[meadsjn]

The language of the Constitution says a Senator must be a “citizen”. If “citizen” is its own category, separate from “natural born citizen” - then the clear implication would be that a “natural born citizen” wouldn’t be eligible for the office.

"Natural born citizen" is a subset of the group "citizen"; those "citizens" who are born in the country, to parents who are both "citizens" themselves.

[allmendream]

We agree that natural born citizens are a subset of the group “citizen”.

What then can we make of the argument that “citizen” is its own category apart from “natural born citizen”? I don't make much of it, as it is ridiculous. That is the point of my post, that “citizen” is not its own separate category - it is inclusive of THREE types of U.S. citizen mentioned in the Constitution.