[PapaBear3625]

Do you believe the founders would have allowed the 35 year old son of two parents newly arrived from England at the time of his birth to serve as the CinC?

Andrew Jackson's parents had emigrated from Ireland two years prior to Andy's birth. I had not heard of any Constitutional challenges to his eligibility on that basis.

[frog in a pot]

Thank you for your thoughtful responses.

You set out the classic argument for the Art II language and I will have to think about it during the baseball game to see if it has any weakness.

As for Andrew Jackson’s parents it may be that they were considered citizens at the time of his U.S. birth.

Until a persuasive record of our founder’s intentions on this issue is established, it is quite a bit easier arguing against NBC requiring two citizens parents than for the proposition.

The alternative, of course, is that any illegal entrant can drop a baby on our side of the border, the baby could grow up in his home country and then return at age 21 to qualify 14 years later as president.