Sven, there is only one process or means by which one can be a “natural born Citizen,” by satisfying the necessary and sufficient conditions of birth time (at the moment of birth), birth country (born in the United States), and birth parents (born to U.S. citizen parents). Simply stated, any “born citizen” who does not satisfy these three conditions, while still being a “born citizen” under some legal mechanism ( under the Fourteenth Amendment or Congressional Act), is not a “natural born Citizen” under American common law which is the natural law that provides the constitutional definition of the clause.
And therein lies the legal problem. Since the Supreme Court’s 1898 ruling in US v Wong Kim Ark, SCOTUS has consistently ruled that there are only two forms of US citizenship: (1) “Citizen of the United States at Birth” and (2) “Naturalized United States Citizen.” The courts have ruled that there is no third category called “natural born citizen” that is separate from category 1, according to Supreme Court rulings since 1898. Judges believe that a Citizen of the United States At Birth IS a natural born citizen.
The principle above has found its way into judicial rulings concerning Obama’s status:
Ankeny v Daniels.
Indiana Court of Appeals: “Based on the language of Article II, Section 1, Clause 4 and the guidance provided by Wong Kim Ark, we conclude that persons born within the United States are ‘natural born citizens’ for Article II, Section 1 purposes, regardless of the citizenship of their parents.”— November 12, 2009
Tisdale v Obama.
US District Court Judge John A. Gibney, Jr.: “It is well settled that those born within the United States are natural born citizens.”— Tisdale v Obama, US District Court of the Eastern District of Virginia, January 23, 2012.
Swensson, Powell, Farrar and Welden v Obama.
Administrative Law Judge Michael Mahili, State of Georgia Administrative Hearings, Farrar et. al., Welden, Swensson and Powell v Obama: “For the purposes of this analysis, the Court considered that Barack Obama was born in the United States. Therefore, as discussed in Ankeny, he became a citizen at birth and is a natural born citizen. Accordingly, President Barack Obama is eligible as a candidate for the presidential primary under O.C.G.A. under Section 21-2-5(b). February 3, 2012
Allen v Obama.
Arizona Superior Court Judge Richard E. Gordon: “Arizona courts are bound by United States Supreme Court precedent in construing the United States Constitution, and this precedent fully supports that President Obama is a natural born citizen under the Constitution and thus qualified to hold the office of President. Contrary to Plaintiff’s assertion, Minor v. Happersett, 88 U.S. 162 (1874), does not hold otherwise.”—Pima County Superior Court, Tuscon, Arizona, March 7, 2012