The ONLY issue with respect to Obama that might have any merit is whether he was actually born in Hawaii, or if he was born in Kenya as some claim. If Obama was born in Hawaii (which has not been established to the satisfaction of many Conservatives), then he would be eligible to be POTUS, period. The fact that one of his parents was a British citizen bears no weight on eligibility, if he was indeed born in Hawaii.
The thinking of the Founders was profoundly influenced by 18th-century Swiss philosopher Emerich de Vattel, who believed that any given society can only exist and “perpetuate itself” through the efforts of “natural-born citizens,” which he defined as “those born in the country of parents who are citizens.”
Vattel emphasized that “in order to be of the country, it is necessary that a person be born of a father who is a citizen; for, if he is born there of a foreigner, it will only be the place of his birth, and not his country.”
OK, your turn.
Exactly.
All this argument about "he's not a citizen b/c his parents weren't citizens" is utter nonsense. I agree that the only question never fully answered about Obama was whether he was born in Kenya and whisked to Hawaii a couple of days later to have to birth registered or was actually born in Hawaii.