If one part of the Constitution is jettisoned because it doesn’t matter, then any part can be so ignored. Not a good precedent at all.
>>Not a good precedent at all.
Couldn’t care less. I won’t be constrained by rules the other side doesn’t follow.
I agree. This country ran beautifully when the Constitution was considered supreme and inviolate. And yes, it was that way for the most part until about 1963.
You are correct. Don’t like the constitution, then change it. Two wrongs don’t make a right.
Problem is, the Founders did not define the term NBC in the Constitution, and Congress can only deal with Naturalized Citizens, so it would take a Constitutional Amendment, as far as I could tell from reading on the subject.
I know a lot of people think that as long as one parent is a US citizen, then the child should be considered an NBC. However, even the State Department Documents state that it is not certain that a child born overseas to 2 citizen parents is eligible to be president.
Lots of points pro and con. But the proper thing is to clarify it/amend constitution.