by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 28, 2023) — AJ Kern, a former primary challenger to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN5), has received a letter from US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) indicating it cannot locate any naturalization records for Omar’s father, Nur Omar Mohamed, who passed away in June 2020, according to the congresswoman. Omar was born […]
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Will Gaetz’s Proposal Get Traction?
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 26, 2023) — As reported by The Gateway Pundit Tuesday, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL1) has filed a bill aimed at ceasing the federal government’s policy of awarding automatic U.S. citizenship to anyone born in the country, regardless of the parents’ citizenship or status. The practice is often referred to as “birthright […]
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Quotable Quotes re Citizenship Kinds, Allegiance, and The Presidential Eligibility Clause in The United States Constitution
by CDR Charles F. Kerchner, Jr. (Ret), blogging at CDRKerchner, ©2023 (Jul. 22, 2023) — “The citizens are the members of the civil society; bound to this society by certain duties, and subject to its authority, they equally participate in its advantages. The natives, or natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents […]
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The Presidential Candidacy of Shiva Ayyadurai
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Jul. 18, 2023) — As noted here, earlier this year Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai formed an exploratory committee to “test the waters” for a run as an Independent for president and is now a full-fledged candidate as reflected in Federal Elections Commission (FEC) filings. As also noted, the “long-shot” nature of that […]
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Revisiting Minor v. Happersett
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Jul. 17, 2023) — Well, faithful P&E readers, here we go again. As another “exploratory” candidate for president appears on the scene – Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai –, it may be prudent to once again revisit the Supreme Court’s 1875 decision in Minor v. Happersett. While the major holding of the case […]
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AI Says “the Courts” Will Resolve “NBC” Question
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 16, 2023) — On Thursday, reader Robert C. Laity followed up on his previous “conversation” with Microsoft Artificial Intelligence (AI) regarding the definition of “natural born Citizen,” one of the requirements in Article II, Section 1, clause 5 of the Constitution for the president and commander-in-chief. Laity commented after initially making […]
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Dr Shiva Ayyadurai is NOT a “natural born Citizen” of the United States to Constitutional Standards – NOT Constitutionally Eligible to Be President and Commander-in-Chief of Our Military – Missing All 3 Legs re “nbC” Status
by CDR Charles F. Kerchner, Jr. (Ret), blogging at CDRKerchner, ©2023 (Jul. 14, 2023) — Based on the public information available here and here at this time Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai was not a U.S. Citizen at all when he was born. He was born in India. His parents were not U.S. Citizens when Dr. Shiva […]
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Life-Imprisoned Tennessee Inmate Submits “Newly Available Evidence” in Six-Year-Old Drug Conviction Case
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 12, 2023) — On June 26, Tennessee state inmate Jason Lamar White, who has been housed in New Mexico since 2019, filed a Writ of Error Coram Nobis with the Shelby County, TN Criminal Court, Division III, to report “newly available evidence” he claimed will demonstrate his innocence of the 2016 […]
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Exclusive: Reader Conducts First “AI” Query of Obama’s Eligibility
by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 6, 2023) — On June 11, 2023, constitutional activist and P&E contributor Robert C. Laity conducted an “interview” with Microsoft artificial intelligence (AI) on the question of whether Barack Hussein Obama is eligible to the office of president as a “natural born Citizen” as required by Article II, Section 1, clause […]
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A Deeper Dive Into the nbC Pond, Part 3
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Jun. 29, 2023) — [See previous installments in this series here and here. The “CKA” article referred to below can be found here. Emer de Vattel’s “treatise” is “The Law of Nations,” also referenced earlier in the essay. – Ed.] In reality, the notion that a child born anywhere in the […]
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A Deeper Dive Into the nbC Pond, Part 2
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Jun. 27, 2023) — [Please see Part 1 of this series here. – The “CKA” work referenced throughout is here. – Ed.] The Clement/Katyal Article The Clement/Katyal article – hereafter, for the sake of brevity, “CKA” – sets out, in some thirteen loosely-related contentions spread over four pages, the proposition that, […]
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A Deeper Dive Into the nbC Pond
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Jun. 26, 2023) — Introduction Faithful P&E readers, two events precipitate this offering, which is intended to examine more closely one of the favorite “authorities” normally cited by the Left in its quest to redefine the term “natural born Citizen” as included by the Founders in Art. 2, § 1, Cl. […]
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A Modest Proposal 4.0
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“Blast from the Past” — CDR Kerchner (Ret) Speaks on “natural born Citizen” with Radio Host Jim Richards
by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 10, 2023) — The afternoon of the day the White House published an image purported to represent the “long-form” birth certificate of Barack Hussein Obama II, CDR Charles F. Kerchner, Jr. (Ret) joined Canadian podcast host Jim Richards to make his case for why he believed Obama was ineligible to the […]
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Disinformation is Circulating About Ron DeSantis’ Mother’s Birth Location – She Was Born In/Near Poland Ohio not the Country of Poland in Europe
by CDR Charles F. Kerchner, Jr. (Ret), CDRKerchner, ©2023 (Jun. 5, 2023) — It is unclear at this time who is behind the circulating stories since early March 2023 with disinformation about Ron DeSantis’s mother Karen Ann (nee Rogers) DeSantis’ birth location. The disinformation articles claim she was born in Poland and later moved with […]
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Conway Leaves Out “Natural Born”
by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 3, 2023) — On Fox News’s Friday edition of “The Five,” speaking to the 2024 presidential election, guest co-host and former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway cited the constitutional requirements for the nation’s chief executive to be “35 years old” and a “U.S. citizen.” “The Five” airs at 5:00 p.m. ET every […]
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Twitter User Asks Why Presidential Eligibility Requirements “Ignored”
by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 1, 2023) — A Twitter user brings attention to the U.S. Constitution’s “eligibility requirements” for the president and vice president by describing them as “ignored.” “Patriotess” features the hashtag “naturalborncitizen” in her account header and asks, “WHY is Constitution Eligibility Requirements for POTUS/VP IGNORED?” The reference is to Article II, Section […]
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Open Letter to Donald Trump and Ronald DeSantis
May 25, 2023 Dear Messrs. Trump and DeSantis – Your humble servant has for many years offered comments here at The P&E on various issues, most relating to the “natural born Citizen” presidential eligibility question (no, I am not a “birther” or a “conspiracy theorist,” but instead a “constitutionalist”), as well as on a wide […]
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Trump: DeSantis “Disloyal”
by Sharon Rondeau (May 24, 2023) — Shortly after 7:00 a.m. Wednesday, with the expected announcement this evening on Twitter of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s 2024 presidential candidacy, 45th President of the United States Donald J. Trump, also a declared 2024 Republican presidential candidate, posted on his TruthSocial account that DeSantis is “disloyal.” In September […]