And another issue which is seldom discussed, is how would the Supreme Court ever rule on this? Who is going to bring a lawsuit in court on this?
The Supreme Court doesn’t just issue opinions because someone talks about an issue. Someone somewhere, will have to file a lawsuit against a specific candidate for president, and claim that such person is not a natural born citizen.
Then at that point, some lower courts, not even the Supreme Court yet, would issue an opinion.
It is rare for the Supreme Court to take a case which has not yet been through the lower federal courts.
True, someone would have to file a suit, and it would almost certainly have to be against a presidential or vice-presidential candidate, since those are the only cases where the distinction between “natural born citizen” and just plain “citizen” really comes into play.
But also, the suit would have to be filed by someone who has standing, and can demonstate actual harm. So I guess maybe the second place contender that loses to a candidate might be able to do it, for they could argue that, if the law was applied properly, they would have won the race, so they have actually been harmed by misapplication of the law.
I wouldn’t wager much money on the courts wanting to take such a case though.