[sten]

if being born on the soil is the only qualification for a term in common use world wide at the time of the signing... then what’s the difference between a person born in the country of 2 foriegn parents and a natural born citizen?

the fact is, the term means someone is a citizen naturally ... as there are no alternatives.

it’s that simple

and a supreme court case did reference the definition of natural born citizen in minor v happersett (1874)

[kabar]

Sorry, but it has never been resolved by the courts. Tribe and Olson are considered to be Constitutional scholars and both have been mentioned for possible future Justices on SCOTUS. They came to their own conclusion at the request of the Senate, which then issued a resolution stating that McCain was eligible.

How do I know it is not settled law? There is a guy in the WH who was not born of US citizen parents and has a birth certificate issued by the state of Hawaii saying he was born there.

You and I can agrue what is the definition of natural born citizen as it applies to eligibility to be President under the Constitution, but we can't resolve it. Only the courts can do that and they have never been presented with this case.

I believe it has to be resolved sooner rather than later. We have 300,000 to 400,000 anchor babies being born each year in this country to illegal alien parents. The are American citizens by virtue of jus solis. They can get a passport, receive all the various benefits, and vote when they reach 18. We also have an immigrant population of 40 million in this country with about 15 million being green card holders, not citizens. What is the status of their children re being eligible to be President? The sooner we can get this resolved the better.