[papertyger]

I don’t understand why anyone would actually allow a child to speak on public policy.

The child has aspirations, and obviously quite a bit of sophistication and drive.

Your post, rightly or not, seemed to indicate a sound reasoning behind the prohibition on foreign born Presidents. I can think of none.

And it's not like she is the first to bring it up. The matter has been bandied about with Schwarzenegger in the past.

[vbmoneyspender]

As recounted by Justice Joseph Story in his famous Commentaries on the Constitution, the purpose of the natural born Citizen clause was thus to "cut[] off all chances for ambitious foreigners, who might otherwise be intriguing for the office; and interpose[] a barrier against those corrupt interferences of foreign governments in executive elections."

John Jay in corresponding with George Washington on the subject, stated that it was particularly appropriate to limit the Presidency to natural born citizens because the President was the Commander-in-Chief of America's military and the natural born citizen requirement therefor would act as a check on our military from ever falling into the hands of a foreigner.