Design Your Own Definition of “Natural Born” and Citizenship Requirements
[ ] birth anywhere on earth at any time
[ ] birth on U.S. soil in one of the 50 states
[ ] birth in a U.S. territory of _____, ______, _____, or _____
[ ] birth on a U.S. warship
[ ] birth on a U.S. sea vessel or air vessel or space vessel registered under U.S. flag
[ ] birth at a U.S. embassy or _____ in a foreign land
[ ] birth at a U.S. military facility in a foreign land
[ ] birth in U.S. zone of Panama Canal
[ ] birth in U.S. shared zone of Antartica
[ ] birth on foreign soil while a parent serving in U.S. military in that land
[ ] birth into U.S. slavery prior to 1865 (or whatever the correct emancipation year)
[ ] birth into U.S. Indian tribe prior to year 18__ (insert the correct year)
[ ] mother is a U.S. citizen
[ ] mother is a U.S. citizen, while also a citizen of one or more other nations
[ ] mother is a U.S. citizen, while also a citizen of another nation, where that nation asserts mother can have NO other citizenship claims
[ ] mother is a U.S. citizen, while another nation claims mother as a subject
[ ] mother is a U.S. citizen, while a citizen of no other nation, and with no other nation claiming subject
[ ] mother is not a U.S. citizen
[ ] mother is not a U.S. citizen, but has open, pending, citizenship application
[ ] mother is not a U.S. citizen, but has legally resided on U.S. soil for ____ days/years
[ ] mother is not a U.S. citizen, but has (illegally) resided on U.S. soil for ____ days/years
[ ] father is a U.S. citizen
[ ] father is a U.S. citizen, while...
[ ] father is a U.S. citizen, while...
[ ] father is a U.S. citizen, while...
[ ] father is a U.S. citizen, while...
[ ] father is not a U.S. citizen
[ ] father is not a U.S. citizen, but...
[ ] father is not a U.S. citizen, but...
[ ] father is not a U.S. citizen, but...
Did I miss anything?
That we are having this dialectic at all is more evidence of the accelerated dumbing down of America. A Natural born citizen is someone born into the allegiance of the sovereign that holds dominion over the child’s birth place.