This is a great comment, except for the part where it’s utterly wrong and ignores the common law interpretation of “natural born citizen” as it existed in 1787.
One good explanation:
http://volokh.com/posts/1204265246.shtml
Please note that our Framers had just liberated themselves from British Common Law. Why on Earth would they go ahead and adopt Common Law rule here?
If you are interested in why we don’t follow common law please take a few minutes to read this:
http://naturalborncitizen.wordpress.com/
Scroll down to: LEO DONOFRIO COMMENTS ON JUDAH BENJAMIN ARTICLE CONCERNING NATURAL BORN CITIZEN AND THE COMMON LAW
It’s a simple explanation.