The Constitution does not state any requirements for the father or mother of a president. It only states the requirements for the PRESIDENT (natural born citizen, age 35+, 14+year resident). The fact that his father was not a US citizen is irrelevant and does not need to be checked by the media.
Obama’s legitimacy is being questioned because of HIS natural born citizen status, not his parents’ status.
...The Constitution does not state any requirements for the father or mother of a president. It only states the requirements for the PRESIDENT (natural born citizen, age 35+, 14+year resident)....
It comes down to the definition of the term "natural born citizen", as it pertains to the President and Vice-President.
It is a fact that many constitutional scholars would tell you that the definition of the term "natural born citizen" involves the citizenship status of the President (native born) as well as the citizehship status of one or both of his parents.
1. Some say it requires that only one parent be a US citizen,
2. Others say it requires US citizenship of both parents.
3. Another much smaller group, perhaps including yourself, believes the parentage of the President is not involved at all.
Not all three of the above positions can be correct. In fact, two of them must be incorrect.
This is in important constitutional matter that is in dispute, in that it involves eligibility for the highest offices in the land (and therefore in the world).
Personally, I don't hold out much hope that this "dispute" will be settled in the near future. It appears that we may be arguing about this through the 2012 election and who knows how many other elections into the future.