You don’t by any chance know how to diagram sentences do you??? Because if you can, or know somebody who can, then here is a real simple way for any Vattle Birther who is truly confused to understand it. I was hoping Editor Surveyor would since he is a editor, but he just ignored me. But here is the gist of it from that law case thingy in 2009:
persons - the noun
born within the borders of the United States - adverb phrase because it tells where???
are - linking verb
natural born citizens - the direct object
Regardless of the citizenship of parents - some kind of clause???
Maybe if they could see it diagrammed they would have less problem with it. At least the honest ones.
Chief Justice Fuller was a Vattel “birther”.
Chief Justice Waite was a Vattel “birther”.
Chief Justice Taney was a Vattel “birther”.
Chief Justice Marshall was a Vattel “birther”.
Justice Gray was a Vattel “birther”.
The list is not limited to the above Justices of the US Supreme.
The First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court was a Vattel “birther”
Justice Daniel was a Vattel “birther”
Justice Harlan.
Justice Clifford
Justice Swayne
Justice Miller
Justice Davis
Justice Field
Justice Strong
Justice Bradley
Justice Hunt
The list is not limited to the above