I'm sorry to hear you failed English class and reading comprehension. The final sentence in the paragraph is the one I quoted that linked Smith's birthright to his ancestors settling the country. Here's a link to prove I'm right, as usual.
Link to Madison's Document 6
Could you then please provide me with a quote from a Framer or a Founding Father stating that American citizen fathers are required in order for a child to be eligible for the Presidency/Vice Presidency as a Natural Born Citizen? Where does that appear in the Constitution or in US Law?
The first U.S. naturalization law links natural born citizenship with the status of the father, both in terms of citizenship and residence, in 1790.
"And the children of citizens of the United States that may be born beyond Sea, or out of the limits of the United States, shall be considered as natural born Citizens: Provided, that the right of citizenship shall not descend to persons whose fathers have never been resident in the United States."
I’m sorry to hear you failed English class and reading comprehension. The final sentence in the paragraph is the one I quoted that linked Smith’s birthright to his ancestors settling the country. Here’s a link to prove I’m right, as usual.
Link to Madison’s Document 6
Could you then please provide me with a quote from a Framer or a Founding Father stating that American citizen fathers are required in order for a child to be eligible for the Presidency/Vice Presidency as a Natural Born Citizen? Where does that appear in the Constitution or in US Law?
The first U.S. naturalization law links natural born citizenship with the status of the father, both in terms of citizenship and residence, in 1790.
“And the children of citizens of the United States that may be born beyond Sea, or out of the limits of the United States, shall be considered as natural born Citizens: Provided, that the right of citizenship shall not descend to persons whose fathers have never been resident in the United States.”
The 18th and 19th century laws on naturalization were superceded by the passage of the 14th Amendment in 1868 which established two and only classifications of citizens: born or naturalized.