On 4 Nov 2008 01:47:51 GMT, Scott Seidman
wrote:

wrote in
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It hasn't been pursued because there is nothing to pursue, and the only
people who have standing to pursue it, Congress, know as a body there
is
nothing to pursue (individuals, etc., don't have standing in the case
of
the POTUS).

http://yalelawjournal.org/images/pdfs/pryor_note.pdf

I'm thrilled that your armchair analysis has yielded an opinion much
clearer than a Constitutional lawyer who obviously spent weeks to months
credibly thinking on and researching the matter, who opines that there
are historical differences between naturalized and native born, and that
only some interpretations would provide a conclusion of presidential
eligiblity.

I'm more than passingly familiar with most of what's in that, and your
argument that "some interpretations" would provide this or that is
nonsense. "Some interpretations" provide that Obama is a secret Muslim,
that Elvis is alive and well and having a donut at Dunkin' with Jimi
Hendrix and a guy from Venus and that you know of what you speak. One
can make whatever academic arguments one wishes, even interesting ones,
and make all sorts of arguendo "ifs," but they are ultimately without
merit because the Constitution, its meaning and the law are all in clear
agreement.

And if you'll actually read your own cite, you'll find that she says the
same thing. I feel no need to apologize for not needing "weeks to
months" to determine such a clear Constitutional matter. Further, that
article shouldn't have taken more than a day or two, and as far as
McCain, a lot of what the article covers could have been ignored - he
isn't an American Indian born on a reservation prior to 1982, his
parents were US citizens at their births with permanent residence in the
US, he has undoubtedly met the residency requirements, he was never a
citizen of another nation, etc., etc., etc.

You are perfectly free to be as wrong as you wish, but the answer to the
question of McCain being a "natural born citizen" under and as intended
by the US Constitution for the purposes of eligibility for the office of
POTUS is clear - he is a "natural born citizen."

Thanks for clearing that up for us.

You're welcome,
R