[curiosity]

Were there any validity to that, the clause would not be in the constitution. The fact that the framers had to give themselves a special elligibility in the document fully disproves the contention you posted.

The framers had to give themselves a special eligibility because they were not citizens of the United States at birth. They could not have been since they were born before the United States existed!

Duh.

Knocking down birther arguments is like shooting fish in a barrel.

Vattel definately was their intent!

Right. They treated the tome of some obscure Swiss philosopher as if it were the Bible./sarcasm

[editor-surveyor]

Whatever you’re on, you are using way too much of it.

Madison quoted Vattel in many letters.