The Naturalization Act of 1790, set natural born US citizens to a child born anywhere that's father was a free white person that was a citizen of the US "And the children of citizens of the United States that may be born beyond Sea, or out of the limits of the United States, shall be considered as natural born Citizens: Provided, that the right of citizenship shall not descend to persons whose fathers have never been resident in the United States: Provided also, that no person heretofore proscribed by any States, shall be admitted a citizen as aforesaid, except by an Act of the Legislature of the State in which such person was proscribed." Obviously it was later amended to prohibit race and gender restrictions

@mld-woody said:

Obama's mother in law was originally opposed to Michelle marrying him because he was a mixed breed, but said it would have been worse if he had been all white....

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Natural-Born Citizen Defined

One universal point most all early publicists agreed on was natural-born citizen must mean one who is a citizen by no act of law. If a person owes their citizenship to some act of law (naturalization for example), they cannot be considered a natural-born citizen. This leads us to defining natural-born citizen under the laws of nature – laws the founders recognized and embraced.

Under the laws of nature, every child born requires no act of law to establish the fact the child inherits through nature his/her father’s citizenship as well as his name (or even his property) through birth. This law of nature is also recognized by law of nations. Sen. Howard said the citizenship clause under the Fourteenth Amendment was by virtue of “natural law and national law.”

The advantages of Natural Law is competing allegiances between nations are not claimed, or at least with those nations whose custom is to not make citizens of other countries citizens without their consent. Under Sec. 1992 of U.S. Revised Statutes (1866) made clear other nation’s citizens would not be claimed: “All persons born in the United States and not subject to any foreign power, excluding Indians not taxed, are declared to be citizens of the United States.”

Rep. John A. Bingham commenting on Section 1992 said it means “every human being born within the jurisdiction of the United States of parents not owing allegiance to any foreign sovereignty is, in the language of your Constitution itself, a natural born citizen.” (Cong. Globe, 39th, 1st Sess., 1291 (1866))

If you took an "originalist" view of "Natural Born Citizen" then neither Obama nor Ted Cruz would qualify - both parents would have needed to have been citizens.

I don't want Cruz to be the next U.S. president, but I can't see how the Supreme Court could grant standing to hear a case on his citizenship after not granting standing for people (Initially democrats from Hillary's campaign) to have Obama stricken from the ballot.

Section 1 of Article Two of the United States Constitution sets forth the eligibility requirements for serving as president of the United States:

“ No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

@white-dog said:

Obama wasn't born here either so why does it matter?

if you believe some bullcrap photoshopped picture of a birth certificate you are pretty stupid also.

Riiiight

Those are the stupid people...

@westside-steve said:

It means that progress, moving forward, change etc is not in and of itself positive.

WSS

Never said it always was. At one point Germany "progressed" to Nazism.

As a whole though, I'd imagine it is a net positive change. On many fronts (technology, human rights, etc).

@the-cysko-kid said:

Kinda like historical racism eh?

I'm sorry, what "gotcha!" point are you trying to make here?

@mld-woody said:

So 32 years before I was born until now... Sounds like something my generation is not solely responsible for.

Kinda like historical racism eh?

@mld-woody said:

So 32 years before I was born until now... Sounds like something my generation is not solely responsible for.

It means that progress, moving forward, change etc is not in and of itself positive.

WSS

@diehardbrownsfan said:

You can't accept the fact that you don't speak for your generation. Yes, I'm against interracial marriage, thats why I married a Japanese and have half Japanese kids you moron, lol.

I never said YOU were. READ. I'm saying these views used to exist, in much larger numbers, and have been phased out over the generations.

I never said I speak for my generation either. But I can find public opinion polls that agree with what I'm saying

@mld-woody said:

You can't accept the fact that you don't speak for your generation. Yes, I'm against interracial marriage, thats why I married a Japanese and have half Japanese kids you moron, lol.

@diehardbrownsfan said:

Says the non voting soccer loving fag lover.

Deny it if you want... But you can't change the inevitable

Go talk to those people that are pro slavery, against women voting, and against interracial marriage in America....

...oh wait

@westside-steve said:

BTW in 1960 there were less than 300,000 violent crimes in the United States. In 2013 there were well over a million. thanks for the progress Woody! Things are looking up bro!

WSS

So 32 years before I was born until now... Sounds like something my generation is not solely responsible for.

of my Father-in-law told me, that he was a good gov., but he was not a smart man. Wouldn't make a good president.

I admire THune, but he isn't running... I like Cruz, but I like him better in the Congress.

Walker and Carson are the guys I want to vote for.

Hear that, republican party? A Walker-Carson ticket would make me happy. And would win.

if you believe some bullcrap photoshopped picture of a birth certificate you are pretty stupid also.

The GOP has awful leadership.

I like Rick Perry WAY more than Ted Cruz

WSS

@mld-woody said:

Says the non voting soccer loving fag lover.

@browns149 said:

What? Me?

Ummm... I'd imagine if he wasn't able to run for president, he wouldn't. It would be very easy for someone (an expert) to prove he isn't eligible. No reason to waste his money if that's true.

Yes, all of the "birther" shit as ridiculous. Any attack on this guy down the road will be too. This is under the assumption that legitimate, legal alleys would be taken for the opposition to prove he's ineligible.

if a person is born outside the USA and he isn't born on a military establishment, or a piece of land "OWNED" by the USA, and 1 of his parents is NOT a US citizen.........................should he be allowed to be President?

According to the CONSTITUTION...................................NO

Rules are rules.

@diehardbrownsfan said:

All good points with me.

You're the minority. And that minority dies off more and more each day