Oh I agree, it should be a civil discussion.
But how can someone have a civil discussion about policy differences (liberal Trump vs conservative Cruz) when you have the Trump folks, including Trump himself, bringing up nonsense like this NBC junk.
He was born to a US citizen who was living abroad. By the definition you are presenting, the founding fathers, children of folks in the military, even other candidates who have run in the past would not be eligible/have been eligible.
This is just a distraction from the truth that Donald J. Trump has a record which shows his true allegiance to the establishment and its anti-constitution policies.
Well, that is certainly a good attempt at 'civilized' discussion
I get that you are annoyed; it is a season full of ups and downs and real frustration. We don’t really know how any of the candidates will stand up under the challenges of the Presidency but we are passionate in wanting the best for our Nation.
The definitions I have furnished are taken from the Constitution, the amendments and the correspondence of the Founders. The Founders “grandfathered” themselves in specifically because they would not have qualified otherwise. Children of diplomats and military are qualified under the existing statutes because they are out of the country in service to America.
We have had no president serving that admitted or was proved to have been born not on American soil unless he was born while his parents were in service to our Nation (John McCain for example).
Barack Hussein Obama is the sole exception to the requirements, since his father of record was not an American citizen, and I do not feel that that precedent should be allowed to continue unchecked. Obama has spent his Presidency disparaging and apologizing for America and has acted repeatedly against America’s interests. His Presidency should be the tolling bell that calls us back to the Constitution and its importance in shaping, defining and protecting America.