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I just returned from running the bulldog down to the river. He was swimming, thinks he’s a labrador.

Johnny, gee wally
You can believe whatever you want.
I’ll stick with the primary or black letter law, the US Constitution. I had a kernel of doubt, but the 1790 and 1795 acts certainly have probative value and helped to fortify my opinion.
And I’ll stick to the facts. Name one president born before Martin Van Buren not born in an English colony so not a “citizen”; next, name one president, from Van Buren on, who was not born on American soil. (Disregarding the current usurper.)

Larry - Moe and Curly
“It’s up to Congress to define who is or isn’t a NBC.
Agree”
(I removed the bizarre little chicken scratch marks for you.)

Let’s re-visit Article 2.

Twelfth Amendment

The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate; The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted;—The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice.... The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice.
*But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President to the United States.*
See there how they parrot Art. 2, Sec. 1, clause 5?

This is just `cherry picking’ authority, but it makes clear that the Congress was given the authority by the Framers to bar or remove the senior federal executives. See the impeachment authority as well.

But don’t worry. It’s all moot ... Congress isn’t afraid of making difficult decisions—our critters can lay down next to them and go right to sleep.
The really tragic thing is going to be if they do grow a pair sometime in September or October, give Cruz the old heave-ho and install Marco Robot.

All: Would you rather be thought wrong or unreasonable?