Friday, March 7, 2008

Was John Adams eligible to be President?

Was our 2nd U.S. President, John Adams, eligible to occupy the Office of President?

From Article 2, Section 1:
No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

John Adams took office on March 4th, 1797.

Final ratification for the Articles of Confederation took place on March 1, 1781. That ratification officially formed the perpetual union of state, the United States. For the sake of argument, we'll put the date at July 4th, 1777.

So, for those keeping track, or in doubt, I'm giving up nearly four years. It still won't matter.
John Adams had attained an age of 35 by the time he took the Office of President. Adams was born on October 30th, 1735.

Had John Adams been fourteen years a resident within the United States by the time he occupied the Office of President?

Uh-oh.

Nineteen years and eight months passed between July 4th, 1777 and the time John Adams took office as President on March 4th, 1797.

Did John Adams reside outside of the country for any amount of time longer than five years and eights months, between the time of July 4th, 1777 and March 4th, 1797?

"During the Revolutionary War he (Adams) served in France and Holland in diplomatic roles, and helped negotiate the treaty of peace. From 1785 to 1788 he was minister to the Court of St. James's, returning to be elected Vice President under George Washington." (Source)

From the years of 1777 to 1788, information that is available puts John Adams as residing outside of the country for most of that span of time.

While John Adams was serving overseas, he purchased a home in the Netherlands.

"Congress sent Adams to France in 1778 to aid in negotiating an alliance. By the time he arrived, however, Franklin had finished negotiations. Congress again sent him to France again in late 1779, to lead the U.S. delegation in peace negotiations with Britain. Frustrated because Congress ignored his advice and unpopular in Paris for his direct, uncompromising speech, Adams, on his own initiative, went to the Netherlands where he negotiated loans for Washington's impoverished army. These loans were vital to the Continental army. Back in Paris in 1782, his tough negotiating style was finally rewarded by a favorable peace agreement with Great Britain.
Abigail Adams traveled to France in 1784 to join her husband. Soon afterward, Congress appointed Adams first United States ambassador to Britain's Court of St. James. In England from 1785-88, the Adamses regularly heard Unitarian Richard Price preach at Gravel Pit Chapel, Hackney. Adams enjoyed the English minister's friendship. He was also acquainted with Joseph Priestley, Theophilus Lindsey, Thomas Belsham, and many other British Unitarians.
While in England Adams compiled his massive Defense of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, 1787." (Source)

Between July 4th, 1777 and March 4th, 1797, much information is available that puts John Adams as residing outside of the United States for a total length of time greater than five years and eight months.

While serving abroad, John Adams was still a citizen of the United States.

While serving abroad, John Adams did not reside within the United States.

Much like George Washington, Woodrow Wilson and George W. Bush, John Adams was not eligible to occupy the Office of President.

Are the Federal Reserve and Revenue Acts of 1913 unconstitutional?

Full article at BallsNews.com

From Article 2, Section 1:
No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

Did Woodrow Wilson, who signed the Federal Reserve and Revenue Acts into law, meet all of the requirements, which were established by the U.S. Constitution, in order to be eligible to occupy the Office of the President?

No, Woodrow Wilson did not meet the presidential eligibility requirements put forth by the U.S. Constitution.

Woodrow Wilson was not a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of the U.S. Constitution. Period.

Since Woodrow Wilson was never actually a legitimate President of the United States, that would mean any laws signed into action by Wilson are also not legitimate.