Non-Sequitur takes that position because he believes the Constitution doesn’t provide for three classes of citizens: natural-born citizen, citizen, naturalized citizen. He doesn’t do it to defend Obama, in my opinion. I’ve argued with him at length on that subject.
I believe that since the Constitution refers to a higher requirement for POTUS that that inherently provides for three classes of citizenship. I also believe that the law is unsettled on the matter of whether or not a person born to one U.S. citizen parent and one foreign-citizen parent is a natural-born citizen. I can and will argue for the position that such a person is not a natural-born citizen.
I usually end my arguments with Non-Sequitur with the statement that we need a SCOTUS ruling to determine if Obama is a natural-born citizen. He has stipulated to me that “Perhaps, we do.” I think he sees the law one way and we see it another, but I think he sees the necessity of a clear definition from the SCOTUS.
Just my opinion ...
The president is the only one where the term natural born is used. Obviously it is different from the others, a higher standard. I think it is to make sure the President has no divided loyalties, and he shouldn’t have any. Obongo clearly does.