[allmendream]

Indeed, under the provisions of the 1790 law 0bama would most certainly not be eligible.

But it is OBVIOUS to all but the deliberately obtuse that the 1790 law showed the supposed requirement of both citizen parents and born in country is a recent invention, not a well known and well understood universally accepted norm during the time of our founders, or subsequently - right up until shortly AFTER the 2008 election.

[Danae]

Part of that is due to the fact of Minor being scrubbed off the internet. I am CERTAIN this was not the only act of obfucation.

[Semper911]

So you believe that a person born in the US of a citizen mother and a non-citizen father is a natural born citizen. We got it.

I disagree, as do many others, bet we've got it.

Why were the case law records scrubbed?

[rolling_stone]

You cannot change the Constitution with a statute. 1790 is just like the resolution saying McCain was eligible, and that is worthless.

[edge919]

Indeed, the 2008 election exposed widespread ignorance on what it means to be a natural born citizens, particularly among the entire voting body. That maternal descent is respected today doesn’t discount the idea that both parents should be citizens. The biggest misconception is that you can be born to NO U.S. citizen parents and be natural-born.