But he’s still qualified to be president.
Under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4 of the US Constitution, Congress has authority to create law regarding naturalization which includes citizenship
Section 5 of the 14th Amendment states, “ The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.”
And Title 8 of the US Code, Section 1401 defines the following as citizens of the United States upon birth… or natural born citizens:
•Anyone born inside the United States. The person must be “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States. (This would exempt the child of a diplomat, for example, from this provision.)
•Any Indian or Eskimo born in the United States, provided being a citizen of the U.S. does not impair the person’s status as a citizen of the tribe
•Any one born outside the United States, both of whose parents are citizens of the U.S., as long as one parent has lived in the U.S.
•Any one born outside the United States, if one parent is a citizen and lived in the U.S. for at least one year and the other parent is a U.S. national
•Any one born in a U.S. possession, if one parent is a citizen and lived in the U.S. for at least one year
•Any one found in the U.S. under the age of five, whose parentage cannot be determined, as long as proof of non-citizenship is not provided by age 21
•Any one born outside the United States, if one parent is an alien and as long as the other parent is a citizen of the U.S. who lived in the U.S. for at least five years (with military and diplomatic service included in this time)
Whether careless, accidental or deliberate, redefining has been a very effective, though in my opinion dishonest, tactic to change laws by changing definitions, as is the case with NBC. The communists, for example, have long used this approach to great success here and around the world.
Soon, this same tactic will be successful in redefining "marriage" to mean "whatever" instead of the strict definition intended and once, only a few short years ago, almost universally understood. There are many other examples.
The same is true for the definition of NBC you posted, nullifying the original intent, in my opinion, by watering down the original purity of the term to now mean virtually any status whatsoever.
What truths were once self-evident common sense are now, or soon will be, anything you want them to be, depending on how you like your meaning of "is" or any other word in question.
I find that sort of folly ironic and tragic, but I won't argue with you and risk getting the boot. I was kicked out of the only family that adopted me and I'd rather not repeat the experience here. I will merely recite what I've learned in a different time and leave it at that, while I seek a safe place to watch this tower of babble implode.