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Old 06-18-2008, 05:17 PM   #133
flaja
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Originally Posted by BigV View Post
srsly?

How much closer to "intent" can you get than the original text? You're right. You can't be shown. But not because *flaja's* opinion is the obstacle.

How could the Constitution make a distinction between citizens and all other persons, in 1787 when it did not define what a citizen is until the 14th Amendment?

And if Constitutional rights applied only to citizens, why does the document have to specify that only citizens can hold federal elective office?
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