John McCain was born in Panama but nobody seriously questioned his eligibility to run for President.
George Romney was a front runner in the 1968 Republican primaries, and was born in Mexico of American parents. Nobody seriously questioned his eligibility, or sought to keep him off the election ballot.
Ted Cruz is an American citizen based on his mother’s American citizenship. He did not have to go through the naturalization process to become a citizen. Thus, many believe he is a natural born citizen based on that.
Have the courts ever tackled a case dealing with the definition of a “natural born citizen”?
Congress actually “approved” McCain’s eligibility because he was born on a US military base. Don’t tell me these people aren’t pre-selected. This was also done because they knew Obama would be running. If it got to hot McCain’s eligibility would make Obama’s INeligibility a moot issue. See how it works?
Not with regard to eligibility for the presidency. And actually, the term “natural born citizen” has not been legislatively defined either. A number of Constitutional authorities point to the statutes governing “citizen at birth” and contend that that term is the same as “natural born citizen.” But that is not clear.
I would actually like to see this issue go to SCOTUS in an effort to have “natural born citizen” defined once and for all. But knowing our present SCOTUS, it will probably decline to hear the case or muddy the waters even further.