[bvw]

Respect the Bingham, respect George Washington and John Jay in this phrase "natural born citizen". Jay and Washington were pulling their references from deVattel's Law of Nations. Bingham, Washington and Jay and all US legal history and inheritance hold that citizenship and majority inheritance rights derive paternally--from the Father. They allowed an exception only when the Father was unknown and the mother was known.

Further we have a body of historic articles discussing what Natural Born Citizen meant in reference to the Presidential requirement, these either reference the status as requiring either paternal allegiance or the allegiance of both parents. You can find those on your own if you are the knowledgeable scholar you'd claim to be.

[Kansas58]

I am of the opinion that the 14th Amendment did alter the definition of Citizenship.

I also believe that Congress can enact laws as to who is and who is not a citizen.

Regardless of what anyone wrote, years ago, the current legal climate seems to hold that “Natural Born Citizen” means Citizen at birth.

There are as many quotes and writings, from our founders, that agree with me, as you can find that agree with you.

I don't particularly like it.

I do believe that Obama is our first Anti-American President.

However, the ends do not justify the means, and I do not think we will get anywhere trying to remove Obama due to his father's loyalties.