[Rides3]

"That all children born within the dominion of the United States of foreign parents holding no diplomatic office became citizens at the time of their birth does not appear to have been contested or doubted until more than fifty years after the adoption of the Constitution"

That is known to be false. Very sloppy work. Clearly lacks any substantive historical research.

Just one example... Virginia law, 1779: "...all infants wheresoever born, whose father, if living, or otherwise, whose mother was, a citizen at the time of their birth, or who migrate hither, their father, if living, or otherwise their mother becoming a citizen, or who migrate hither without father or mother, shall be deemed citizens of this commonwealth, until they relinquish that character in manner as herein after expressed"

A child's father (or mother if the father is deceased) must be a citizen in order for the child to be considered a citizen at birth.

Number 129, here: http://vagenweb.org/hening/vol10-06.htm

[Mr Rogers]

Ummm...please note this clause:

“wheresoever born”

That means ‘born anywhere’, not just born in Virginia. That part was covered earlier. Those born in Virginia were citizens regardless of parentage.

Who is sloppy now?