One of the things I discovered during the Obama birth certificate debates was that there may be an easy way to determine that a person is not a citizen, once they are identified as a citizen things get squishy. This is especially true when someone tries to make distinctions regarding a person who is “born a citizen”.
So, regarding the requirement that the president must be a “natural born” citizen, I look at that requirement within the definition of “natural born citizen” within the context of the document stating the requirement.
Based on that, I think “natural born” means you were “born a citizen” and did not have to apply for and get citizenship.
Which brings up the concept of anchor babies as they existed at the founding of our nation.
the founders used the term ‘citizen’ for every position defined by the Constitution... EXCEPT potus. they did this specifically, and it was discuss in the federalist papers.
being born in the country as an anchor baby allows you to be a citizen... a native born citizen if you will, but not a natural born citizen.
it’s very simple:
a natural born citizen is a citizen naturally... as there are no alternatives.
if your parents were citizens of another country, you have alternatives. if you were born on another country’s soil, you have alternatives. the only way for you to be born with no other choice but to be american, is if you are born on the soil of 2 citizen parents.
i’ve been saying the exact same thing for 6+ years.