[Non-Sequitur]

The framers gave congress the authority to define citizens, but not natural born citizens, at least not without amending the Constitution.

Who did they give that authority to, pray tell?

[Spaulding]

Who did they give that authority to, pray tell?

Thanks for the opportunity Non-Sequitur.

Article 1 Section 8: The Congress shall have the Power To ...Establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization...

Article 1 Section 8 the basis for the 14th Amendment, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof...” So the framers gave us Article 1 and, since they also provided the amendment process, they gave us the 14th Amendment, which some claim is redundant.