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If he was born after 15 September, 1776, and his parents did not elect to become members of the State of New York, but adhered to their native allegiance at the time of his birth, then he was born a British subject.

And you know, this quote puts Joseph Story firmly against the idea that citizenship is decided solely on place of birth. He explicitly acknowledges the role the Parent's citizenship plays in establishing the citizenship of the child.

These Obot trolls would have us believe that place of birth creates automatic US Citizenship, but Story clearly states that it does not.

I expect this realization will cause some more circuit breakers to pop in Liberal heads who are arguing that Story is on their side. Looks to me like Story just switched solidly over to our side.

Thanks for pointing that out.

He explicitly acknowledges the role the Parent's citizenship plays in establishing the citizenship of the child.

Yep..and even the place of birth has conditions. Check out post #313.