No, the debate is whether the “native born” law is interchangeable with the discussion regarding “natural born.” I believe the courts will rule that it is.
It then becomes an issue of how old his mother was, how long she’d been in the US, how long outside the US, etc. Only one parent has to be a US citizen per the “native born” law.
And if this thing ever goes to trial then no doubt Taitz and/or Kreep will try and make that part of their case. So the judge may rule once and for all. If it goes to trial.
It then becomes an issue of how old his mother was, how long she’d been in the US, how long outside the US, etc. Only one parent has to be a US citizen per the “native born” law.
My understanding is that if Obama was not born in the U.S. then under the laws in effect at the time he did not gain natural born citizenship status through his mother's nationality.
Read up on Alexander Hamilton. That's why the natural-born, two citizen parents clause was written into the Constitution -- to prevent the divided loyalty that may result when one parent is a citizen of a foreign country.