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A Sampling of Some Quotes about the U.S. Constitution from History

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A Sampling of Some Quotes about the U.S. Constitution from History Quotes Source: http://www.constitution.org/cons/const_quotes.htm The following is a sampling of some quotes from history which make some very important points about the principles of constitutional republican government: 1. The Constitution was written to be understood by the voters; its words and phrases were used in their normal and ordinary, as distinguished from technical meaning; where the intention is clear, there is no room for construction, and no excuse for interpolation or addition. — Martin v . Hunter's Lessee, 1 Wheat 304; Gibbons v . Ogden, 9 Wheat 419; Brown v . Maryland, 12 Wheat 419; Craig v . Missouri, 4 Pet 10; Tennessee v . Whitworth, 117 U.S. 139; Lake County v . Rollins, 130 U.S. 662; Hodges v . United States, 203 U.S. 1; Edwards v . Cuba R. Co., 268 U.S. 628; The Pocket Veto Case, 279 U.S. 655; (Justice) Story on the Constitution, 5th ed., Sec 451; Cooley's Constitutional Limitations, 2n...

Is Being a Born Citizen of the United States Sufficient Citizenship Status to be President? The Founders and Framers Emphatically Decided It Was Not!

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Is Being a Born Citizen of the United States of Sufficient Citizenship Status to be President of the United States and Commander in Chief of Our Military? The Founders and Framers Emphatically Decided It Was Not! By: CDR Charles F. Kerchner, Jr., (Retired) Lead Plaintiff, Kerchner et al v Obama & Congress et al 17 September 2010 - Constitution Day During the process of developing a new U.S. Constitution Alexander Hamilton submitted a suggested draft for a Constitution on June 18, 1787. He also submitted to the framers a proposal for the qualification requirements in Article II as to the necessary Citizenship status for the office of President and Commander in Chief of the Military. Alexander Hamilton’s suggested presidential eligibility clause: "No person shall be eligible to the office of President of the United States unless he be now a Citizen of one of the States, or hereafter be born a Citizen of the United States. " Many of the founders and framers had a fear...