” of the U.S. This confusion over the meaning of the Constitution’s “natural born citizen” is why the United States Congress passed a bill endowing Senator John McCain with “natural born citizen” status, so that, if elected President, he would be legal under the Constitution.

This murkiness over the Constitutional definition of “natural born citizen” has caused considerable scenarios to be proffered as to why Barack Obama is not Constitutionally qualified to be President, even if born in Hawaii. Some of them have to do with the young age of his mother at his birth, who would not have had enough years of standing as a United States citizen to automatically confer American citizenship upon him, if he had been born in Kenya. It sounds far-fetched to you and me, but someone, somewhere has found some quirk in the law that seems to state that. (For other examples see sidrx at Pajamas Media.)

Other deniers claim that because Barack Obama was born a British citizen, as a son of a British father, regardless of where Obama himself was born, he cannot be considered a “natural born citizen.” That came as a shocker to me, as I had always considered myself a “natural born citizen,” even though I was born in Maryland of a British father. But, apparently, I am not only NOT a “natural born citizen,” according to some, I am not even a citizen of the USA, an interesting fact to discover at my age. At least I am in good company. It’s me, President-elect Barack Obama, and President Chester A. Arthur. It must be true as I read it at a BLOG.

If the Constitution were truly the Law of the Land, certainly a definition of “natural born citizen” would have been offered by the Supreme Court or the Congress by now. Or there would have been a law passed by the Congress that no candidates could run for president unless first vetted for eligibility according to Article II, Section 1, Clause 5. Of course, any American with a brain knows that we no longer live under rule of the Constitution, hence all of this kerfuffle over where Barack Obama was “really” born matters not one wit. He will be inaugurated President of the United States and will remain so, regardless of where in the world he was born.

Here is a long, involved treatise written by Constitutional scholar Jonathan Turley to try and convince us that, oh yes, we are a nation of Constitutional laws, and as such it would have been “Unconstitutional” for John McCain to serve as United States President as he is NOT a “natural born citizen.” Turley describes how he and his cohorts, while wrapped in the mantle of the U.S. Constitution, were all ready and willing to go to court to stop McCain’s “Unconstitutional” inauguration. Of course, the election happened a bit differently, and Jonathan Turley’s erudite but laughable opinion on “natural born citizen” suddenly turns 180 degrees as applied to Turley’s favored candidate, Barack Obama.

If we were truly living under the Constitution, Hillary Clinton would be unqualified to be appointed from the United States Senate to Secretary of State. Yet, no one, not Barack Obama, nor the American media, is offering any explanation of how her appointment can be Constitutional. Other American Presidents who disregarded the “Emoluments Clause” of the Constitution were Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton, who both got away with it, as will Barack Obama. President George W. Bush who wanted to nominate Senator Orin Hatch for the Supreme Court was told that would be Unconstitutional and he accepted that ruling and did not nominate Hatch. All of the above support my view that the United States Constitution is just a quaint and moldering document under glass at the National Archives, existing only to hammer heads, when needed, of those with unpopular ideas. It is now generally disregarded as little more than a venerated historic document.

According to what I have read of the birth certificate conspiracy, I believe Barack Obama was born in the United States. He probably believes as I believe about myself, that we are “natural born” citizens even though our fathers were British subjects when we were born. Deniers - think about this. Is it possible that Barack Obama, himself, created this smokescreen over his birthplace to drive you to distraction as a way to divert attention from the more serious and controversial plans he has for his new nation?

UPDATE: The Supremes Sock it to the Deniers, according to Michelle Malkin.

Obama’s Birth Rumors

The “MDs with IEDs” of Britain’s National Health Service.

Praise the Lord that this ‘benefit’ of socialized medicine has not yet come to American patients. And praise the Lord too (and the Republicans) that our country has not ‘yet’ implemented Saint Hillary’s socialized medicine plan. It was those rascally Republicans who denied the benefit of ‘MDs with IEDs’ to America by destroying Hillary Clinton’s plan for a national health care system. (IEDs are improvised explosive devices: Wikipedia.)

Those wondering why seven of the suspects in the foiled bombings by Al-Qaeda in the United Kingdom were medical doctors, need wonder no longer. It has been announced that all eight of the suspected terrorists were employees of the UK’s National Health System, the motto of which now seems to be “Those Who Cure You Will Kill You.”

Many years ago, the vast majority of doctors in Britain’s NHS were British-trained and British-born. Today “Foreign Doctors Are the Lifeblood of NHS.” The United Kingdom still trains its share of homegrowns, however many, many of the UK’s graduates choose not to practice under socialized medicine. That was a situation that NHS easily surmounted as they merely replaced the local doctors with foreigners who were not nearly as demanding as the British doctors, even though as far back as the year 2000 there were complaints from the British people: “Row Over Foreign Doctors”.

Now it has come to this: the socialization of medicine in the United Kingdom is responsible for medical doctors who are choosing to create patients rather than cure them. Today’s British NHS seems to be staffed by “MDs with IEDs”. If the British people are curious about the terrorists living in their nation who can afford to blow up pricey Mercedes Benz automobiles, they need look no further than their own NHS, which went abroad recruiting foreign doctors. “Terror Ringleader is Brilliant NHS Doctor.”

And speaking of The Lord — Jesus was a physician too and referred to Himself as such. He set a powerful example for all doctors to try and follow. See Mark 2:17 and Luke 4:23.

Medical doctors whose faith teaches them to cure people and then kill them, such as the above mentioned NHS physicians (NHS, July 2007), should read the teachings of Jesus who said “Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.” Those who follow in the footsteps of the Master Healer will lead happier lives on earth, and be well rewarded in Heaven — minus the 72 virgins.

Teatime in old Britain is not what it used to be when our grannies spoke of the time honored tradition according to “The Hammer”. Hot tea is no longer being served in the dainty porcelain teacups. No, the British have never cottoned to that cold beverage quaintly served in mason jars in the American South - Iced Tea! It is another beverage. English teatime has now evolved into a feast of more sustenance. First it was the tiny cookies that they think are “biscuits”. They then began serving real biscuits with jam, but they called them “scones”. Then came the tea sandwiches, salads, champagne, and so much food that no one ate “supper” anymore. However they never knew it, as they think “supper” is dinner anyway. Now it’s party-time! Supping or sipping tea has never been so popular before this innovation. Upper crust hostesses have always served “high teas” with clotted cream and other extravagant delicacies. And yes, they do eat that “clotted what-ever-it-is” on biscuits that they call scones. Now a “high tea” really lives up to its name! The “oh so elegant” now have to provide for sleepovers afterwards, as no guest is in proper driving condition to serve as a “designated driver”, if they have those in England. Now everyone, including the “designated drivers”, are “sozzled” and passed out on the floor. Too bad the Brits never caught onto the Southern idea of “cookies” and “iced tea” with a twist of lemon and a sprig of fresh mint. Who can blame them, living on such a damp, foggy and chilly island, overshadowed by the Europeans, yet within whistling distance of American taunts?

All of England Drunk: “What is the explanation behind this national drunk? There is undoubtedly an alarming trend of increased alcohol consumption in England,’ said Dr. John Sweetmeat from the British Institute on Substance Research, a public health organization critical of more liberalized liquor laws in the UK. Drinking is a way of life in England. If you aren’t drunk, you soon will be.”

This post was first made at Kerfuffles in June 2005.

This week we Americans are celebrating "All" President’s Day in lieu of honoring only our first president, George Washington. In actuality, the Americans of the nineteenth century elevated him almost to a deified status. Washington was and is quite deserving of all the adoration shown upon him. He was ordained by God to become the father of a new nation and he fulfilled his role well. He is probably now commanding a heavenly legion of angels, watching over his beloved land and protecting it. At least, that is my hope.

Washington was a person of many skills and various interests - what was known as a Renaissance man. Something that few people know is that during the American Revolution, our first George ran a spy ring. Imagine, George Washington, founder of what is now the CIA! He knew he was up against probably the world’s greatest army, an army with which he had served as an officer. He was a General in one army and a despised traitor in the other. The wise general knew that his army was mostly an undisciplined squad of ragtag farmers, and as Defense Secretary Rumsfeld famously said recently; "you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have".

Washington did not even have an army and when he finally raised one and took it to war, he lost many, many more battles than he ever won. With help from the intelligence he gathered by the running of his spy ring, he was able to outfox the British, and he won the final battle, the one that really counts. "George Washington, Spymaster" is a wonderful little book, especially for teenagers. Read it and learn about the intrigues of the long ago Revolutionary War.

Originally published 20 February 2005 at "Blatherings".

More on George Washington

The Way To Islamic Family Values
“The Family That Murders Together, Stays Muslim Together.”

Long before Jesus preached the Gospel of good news, or the world had ever heard of Mohammad, the Holy Bible taught the lesson: “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6). These Muslim family values on parade in this picture offer a glimpse into the future of England, Europe and the world. The disturbing image of the child advocating murder in London’s Belgrave Square is from the online newspaper, “News-Telegraph.”

“There’ll be a time I hear tell
When all will be well
When God and man will be reconciled
But until men lose their chains
And righteousness reigns
Lord, protect my child” ~~Bob Dylan, 1983

Ruffles and Flourishes to Abba Gav and Dr. Sanity. Additional pictures from this meme of Muslim children have been posted by Michelle Malkin. Linked at Mudville Gazette’s “Open Post.”

There is a bit of good news from the dripping with satire pen of Scott Ott at “ScrappleFace”. The the “oh, so diplomatic” French have struck a deal with the Bond of Muslim Brotherhood (BOMB) to quell Muslim rioting in France. BOMB has promised that if the French will protect the reputation of the Prophet, BOMB will implement a gradual phase-out of some of their planned riots, bombings and beheadings. Hey, that sounds “fair and balanced”! “Shoulda Been” American President Al Gore has come out warning Muslim rioters to NOT burn Danish flags and embassies, as it will only result in more global warming over their nations, and the world, posts “Point Five”.

BANNED in BRITAIN!

IF we can’t eat pig - then nobody eats pig! It’s the Islamist way. In fact, nobody can even have a graven image of a pig. This is the new “multi-cultural” and “tolerant” society of Great Britain - multi-cultural as long as the multi-Dhimmis recognize Islam as the supreme culture, and tolerant as long as Dhimmis do not offend Allah.

Who cares about Tony Blair and George Bush’s War on Terror? Not the Brits. They are too busy fighting pigs. Read all about it: Britain’s War on Pigs!

This little piggy went to market,
This little piggy stayed at home,
This little piggy had roast beef,
This little piggy had none.
And this little piggy went…
“Wee wee wee” all the way home…

This little piggy went to market, worked hard and built a happy, successful nation,
This little non-piggy stayed at home and railed against the little Satan piggy,
This little piggy had roast beef, a sexy wife, a computer, Jack Daniels and Jesus,
And this little non-piggy had none.
And this little non-piggy went …
“Whine, whine, whine” all the way to the little piggy’s culturally and technically advanced nation and huffed and puffed and tried to blow it up.

Making a Pig’s Ear - Mark Steyn

Dr. Sue’s Pig Fun Page
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