“That is why they coined a new term, ‘native citizen,’ rather than using an existing term that they recognized to have a decidedly different meaning.”
Hmmm:
““As the President is required to be a native citizen of the United States…. Natives are all persons born within the jurisdiction and allegiance of the United States.”
James Kent, COMMENTARIES ON AMERICAN LAW (1826)
Yet you say WKA coined a “new term”?
The terms have been used interchangeably for years. Remember, Vattel never wrote “natural born citizen”. He wrote about natives, or indigenous. It wasn’t until 10 years AFTER the Constitution was written that a translation was made of Vattel using NBC.
I appreciate that you were considerate enough to include me in your response. But really, there is no need. As I said, I have no intention of again debating substance with you. We had our respective says to each other some months ago, left on good terms, and I consider the matter between us to be completely concluded.