Because the US has a naturalization process for citizenship as well....:) and those born here are US citizens...unlike a lot of countries... On 3/4/07, Basil Forest <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > How about limiting the right to vote in America to those who can trace their > ancestors back to the Mayflower Compact? > <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free > email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at > http://www.aol.com. > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > -- Cherokee Basketweaving Books: http://stores.lulu.com/cherokeebasketweaver See more of my Baskets: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cherokeebasketweaver/ Visit the Family History Store at LuLu: http://www.lulu.com/allfamilyhistory Can't find the records you need and you're a male surnamed Coats or varitation, order a DNA kit to join our DNA project: http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=A59642&special=True Coats Archive http://www.coatsarchive.us Baker DNA Project http://www.bakerdna.net/ Need Original Records? Pages through Time http://www.pagesthroughtime.us Becoming a grandmother is wonderful. One moment you're just a mother. The next you are all-wise and prehistoric. ~Pam Brown Grandchildren don't stay young forever, which is good because Grandaddies have only so many horsey rides in them. ~Gene Perret To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html
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