Hey Michael! Some good points that you mention, and some I even agree with.
In my humble opinion, I think you are misguided on others. *"We, the People OF THE UNITED STATES"* is the correct phrase. The Founders then went on in Article One, Section Eight, Clause One, and wrote: *"The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and PROVIDE FOR THE COMMON DEFENSE AND GENERAL WELFARE of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;* With regard to your claim that immigration and naturalization are not the same thing; I agree they are not, but the two concepts are tied to the hip. In Federalist Paper Number 42, James Madison wrote about the concept. Here is is by the way: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed42.asp Prior to the Constitution's inception and the first Naturalization Act of 1790, the States were the ones who dictated Naturalization policy. By 1795, the Congress framed the first Immigration and Naturalization Act (of 1795, and of which I have written to you previously about!!) the key criteria for citizenship of the Naturalization Act of 1795 remain part of American law to this date: (1) five years of (lawful) residence within the United States; (2) a "good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the United States"; (3) the taking of a formal oath to support the Constitution and to renounce any foreign allegiance; and (4) the renunciation of any hereditary titles. Most importantly, the 1795 Act, as is the law today, requires that any new citizen must "absolutely and entirely renounce" any previous allegiance to any other Nation-State. Somehow, the Obama Administration, (as well as the Bush Administration) forgot this most important aspect!! -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
