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Aumf Panel Transcript, Rosa Brooks, Benjamin Wittes
Aumf Panel Transcript, Rosa Brooks, Benjamin Wittes
Pepperdine Law Review
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The Problem Of Presidential Inability—Will Congress Ever Solve It?, John D. Feerick
The Problem Of Presidential Inability—Will Congress Ever Solve It?, John D. Feerick
Fordham Law Review
One of the most critical and intriguing constitutional questions ever presented for solution is: What happens when the President of the United States becomes incapable of discharging the powers and duties of his office? Does the Vice-President "become President" for the remainder of the term or does he merely "act as President" during the period of the inability? The Constitution is not explicit..
The Natural Born Citizen Clause As Originally Understood, Mary Brigid Mcmanamon
The Natural Born Citizen Clause As Originally Understood, Mary Brigid Mcmanamon
Catholic University Law Review
Article II of the Constitution requires that the President be a “natural born Citizen.” The phrase is derived from English common law, and the Supreme Court requires examination of that law to ascertain the phrase’s definition. This piece presents the pertinent English sources, combined with statements by early American jurists. Based on a reading of these materials, the article concludes that, in the eyes of the Framers, a presidential candidate must be born within the United States. The article is important because there has been a candidate who “pushed the envelope” on this question in many elections over the last …