When Pres. Chester A. Arthur was born, his father was definitely still a citizen of Ireland. It will be interesting to see how this precedent figures into any court cases concerning Obama's natural born citizen status.
Of course since everyone has known for years that Obama's father was born in Africa, it would have been much better to bring up this whole issue before the election.
If that is so, then Chester Arthur was no eligible to the Presidency. I understand also that there is a thought that Arthur used the birth certificate of his prother to prove that he wasn’t bon in Canada.
As for bringing it up BEFORE the election, the massive efforts to do were thwarted at every turn by indifference and hostility.
Yes, the Keyes case was brought up during the primaries, and delayed for the election, then suppressed by Obama and the Democrats once the election was over. Figure that one out.
It should not figure at all. It was not publicly known that Arthur's father was not a citizen at the time of his birth, or until long after his passing for that matter. Just because someone else violated the Constitution and got away with it, without the issue making it to any court, let alone the Supreme court, is no legal precedent at all. One way or the other.
Arthur's citizenship wasn't litigated, so there's no precedent.
It WAS brought up WAY before the election!!! The Mighty Media Monolith just covered it up.