You might want to read the Constitution and Title 8 of the U.S. Code one of these days as it clearly says that Rick Santorum is a natural born citizen – he was born in the US – case closed.
The question about Obama’s status as a “natural born” citizen revolves over whether he was born in the US, Hawaii and not in Kenya as has been alleged. If he was indeed born in Keyna and did not meet the requirement for US citizenship of those born outside of the US such as: 1) anyone born outside the United States, both of whose parents are citizens of the U.S., as long as one parent has lived in the U.S. or 2) anyone born outside the United States, if one parent is a citizen and lived in the U.S. for at least one year and the other parent is a U.S. national.
Obama’s mother was a US citizen and had lived in the US, his father however was not. If Barry was born in Keyna he’d not be eligible for POTUS, if however he was born in Hawaii, he would be regardless of his father’s citizenship status.
The Constitution says what it says, nothing more and nothing less. It’s sad sad, sad thing that you don’t get that.
WRONG. Title 8 says if you were born here, you are a CITIZEN. Not a Natural Born Citizen, and if you are quoting it, then you should know better.
Minor v Happersett decided the meaning of Natural Born Citizen in 1875:
“”The Constitution does not, in words, say who shall be natural-born citizens. Resort must be had elsewhere to ascertain that. At common-law, with the nomenclature of which the framers of the Constitution were familiar, it was never doubted that all children born in a country of parents who were its citizens became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also. These were natives, or natural-born citizens, as distinguished from aliens or foreigners.” Minor v. Happersett, 88 U.S. 162, 168.”
This unanimous SCOTUS decision has never been overturned, and has been cited to dozens of times over the 138 years since it was handed down.
Title 8 cannot confer Natural Born Citizenship, nor can Congress. Congress has control of Naturalization laws, but cannot affect Natural Born Citizenship, because it is a condition of birth. This child was born in country to two parents who are it’s citizens. This child can have no other possible citizenship.
Its called Jus Soli (Right of soil) AND Jus Sanguinus (Right of Blood)and BOTH are necessary for Natural Born Citizenship.
Anyone who has done any scholarship on this issue, and I have, knows this. I have been publishing on this for some time now.