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To: sparklite2
One more time, read the book that the framers used during the Federal Convention. It defined who a natural born Citizen is. They all were very familiar with that legal treatises, the colonists prior to the revolution were familiar with it, the early congress required it in their presence, law schools of the day included it in their curriculum, many framers had copies in their own home libraries including John Jay who wrote to the convention with the suggestion to change the requirement from simply "citizen" to that of a "natural born Citizen."

Original intent, and original sources.

104 posted on 12/15/2017 1:26:07 PM PST by rxsid (HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
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To: rxsid

Okay. One more time ...

The U.S. Constitution uses but does not define the phrase “natural born Citizen”, and various opinions have been offered over time regarding its precise meaning. The consensus of early 21st-century constitutional scholars, together with relevant case law, is that natural-born citizens include, subject to exceptions, those born in the United States. Many scholars have also concluded that those who meet the legal requirements for U.S. citizenship “at the moment of birth”, regardless of place of birth, are also natural-born citizens.

I find no ‘exception’ such that the nationality of the parents is a factor.


105 posted on 12/15/2017 1:28:58 PM PST by sparklite2 (I hereby designate the ongoing kerfuffle Diddle-Gate.)
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