Over and over I repeat that as to such a quotation it is explicit as to children of “ CITIZENS”. Cruz was not a child of “CITIZENS” as his father was a citizen of Cuba with some kind of Castro connection. I’ll also throw in that Cruz was born in Canada and as such does not satisfy a requirement for place of birth to fill out a complete ‘natural born citizen’. As much as I admire Cruz today for his political stands and judgements, I as vet who fought in WWII for the life of our Constitution can not and will not betray my Constitutional beliefs for expediency of politics.
First, as has been mentioned elsewhere:
"Parents are required to pick up their children after school."
Does that require two parents, or just one?
What? TWO parents are required to come and pick up their children?
Oh. And those who have only one child aren't required to do anything? You're only required to come and do the pick up if you have more than one child?
Such an interpretation is silly, and you would never, ever make it.
Likewise, there is absolutely nothing in Bayard's quote that requires two citizen parents. It just isn't in the English language.
Secondly: Bayard was very explicit about what it required in order to be a natural born citizen in the Constitutional sense and eligible to the Presidency:
"It is not necessary that a man should be born in this country, to be 'a natural born citizen.' It is only requisite that he should be a citizen by birth...
Plain, straightforward English language. "It is only requisite." "Requisite" = REQUIRED. "It is ONLY REQUIRED THAT he should be a CITIZEN BY BIRTH."
Or, in other words: THE ONLY THING THAT IS REQUIRED IS THAT HE SHOULD BE A CITIZEN BY BIRTH.
Bayard then continues with an EXAMPLE:
"...and that is the case with all the children of citizens who have ever resided in this country, though born in a foreign country."
All completely straightforward.