Yes, I am not of the “camp” that says “natural born” is only of two citizen parents. I’m sure you may have some arguments you find convincing to the contrary, but I do not find those arguments convincing. And yes, I’ve heard them before.
Ok then... what effect does the term “natural born citizen” have as it appears in Article 1, Section 2 of the US Constitution?
Article 1, Section 2 states:
No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President;
Based on Chief Justice Marshall’s opinion as stated in Marbury vs Madison...
“It cannot be presumed that any clause in the constitution is intended to be without effect; and therefore such construction is inadmissible, unless the words require it.”
The term “natural born citizen” must have an effect on the requirements for the office of President.
However though, not the same effect as the term “citizen” in the 14th Amendment, Section 1, Clause 1:
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
That effect can not be the same as the effect which the term “citizen” has in the 14th Ammendment.