You have hit the nail on the head. This is the distinction that many people wish to ignore, citizen by nature vs. citizen at birth by law. But for this argument to prevail there must be the acceptance of the notion of natural law, which unfortunately I doubt exists today. Natural law would restrict marriage to a man and a woman. But we see what the court has done with that. In the end, natural law rests on the belief in God who is the giver of that law. As a society, however, we no longer believe that.
If anyone THINKS any court will touch this, with the HINT of a chance of anyone going back to do the SAME thing with Barry (far too many references [’self-indicted’ IIRC] of him being FROM Kenya, let alone the fake fiasco in Hawaii, his college records, etc.), they’ve got to get some checkups from the neck-up.
The court WILL rely upon ‘precedent’ and long-standing statutory Law; regardless of the Constitution. Our Republic having long been lost...
Everyone’s citizenship is established by law, even if you are born in the US. See USC Title 8 section 1401. Section A is the law that makes those born on US soil citizens at birth.
Further, in USC Title 8 section 1101, naturalization only occurs AFTER birth. If you are born a citizen, you are naturally (i.e. not by act of a person) born and qualify for NBC.
If not for the 14th Amendment and the laws enacted to implement it not a single African-American in this country would be a citizen of any kind. Are you saying they can't be natural-born citizens because of the law?
Prince William is in-line to become Supreme Ruler of the British Isles by inheritance.
This is the crux of the “natural born citizen” issue.