[Conscience of a Conservative]

No, the current operative interpretation of the 14th Amendment is is absurd, not the point being made about the meaning of “natural born”.

Except that the "current operative interpretation of the 14th Amendment" is the interpretation of the Amendment that has governed for the vast majority of the time since the Amendment was passed.

[The Watcher]

You said:

Except that the “current operative interpretation of the 14th Amendment” is the interpretation of the Amendment that has governed for the vast majority of the time since the Amendment was passed.

And my answer is... So?

What does that matter? Truth is not defined by how common error is.