Great post, Mama. I completely concur, and would add that the Framers understood that distinction in citizenship without question - hence the phrase in Article II, Section I, "Natural Born Citizen".
One would have to believe that the Framers inserted that term haphazardly, to conclude that they had no intention to set the qualifications bar for President, any higher than for any other elected federal office.
I've read the Constitution many times, and can find no place where their language was imprecise or vague. These were some of the most learned men of the Enlightenment. Not only were they excellent craftsmen of concepts into words, but brilliant thinkers as well.
No - logic and reason (as well as written communications between the Framers) dictates that they were seeking to ensure that our Presidents had the purest degree of citizenship possible.
The wisdom of their thinking has been borne out in the treasonous conduct of the current President, whose lineage is decidedly split between America and his father's origins.
Such a well-said statement is worth repeating!
They did set it higher. The President is the only official that must be born a citizen as opposed to naturalized.