Nice stuff.
‘No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident ...”
Makes sense.
“As the President is required to be a native citizen of the United States. Natives are all persons born within the jurisdiction and allegiance of the United States.”
Ok, we can sat native and natural born.
“The country where one is born, how accidental soever his birth in that place may have been, and although his parents belong to another country, is that to which he owes allegiance. Hence the expression natural born subject or citizen, & all the relations therecout growing. To this there are but few exceptions, and they are mostly introduced by statutes and treaty regulations, such as the children of seamen and ambassadors born abroad, and the like.”
A few exceptions? Ambassadors make sense. Seamen?
“Natural-born Citizens, those that are born within the jurisdiction of a national government; i.e., in its territorial limits, or those born of citizens, temporarily residing abroad.”
Wait. Cruz was born in Canada. His mother, a US citizen was temporarily residing abroad. That would make Cruz a natural born citizen. They can run for President, right?
Anyway, great information. It was actually enjoyable reading and I am grateful you gave me and the forum the opportunity to read this.
She was married there. gave birth to a child there, and she was working there. that is not a temporary situation. Not even close. But if you want to lie to yourself, go right ahead. I'm not going to though.