[justlurking]

If that were true, there would be a category of citizen known as “native born but not natural born.” Since there isn’t, and never has been in the history of humankind, perhaps that’s a clue that something’s off.

According to the Vattel's Law of Nations, that category does exist. And the US Supreme Court affirmed it in Minor v. Happersett.

Wrong.

I see. Simply because you said so, with no evidence other than "it can't possibly be true".

[Tublecane]

“the US Supreme Court affirmed it in Minor v. Happersett.”

No it didn’t, to my knowledge. It may have used the term “native born,” but it didn’t say that native borns weren’t natural borns. And why would it, as that wasn’t at issue?

“I see. Simply because you said so, with no evidence other than ‘it can’t possibly be true’”

I don’t see why my flat denial is any more deficient than your flat assertion.