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"Natural born citizens" are purely American by law of circumstances, i.e., born in the United States of two citizen parents.
That would be more believable were such a definition found anywhere in the English language prior to or contemporary with the Framing of Article 2 of the US Constitution.
Unfortunately, there existed only one definition in the language at the time, and it was that of English common law.
A natural born citizen is anyone born on US soil who is not the child of foreign diplomats or a foreign army in hostile occupation.
The jury is currently in deliberation. The prosecution asked for 2 years in prison, dismissal from the service (the commissioned equivalent of a dishonorable discharge) and full forfeiture of pay and benefits.
The jury is currently in deliberation. The prosecution asked for 2 years in prison, dismissal from the service (the commissioned equivalent of a dishonorable discharge) and full forfeiture of pay and benefits.
We will probably know in an hour or two.
I wonder if the penalty will equivalate the desertion rate.
U.S. Army Desertion Rate Soaring | Clipmarks (http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/8CCA356A-37FF-4FFF-BAF3-AC54BE3A566F/ - broken link)
There were no ducks harmed (or mentioned) during the making of that post.
Not me, I ducked!
That only leaves you and your fiction.
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