JV: “The country of the father OR the mother is therefore that of the children”
I actually agree with you that modern changes in how we treat women as citizens since the writing of the Constitution do affect this standing. But for some reason you defy the concept of nature-given birth. Nature determines the offspring by BOTH parents.
Prior to full rights being given to women in this country, their citizenship followed their husband. So there was no distinction between the mother and that father’s citizenship since in the eyes of the law, they were one in the same.
Now that we do distinguish the two (mother and father) as distinct citizens, the only proper reading is that they now are both required to be citizens individually. (previously they were both citizens as well but then they were not distinct).
the times may change as they will but the constitution requires an amendment vote to change.