[Old Teufel Hunden]

Nice screen name, by the way, "Old Devil Dog."

Thanks. One thing that you left out was the Naturalization Act of 1790 passed by the first Congress. This act said: "the children of citizens of the United States that may be born beyond Sea, or out of the limits of the United States, shall be considered as natural born Citizens".

[RegulatorCountry]

Thanks. One thing that you left out was the Naturalization Act of 1790 passed by the first Congress. This act said: "the children of citizens of the United States that may be born beyond Sea, or out of the limits of the United States, shall be considered as natural born Citizens".

And, you're failing to recognize, that that Act was repealed and replaced, in 1795, using identical language with the exception of the specific Constitutional term of art "natural-born citizen(s)." This term was removed, and replaced with simply "citizens."

Why, do you suppose, was this done? It was a recognition of Congressional overreach, perhaps the very first example of such a thing. Congress exceeded powers enumerated to it by the Constitution, and corrected itself.

[TXnMA]

""the children of citizens of the United States that may be born beyond Sea, or out of the limits of the United States, shall be considered as natural born Citizens"."

...and therein lies Øbozo's real problem: one parent was a Kenyan national and a subject of England -- not an American Citizen...