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(130,860 posts)into a natural-born citizen.'
'The concept of natural born comes from common law, and it is that law the Supreme Court has said we must turn to for the concepts definition. On this subject, common law is clear and unambiguous. The 18th-century English jurist William Blackstone, the preeminent authority on it, declared natural-born citizens are such as are born within the dominions of the crown of England, while aliens are such as are born out of it.'
You may disagree with her conclusion. That is NO reason to engage in an ad hominem attack. She is a legal historian.
Mary Brigid McManamon is a Professor of Law at Widener Law Delaware. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in history. Her Doctor of Law degree was awarded by Cornell University, where she served as a managing editor of the Cornell International Law Journal.