I tried to PM back, but your PM's are turned off.
I did look at the PM and the post you mention.
Personally, after reading up a bit on the whole issue...
It seems that "natural born citizen" has never really been defined.
But many people seem to have the opinion that "natural born citizen" = someone born to at least one (1) US citizen parent, no matter the location.
That, at least, was my understanding of the situation.
But I have yet to find any definitive definition of the phrase.
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Following your post on the other forum, it would appear that your whole argument hinges on the question of “was Pres. Obama born in Hawaii?”
If he was, then he is eligible for the office of POTUS.
If he wasn’t, then according to that post and
the list that you linked in reference, this clause (from that list) is the only one which might apply, as his father is (was?) an “alien”, and the other clauses cannot apply:
Did not, in your opinion, apply to Pres. Obama because:
So. Basically, your argument was:
IF Pres. Obama was
not born in Hawaii, THEN (under the clause above) he is not eligible for POTUS.
I follow the logic, and agree that you seem to be correct.
Regarding the clause mentioned:
Immediately after reading it, one of my first thoughts was “damn, that’s a cumbersome phrasing”…
It looks like the clause was written and the “Provided, That…” was tacked on the end.
So, a question:
Would you, Chuz Life, have an issue with a change in the law removing the “Provided, That…” part?
And if so, why?--------
Sorry for the wall of text.