[Uncle Chip]

if Obama was born where he says he was born, then he's a natural-born citizen, according to my understanding of the law as it exists today.

Is that the same law that the Senate understood when they drew up that SR511 for McCain in which they said that he was a natural born citizen because of birth on American territory AND his parents [plural] were both American citizens at the time of his birth, something that Obama clearly falls one parent short of???

[OldDeckHand]

"Is that the same law that the Senate understood when they drew up that SR511 for McCain in which they said that he was a natural born citizen because of birth on American territory AND his parents [plural] were both American citizens at the time of his birth, something that Obama clearly falls one parent short of??? "

If it's important for you to believe (whatever it is you just said), then believe it. I haven't been able to find a single opinion, either from a federal court, or written in a recognized law review journal, that supports what your asserting.

My recommendation: go to law school, write your opinion, and publish in your school's law journal. You can be the first.