Well someone said that his parents had to be here 5 years before they could become citizens. If he was born before then, wouldn’t that make him not be a natural born citizen to become president as Article 2 Section 1 states?
He’s a Republican so he wouldn’t be eligible, but if he was a Democrat that would be OK. /S
Just guessing that your argument is with a liberal.
“If he was born before then, wouldn’t that make him not be a natural born citizen to become president as Article 2 Section 1 states?”
No.
A child born in the United States, of parents of Chinese descent, who, at the time of his birth, are subjects of the Emperor of China, but have a permanent domicil and residence in the United States, and are there carrying on business, and are not employed in any diplomatic or official capacity under the Emperor of China, becomes at the time of his birth a citizen of the United States, by virtue of the first clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution,
A child born in the United States, of parents of Chinese descent, who, at the time of his birth, are subjects of the Emperor of China, but have a permanent domicil and residence in the United States, and are there carrying on business, and are not employed in any diplomatic or official capacity under the Emperor of China, becomes at the time of his birth a citizen of the United States, by virtue of the first clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution,
All person born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.There are some around here who see this as inadequate, as it doesn't say "natural born," so he must not be a natural born citizen.
Which is hooey. Jindal's clearly a "born citizen," and as such he doesn't have to be naturalized -- meaning he's already a "natural" citizen. He's "natural born."
The only reason some say otherwise, is because they hate Obama and think this is a clever trick to get rid of him.