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John Jay can tell you. Read his letter to Washington. (Hint: It's in English.)
Oh, I'm sorry. I guess you didn't know.
John Jay can't tell us anything. He died in 1829.
It would have been nice if, anywhere in his writing, he had left a letter or note regarding how he definied "natural born citizen." But sadly, he did not.
No. I'm very well aware of the SCOTUS decision. To recap:
At common law, with the nomenclature of which the framers of the Constitution were familiar, it was never doubted that all children, born in a country of parents who were its citizens, became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also. These were natives, or natural-born citizens, as distinguished from aliens or foreigners. Some authorities go further, and include as citizens children born within the jurisdiction, without reference to the citizenship of their parents. As to this class, there have been doubts, but never as to the first. For the purposes of this case, it is not necessary to solve these doubts. It is sufficient for everything we have now to consider that all children born of citizen parents within the jurisdiction are themselves citizens.
(The Conclusion)...The evident intention, and the necessary effect, of the submission of this case to the decision of the court upon the facts agreed by the parties were to present for determination the single question stated at the beginning of this opinion, namely, whether a child born in the United States, of parent of Chinese descent, who, at the time of his birth, aresubjects of the Emperor of China, but have a permanent domicil and residence in the United States, and are there carrying on business, and are not employed in any diplomatic or official capacity under the Emperor of China, becomes at the time of his birtha citizen of the United States. For the reasons above stated, this court is of opinion that the question must be answered in the affirmative.
At common law, with the nomenclature of which the framers of the Constitution were familiar, it was never doubted that all children born in a country of parents who were its citizens became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also. These were natives or natural-born citizens, as distinguished from aliens or foreigners.
- Minor v. Happersett , 88 U.S. 162
Parents... both parents. Obama had only one U.S. citizen parent, and admits he was born a British citizen. Obama is not a natural born U.S. citizen.
Watch this thread get deleted, even though I've provided proof from SCOTUS and Obama himself that Obama is not a natural born U.S. citizen.
If your entire argument relies on the quote from the Minor v Happersett case, you have a little problem. The word "children" is the subject of the participial phrase in that sentence. "Children' is a plural noun. Hence any and all subsequent references would use plural nominatives. The fact that the ruling does not specify "both parents" is problematic, because the use of "parents" is simply good grammar (as we would expect from learned judges), not an actual assertion that "both parents" need to be US citizens.
Because that belief is irrational and without credible evidence.
Not according to Constitutional requirements and SCOTUS decisions on citizenship status.
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