“You could NOT be more WRONG if you tried ! “
No. I am right. The “rules at that time” were rules regarding naturalization and rules do NOT amend the Constitutional requirements to become president. Amending the Constitution requires an act of Congress and ratification by three-fourths of the states. There is no amendment in the Constitution abrogating the “natural born” requirement for the presidency. It has never been changed.
Let me ask you; why was it, before this ever came up, that untold millions of us were taught in American history that the “natural born citizen” requirement meant that both parents of the candidate had to be citizens of the United States?
I do not remember being taught that "both parents of the candidate had to be citizens of the United States" to produce a natural born citizen. I went to school over fifty years ago. Maybe you went to school before that.
As I read Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution, the President of the United States is to be chosen by Electors. In order to properly perform their Constitutional function, the Electors must pass upon the qualifications of anyone that they choose to be President.
I know that there are some people who would prefer that courts play a role in that process, but the Constitution does not provide a role for courts in the selection of presidents. If the Electors fail to choose someone by a majority of their votes, the House of Representatives (voting by state) chooses the President.
As a practical matter, since the voters select Electors who are often obligated to vote for the candidate favored by the voters, it is in fact the voters who rule upon the qualifications of the candidates. Accordingly, it is very important that each voter consider carefully what he/she believes these qualifications require.