[nufsed]

What do you make of the “not natural born because father was not US and mother was too young” question.

[nathanbedford]

I am aware of that argument which says that under the statue obtaining at the time of Obama's birth, one parent at least had to have been a resident of the United States for a period of time which was impossible for Obama's mother to fulfill in view of her age. I have not seen the statute but I've not seen it challenged anywhere either.

There is another possibility that we ought to be prepared for. Even if is conclusively shown that Obama was not born in Hawaii but abroad and therefore does not qualify under this statutory definition, a majority of Democrats in the House and Senate could easily pass a remedial statute with effect ex post facto to legitimatize Obama as a natural born citizen. I see no reason why that could not be done and I can see no reason why it would not be constitutional.

The political implications of such a play would be another matter entirely.