[Red Steel]

DoctorBulldog: "Now that you are saying that “native” and “natural-born” are synonymous with each other-—according to your interpretation of Vattel, ..."

You : There you go!!! Ignoring that de Vattel never said anything about "natural born" and so your characterization above is false, finally somebody actually has made the effort to determine what de Vattel was actually saying.

There you go NOT!

You know dang well that de Vattel used the French word for natural when he first published the 'Law of Nations' in 1758, And the definition hasn't changed one bit which is the intent and meaning behind the natural born citizen clause.

[EnderWiggins]

"You know dang well that de Vattel used the French word for natural when he first published the 'Law of Nations' in 1758, And the definition hasn't changed one bit which is the intent and meaning behind the natural born citizen clause."

What I know is that 250 years of professional translators to this very day have never once agreed with you.