[HawkHogan]

Not according to anyone who has studied con law.

[WXRGina]

Hawk, that’s bunk.

The Founders made a distinction between the requirements for senators and representatives (citizens) and president and vice-president (natural born citizen). They did this for a very distinct and important reason—to prevent someone with dual or duplicitous loyalties from assuming the office of president.

If you or anyone else doesn’t like the Constitution, convene a convention and change it (which would be a very, very bad idea). It says what it says, and natural born citizen means the same thing now as it did when the Founders wrote it in our Constitution, regardless of how many people choose to ignore, deny or pervert its meaning.

[MMaschin]

You seem to hold the belief that 'Natural Born Citizen' is to be construed to mean the same as 'Citizen at Birth', is that correct?

According to the rule of Constitutional Construction, Verba intelligi ut aliquid operantur debent, words should be interpreted to give them some effect.

If what you hold is true, what meaning is given to the word 'Natural'? Thank you.