[MamaTexan]

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This decision is SO bogus!

Becoming a 'United States citizen at birth' means naturalized AT birth.

It has nothing to do with being natural-born. Natural born citizenship can only be bestowed by Natural Law, not positive law.

It's why the Founders called it NATURAL BORN!

[Scanian]

Before you know it, anchor babies will be running.

But wait...Bill Richardson, an anchor baby, has tried to run with no repercussions.

[Goreknowshowtocheat]

What is more remarkable is that a photoshop document is considered evidence of Hawaii birth. Obama committed fraud on the court and yet wins the case. This is ground breaking.

[newzjunkey]

You might want to check the tin foil.

No one is "naturalized AT birth." That's sophistry. Naturalization is strictly a statutory process.

By the Birther's own sainted Vittal "native born" and "natural born citizen" are interchangeable. The very first Congress itself shunned Vittal's constricting view by expanding "natural born citizen" to include those born to American citizens abroad or at sea.

This shows a few things: "natural born citizen" and "native born" are fungible and the definition of either is malliable along the lines of Jus Soli and Jus Sanguinis.

The only "open question" that could exist for someone like Obama is if he ever made use of his possible dual citizenship or otherwise contended to be an immigrant for his benefit. If he made no assertion or positive claim, the matter is likely moot.

By contrast, George Romney was never eligible for Mexican citizenship since they had no Jus Soli policy for children of resident aliens. He was only ever American by birth and by the thinking of our first Congress and President Washington, evidenced by the "Naturalization Act of 1790," was a "natural born citizen."

My view is this: if SCOTUS took this up, they'd find "natural born citizen" is whatever Congress (and the State Dept.) says it is and interchangeable with "native born." In other words, if you weren't naturalized or never a citizen, they'd find you eligible to hold the office of POTUS. Given the nature of this SCOTUS, they'd leave questions of "divided loyalty" to the voter.