While you may disagree with me on my reading of Wong, it would appear that Justice Roberts, by the fact that he delivered the Oath or Office to Obama, holds the same view as me.
But that would depend on what your definition of “As Much As.”
Again “As Much As” means “Equal to.”
So for example 8 is Equal to 4+4.
Or, 8 is As Much As 4+4.
So the sentence:
“The child of an alien, if born in the country, is as much a citizen as the natural born child of a citizen, and by operation of the same principle. “
Is the very same as:
“The child of an alien, if born in the country, is Equal To a citizen as the natural born child of a citizen, and by operation of the same principle. “
It’s the old Helmut Sonnenfeldt “as...as” construction.
A Hippo is as much of mammal as a man.
I really don’t think your argument about Justice Roberts makes sense even for a troll. It is in fact absurd.