AGAIN: You conveniently forgot that the 1790 Naturalization Act was completely rescinded, and any mention, ever, by Congress, of natural born citizens was replaced by “citizens”.
You open Pandora’s Box~
So you claim all the little bastard offspring milling about SE Asia that are the result of American men abusing sex-tourism are eligible. And you will soon have the jihadi ISIS sons of American brides that elope to the ME. eligible as well.
You are right of course, but you neglect to mention that the “little bastard offspring” would first need to be elected.
I am telling you the law, not what I would prefer. And that is the fundamental difference between my position and those that argue for some kind of special definition of NBC that exists outside of the Constitution.
I am explaining what is.
They are explaining what they want.
Huge difference.
Personally I would want a Meritocracy where service brings citizenship and being convicted of a crime causes the loss of citizenship. But I understand the difference between what I want and what the Constitution and the laws of this nation say.