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Some people have argued that Kamala Harris is ineligible to be vice president of the United States. The Constitution requires presidents and vice presidents to be "natural-born citizens"; Harris was born in the U.S., but her parents (who had come to the U.S. to study) weren't U.S. citizens at the time. Does "natural-born citizen" include Harris, and others like her? The 14th Amendment does have a narrow exception for people who were not "subject to the jurisdiction" of the U.S. at birth, but the Court made clear that this was a narrow exception for "children of members of the Indian tribes," who were at the time not citizens, "children born of alien enemies in hostile occupation" and "children of diplomatic representatives of a foreign State." Children born to non-citizens living here are certainly subject to the jurisdiction of American courts—no one thinks, for instance, that they are immune from criminal prosecutions or civil lawsuits. They are likewise "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States for citizenship purposes. But the Constitution itself was to a limited degree skeptical of immigration, in limiting the presidency and vice presidency to "natural-born citizens" and excluding naturalized ones. The Framers were concerned that foreigners who immigrated into the U.S. might have enough allegiance to their former countries that they should not be trusted with the highest office in the land.
But the Framers embodied this policy in a clear set of qualifications: The president must be "a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution"; must have "been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States" (another way of screening out people who might be too foreign); and must "have attained to the Age of thirty five Years." Someone who is, say, married to a foreign citizen or has children with foreign citizenship, or is even related by blood to a foreign royal house (a matter that may have been of some concern when the U.S. was still young and relatively weak), was not disqualified. It was up to the political process to decide whether to elect such a person—it was not a matter of constitutional disqualification. The same is true for people born in the U.S. whose parents were foreign citizens. They were "natural-born subjects" under English law, and thus "natural-born citizens" to the Framers. Kamala Harris easily fits within that category.
Yes, Kamala Harris Is Eligible to Be Vice President
I suggest our Trumpers look up settled US case law on who is considered a "natural born citizen".
Ms. Harris checks all the Constitutional boxes regarding US citizenship and running for Vice President.
From 13AUG press briefing:
Q There are claims circulating on social media that Kamala Harris is not eligible to be — to run for Vice President because she was an “anchor baby,” I quote. Do you or can you definitively say whether or not Kamala Harris is eligible — legal — and meets the legal requirements to run as Vice President?
THE PRESIDENT: So, I just heard that. I heard it today that she doesn’t meet the requirements. And, by the way, the lawyer that wrote that piece is a very highly qualified, very talented lawyer. I have no idea if that’s right. I would’ve — I would have assumed the Democrats would have checked that out before she gets chosen to run for Vice President.
Q (Inaudible.)
THE PRESIDENT: But that’s a very serious — you’re saying that — they’re saying that she doesn’t qualify because she wasn’t born in this country?
Q She was.
Q No, she was born in this country, but her parents did not — the claims say that her parents did not receive their permanent residence at that time.
THE PRESIDENT: Yeah, I don’t know about it. I just heard about it. I’ll take a look.
Yes, Kamala Harris Is Eligible to Be Vice President
I suggest our Trumpers look up settled US case law on who is considered a "natural born citizen".
Ms. Harris checks all the Constitutional boxes regarding US citizenship and running for Vice President.
,la has enough problems checking all the boxes she thinks she needs to check in order to fit in these days without sounding as daft as Joe.
She's gonna beat your posterior come November 3rd.
Yes, Kamala Harris Is Eligible to Be Vice President
I suggest our Trumpers look up settled US case law on who is considered a "natural born citizen".
Ms. Harris checks all the Constitutional boxes regarding US citizenship and running for Vice President.
Yes, Kamala Harris Is Eligible to Be Vice President
I suggest our Trumpers look up settled US case law on who is considered a "natural born citizen".
Ms. Harris checks all the Constitutional boxes regarding US citizenship and running for Vice President.
Who's suggesting she's not eligible?
Yes, Kamala Harris Is Eligible to Be Vice President
I suggest our Trumpers look up settled US case law on who is considered a "natural born citizen".
Ms. Harris checks all the Constitutional boxes regarding US citizenship and running for Vice President.
Trump did. He stated: " I heard it today that she doesn't meet the requirements. And by the way, the lawyer that wrote that piece is a very highly qualified, very talented lawyer. I have no idea if that's right."
She's gonna beat your posterior come November 3rd.
that would give Obama a stiffy if you said she was going to do that to him
Trump did. He stated: " I heard it today that she doesn't meet the requirements. And by the way, the lawyer that wrote that piece is a very highly qualified, very talented lawyer. I have no idea if that's right."
He floated disparaging false crap. Then endorsed the person who initiated the crap calling that person "very qualifed". Then he states he did not check to see if what he was repeating was true before he uttered it.
So how is a person who makes no effort to check if what he is saying is true credible in anything he says?
Good God man, Trump has evidenced he will repeat things without first knowing if they are accurate and true. Who do you think he was repeating this too?
You really want to pretend Trump did not spread this bs to his supporters and had no idea they would repeat it? Really?
Who is the lawyer?
S/He'd be the one to cite.
Your comment makes no sense.
My "comment" was a question. Can you answer it?
^^^and this is where you lose all future credibility.
Trump did. He stated: " I heard it today that she doesn't meet the requirements. And by the way, the lawyer that wrote that piece is a very highly qualified, very talented lawyer. I have no idea if that's right."
He floated disparaging false crap. Then endorsed the person who initiated the crap calling that person "very qualifed". Then he states he did not check to see if what he was repeating was true before he uttered it.
So how is a person who makes no effort to check if what he is saying is true credible in anything he says?
Good God man, Trump has evidenced he will repeat things without first knowing if they are accurate and true. Who do you think he was repeating this too?
You really want to pretend Trump did not spread this bs to his supporters and had no idea they would repeat it? Really?
Yep ! it must be upsetting ! Using their tactics,
He's beating the Leftists communists at their own game...
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