However, the radical birthers who quote Vattell are nuts. Two Citizen parents are not required if born on US Soil.
At least one Citizen parent is required, with other hoops, if born on foreign soil, depending on the law at the time of birth.
That is where I fall.
All presidents post grandfather clause were born of TWO U.S. Citizen parents with the exception of Chester Arthur who managed to sneak through the cracks.
“Two Citizen parents are not required if born on US Soil.”
There is no on-point SCOTUS ruling affirming your opinion, especially not one with the fact pattern that Barry has claimed of having a UK subject father.
SCOTUS declining to hear many cases that have all been dismissed on pre-trial motions all prior to discovery and cross-examination of witnesses and argument regarding precedents like MvH and WKA does not constitute a ruling that “two citizen parents are not required.” The matter simply has never “reached” SCOTUS so they are duty bound to act as though Barry’s is eligible.
That is why I try not to make declarations regarding matters that only SCOTUS can decide, but that haven’t come before them.