by Joseph DeMaio, ©2024 (Apr. 8, 2024) — [See the previous installments in this series here and here. The writer first presents text from Paul Clement and Neal Katyal’s 2015 subject essay followed by his own commentary in bold, indented text. Page breaks in the original C&K text are indicated in brackets.] Deep Dive Part […]
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A Critique of “On the Meaning of ‘Natural Born Citizen,’” Part II
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2024 (Apr. 4, 2024) — [Editor’s Note: Please see Part 1 of the author’s in-depth analysis of the captioned article, published in 2015 in the Harvard Law Review Forum by former Solicitors General Neal Katyal and Paul Clement. For additional background, see the author’s previous columns on the subject article here.] Author’s […]
Is Kennedy VP Pick a natural born Citizen?
by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 1, 2024) — Last Tuesday, Independent 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. declared he had chosen attorney and philanthropist Nicole Shanahan, 38, as his vice-presidential running-mate. Both are former Democrats, with Kennedy in October changing his party affiliation to “Independent” in what he said was a “very painful” decision he […]
Who Can Handle the nbC Eligibility Truth?
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2024 (Jan. 14, 2024) — Introduction As interest continues to once again pick up in the presidential eligibility issue following President Trump’s post suggesting that Nikki Haley might not be a “natural born Citizen” (“nbC”), and thus ineligible, some interesting reactions and observations have surfaced. In this offering, your humble servant will […]
A Five-Paragraph Treatise on nbC
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Dec. 13, 2023) — In the spirit of Christmas, and with hopes for a very Happy New Year for all P&E readers, your humble servant has determined to create and provide a gift. It is hoped that the gift may assist in explaining, in something of a “Cliff’s Notes®” abbreviated way, […]
More News on Bing AI’s Views of an nbC
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Dec. 9, 2023) — As the issue of what it takes to be a “natural born Citizen” (“nbC”) as intended by the Founders – as contrasted with contemporary wags and academics – continues to be “evaded” by the U.S. Supreme Court, your humble servant persists in interrogating Bing AI on the […]
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 […]
A Modest Proposal 4.0
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 […]
The LoC Kissing Cousin to the Heritage Guide
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (May 8, 2023) — Introduction In addition to the Heritage Foundation’s digital “Guide to the Constitution,” recently discussed by your humble servant here, a “kissing cousin” to that think tank’s explanation exists. Specifically, the U.S. Library of Congress (“LoC”) maintains a similar website purporting to “explain” what the Eligibility Clause of […]
The Heritage Guide to the Constitution
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Apr. 30, 2023) — The Heritage Foundation some time ago published “The Heritage Guide to the Constitution.” It was (and continues to be) billed as being “intended to provide a brief and accurate explanation of each clause of the Constitution as envisioned by the Framers and as applied in contemporary law” […]
The Goebbels Corollary
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Mar. 27, 2023) — Introduction Paraphrasing Third Reich Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels: “If you are going to tell a lie, make it a big one, as no one will believe a small one, and repeat it over and over, because eventually people will come to accept it as the truth.” […]
The Role of States and “POPE’s” in Presidential Eligibility Determinations
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Mar. 20, 2023) — Recently there appeared here at The P&E – one of the few remaining viable and non-censored Internet “natural born Citizen” information sources – a particularly relevant and insightful post. The P&E post reprised the article and substance of a proposal advanced here by one Roger Ogden. Mr. […]
Do Americans “Know Who They Are”?
by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 7, 2023) — On Sunday morning, The Post & Email published an article reflecting a dialogue initiated with us by Twitter user @MAPennell regarding the U.S. Constitution’s “natural born Citizen” clause as it relates to Ohio-born 2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. It was MAPennell’s opinion that Ramaswamy should “post both parent’s […]
Hannity Asks Ramaswamy if He Launched Presidential Campaign for “Name Recognition”
by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 23, 2023) — In one of the last segments of his show Thursday night, “Hannity” host Sean Hannity spoke on camera with Vivek Ramaswamy, who declared his presidential candidacy on Tucker Carlson’s show Monday night. Hannity asked Ramaswamy if he were “running for name recognition” or “running to win,” pointing out […]
Revisiting the “What If?” Letter
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2022 (Dec. 17, 2022) — It has come to your humble servant’s attention that some additional information may be helpful in putting into perspective the “What if?” letter posted here. As the penultimate paragraph of the post confirms, the letter is hypothesized: it is not a real document. It is posited, however, […]
What If…?
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2022 (Dec. 15, 2022) — What if your humble servant were to reveal something here at The P&E which could, once and for all, put an end to “natural born Citizen” (“nbC”) debate raging in the comments sections of numerous posts here? What if recently-discovered “hard” evidence – in the form of […]
Additional Responses to More nbC Comments
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2022 (Dec. 6, 2022) — True to form, the lively discussions about what the “natural born Citizen” (“nbC”) clause in the Constitution means; where it originated; and why it remains important continue. Recent comments here, here and here have generated much back and forth discussion between the two opposing viewpoints on these […]
Response to Some nbC Comments
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2022 (Dec. 2, 2022) — Well, here we go again. As faithful P&E readers know, on occasion several of your humble servant’s posts generate robust comments. These comments usually relate to posts addressing the “natural born Citizen” (“nbC”) presidential eligibility clause of the Constitution, Art. 2, § 1, Cl. 5. There, of […]
A “Minor” Clarification
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2022 (Nov. 28, 2022) — Your humble servant has a “minor” clarification to make relating to some of his prior posts here at The P&E. These matters are brought to P&E readers’ attention out of an abundance of caution lest those prior posts leave a confusing or misleading impression regarding the history […]