[chiller]

RE: Natural Born.... Byron York got into this years ago and went to an analysis from 2 noted constitutional scholars...Ted Olson being one of them. York and Olson's analysis says it well:

That last category clearly includes Cruz, making him a "citizen of the United States at birth." The only question, then, is whether a citizen at birth is also a natural born citizen. "My conclusion would be that if you are a citizen as a consequence of your birth, that's a natural born citizen," Olson told me in 2012. "It is not our view that natural born citizenship requires the citizenship of both parents."

Since nothing further was required for Ted to acquire citizenship, his classification has been deemed to be natural born.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

It is not our view that natural born citizenship requires the citizenship of both parents."...his classification has been deemed to be

Well....he's wrong....Twice.

And Obama may not even be a citizen.

[kabar]

Since nothing further was required for Ted to acquire citizenship, his classification has been deemed to be natural born.

Ted Olson is a private citizen. He is entitled to his opinion but it has no force of law. This issue has never been litigated. It needs to be.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Since nothing further was required for Ted to acquire citizenship, his classification has been deemed to be natural born.

Are you sure about this? Wasn't a statute required for Cruz's classification as a citizen? Cannot a statute remove it?

Natural born means nothing was needed to bestow citizenship and nothing can be passed to removed it.

A significant difference, IMHO.