“The Supreme Court has never ruled on whether or not a person born abroad to two citizen parents is a natural-born citizen under the meaning of the Constitution. That’s why we need a ruling.”
Ginsburg believes that person would be an NBC. If you listen to the oral argument that I keep harping on - that even mentions Romney’s dad..you can see which way the Justices are leaning. Interestingly enough, a recent case came up discussing Nguyen and not a single word was mentioned about NBC.
As for Minor, it did not rule on ANYTHING other than what was relevant to that case...and it clearly stated there was no question that a person born here of two parents is an NBC - as to any other definitions IT REFUSED TO DISCUSS BECAUSE IT WAS NOT RELEVANT.
“As for Minor, it did not rule on ANYTHING other than what was relevant to that case...and it clearly stated there was no question that a person born here of two parents is an NBC - as to any other definitions IT REFUSED TO DISCUSS BECAUSE IT WAS NOT RELEVANT.”
IMO, the Minor Court did not “reach” the question of whether the child of a legally single mom was NBC because Mrs. Minor was the legal child of two US citizens and was not the child of legally alien or foreign parents. Nor did the Minor court “reach” the NBC status of foundlings who were not presumed to be the child of aliens or foreigners, IIRC, but presumed to be citizens.
Please give us a link to the case you keep “harping” on. I would like to listen to it.
jd