[DiogenesLamp]

Born outside the U.S. and neither of the parents was a U.S. citizen. Born outside the U.S. and a parent didn’t establish five year residence in the U.S. prior to the child’s birth, with 2 of those years being after the age of 14. Born in the U.S. but the parents are foreigners with diplomatic immunity.

Wow. Lots of things to remember to figure out what "natural" means. And I bet that list is subject to change every time congress gets a new hair up it's @$$.

Funny, I always thought only a constitutional amendment could change a constitutional requirement. Didn't know congress could do it with a vote.

[Nero Germanicus]

The law is based on the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment which is a corollary to Article II, Section 1. They fit together nicely: anyone who is a Citizen of the United States At Birth under the 14th Amendment is also a natural born citizen under Article II, Section 1.

As a judge in Pennsylvania ruled in March in a trial on the merits: “Having extensively reviewed all articles cited in this opinion, as well as many others, this Court holds, consistent with the common law precedent and statutory history, that a ‘natural born citizen’ includes any person who is a United States citizen from birth,”—Elliott v Cruz,

[ROCKLOBSTER]

I always thought only a constitutional amendment could change a constitutional requirement. Didn't know congress could do it with a vote.

It's also a definition in natural law. Next thing you know, they'll be passing a law to make the Sun rise in the West.