[BfloGuy]

Our civil and criminal law is based on English Common law. Our FEDERAL law (of which Citizenship is a prime aspect) is most DEFINITELY not based on English Common law. It is completely incompatible with it.

The concept of a "natural-born" citizen comes straight from English law which is why the Founders found no need to redefine it for us.

[DiogenesLamp]

The concept of a "natural-born" citizen comes straight from English law which is why the Founders found no need to redefine it for us.

The concept of "natural born SUBJECT" comes from English law, and it is distinctly incompatible with the characteristics of citizenship.

Natural born Subject is to Natural born Citizen what a King is to a President.

They are two completely different systems of governance, with two distinctly DIFFERENT manners of regarding their individuals.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

The concept of a "natural-born" citizen comes straight from English law

Really, I didn't know that the British had citizens.