[philman_36]

can someone link me some information on this natural born citizen thing please.

Here's something from sourcery.

Are Persons Born Within the United States Ipso Facto Citizens Thereof George D. Collins The American Law Review (1866-1906); Sep/Oct 1884

Defining Natural-Born Citizen

You might query the gentlemen I've pinged. They're all great sources of information.

[PeteCat]

“Indians and Invaders: The Citizenship Clause and Illegal Aliens” University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law 10 (3): 509. March 2008.

http://www.law.upenn.edu/journals/conlaw/articles/volume10/issue3/Magliocca10U.Pa.J.Const.L.499%282008%29.pdf

“From Feudalism to Consent: Rethinking Birthright Citizenship” Legal Memorandum No. 18 (Washington D.C.: Heritage Foundation):

http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2006/03/From-Feudalism-to-Consent-Rethinking-Birthright-Citizenship

[eak3]

Thanks fOr all the info. The ARticle from Federalist Blog is quite interesting and eerily prophetic when Washington is talking about the inherent dangers of having a president who’s father is a citizen of a foreign country and takes away the son to be raised in said foreign country.