The “subject to the jurisdiction” appears to refer to the children born to diplomats of foreign countries who are in the US. See also: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode08/usc_sec_08_00001401——000-.html
Can anyone name one single case that holds that mere birth citizenship does not allow a person to be President? or one section of the US code or its regulations? Just one thing that backs up this notion that people who are citizens by birth are somehow different than natural born citizens for the purposes of becoming President?
The fact that the Constitution specifically makes the distinction. Otherwise it would be ridiculous to state that a President and Vice President had to be “natural born” citizens.
In Minor v. Happersett (1874), the Supreme Court said that, if you were born in the United States and both of your parents were U.S. citizens at the time of your birth, you are, without doubt, a natural born citizen. In the same case, the Supreme Court also said that, if you were born in the United States and one of your parents was not a U.S. citizen when you were born, your natural born citizenship is in doubt.
I am a huge Rubio supporter...one of the first in the Tampa area to push his candidacy over Suntan Charlie’s. But that was FOR THE SENATE.
Marco is perfectly qualified to serve in the Senate but as for the presidency, we need to find out about his parents’ citizenship history. If they weren’t citizens in May, 1971, then Marco may not be a NBC. I do not think tea partiers or documenters like my self should be hypocritical about strict eligibility standards.
SCOTUS could bring it all into focus for us but they refuse to do that. As one supposed acquaintance of Scalia quoted him as saying, “It takes four.” To get a hearing, that is.
At any rate, the whole issue is WAY too premature since Marco is just barely starting to get his feet wet in the Senate. I hope he proves to be a star but only time will tell. In the meantime, let’s knock off the presidency talk about him...and also about Allen West. They are good campaigners and good conservatives but if their ethnicity were different, nobody would be pushing them so hard and so fast.
Please lets not be like the Democrats with their disgusting identity politics.