“Birthplace determines citizenship by operation of law.
Parents’ citizenship determines citizenship by operation of nature.
That’s the argument.”
You mean that we are not a nation of laws, as I had thought, but a nation under the benevolent dictatorship of Mother Nature?
Do you realize how nutty that sounds? Try arguing that the Founders understood citizenship to be by the right of blood. Drop the “nature” stuff.
“By right of blood” is the same thing as using the word “nature,” only more archaic.
It’s appropriate to use the word “nature” because that’s what the framers used (”natural”).
You seem to have a problem with it because of your views on nature and theology. Sorry.