[knarf]

I don’t have time to read and study ... but quick glancing SEEMS to indicate the BC is a non issue ... am I right?

[wbones8765]

Yes, the research that was done was from the Library of Congress. It does make a great case that the term NBC comes from Vattel. That would mean Obama is not eligible. It would require SCOTUS for offical decree.

[so_real]

Correct. The matter of genealogy is at least equally, and arguably more important, than geography. A child's parents must be citizens of this nation (natural born, naturalized, or exempted by Article II) in order for the child to be considered "natural born" himself. Still, the BC is not a non-issue at all, in my opinion, as it easily draws more inquiring minds into the discussion.

[Scanian]

It is, as Leo D’Onofrio and others have argued, a secondary issue at best and really not relevant to the discussion since the proof of Hussein’s ineligibility has been out in the open all along (his own campaign website indicated he was born a British subject).