[Clemenza]

Nearly two centuries of electoral and judicial precedent render your natural born citizen cult delusional and idiotic.

[MD Expat in PA]

Your are correct but then I have a lot of fun ribbing my older brother that he’s not a “Natural Born Citizen” because our dad, who came here from Norway when he was about 8 years old didn’t complete his “naturalization” until a couple of years after my brother was born but several years before I was born ; ).

Interestingly my dad was not a citizen when WWII started. The day after Pearl Harbor he tried to enlist but was turned down because he wasn’t a citizen, yet about a year later, he got drafted.

In the early 50’s when he appeared before the judge for his citizenship swearing in, the judge told him that it was only a formality as when he took the oath when inducted into the Army he was basically taking the citizenship oath. That and he told my dad that his distinguished war record proved he earned his citizenship.

But still, I like reminding my brother that according to some, he’s not “natural” and could never be President were as I could (as if that was the only reason – LOL!)