Yes, that is why I’ve always been amused by the people trying to claim the founding Fathers didn’t have acccess to Vatel’s work or could not read it in French. The news article about the return of Vatel’s book appeared in the news the day after just such a discussion and argument. Of course, the facts made no dent in their beliefs and they continue the false arguments.
This topic is of greatest interest to Hillary Clinton, not conservatives, between now and the 2012 Democratic Party National Convention. An Obama candidacy in 2012 is most likely to result in the election of a conservative President and a new course for the nation.
This is a Democrat problem and we should not allow them make it ours. The citizenship of Marco Rubio's parents is a hypothetical straw man issue that would only ripen if Rubio should be selected as a Vice Presidential candidate in August 2012 following the Democratic Party convention.