[David]

Yes, correct, but my broader point was arguing against the (false IMHO) claim that Congress couldn’t regulate the meaning of the term ‘natural-born’. Congress can and has done that throughout our history.

Problem is that as a matter of Constitutional Law, that isn't correct. In places where that comes up, the Court says well if you permit Congress to do that, it could effectively amend the constitution without complying with the Amendment process and we can't have that.

The lawyers who regularly argue cases to the Supreme Court are of the view that historical efforts by Congress to tell the court how the case comes out have received negative treatment at the hands of the Court.

[muawiyah]

Congress directed the "interstate commerce" clause for decades before the Court finally had something to say about it. I think it was in a case involving but one state. Then they got involved in the "no dope in the schools" zones issue.

Congress has as much authority as the President or the Court to interpret the Constitution. Sometimes they have disputes.