[DiogenesLamp]

Yup. Although never definitively stated as such, that’s the way past Supreme Court decisions point.

Since group A is long dead, there are presently only two categories of US citizens.

Same question to you. In 1868, after the ratification of the 14th amendment, were the slaves naturalized or natural born? What were the Indians?

[Sherman Logan]

After the ratification of the 14th amendment, the freed slaves were natural born citizens.

(Most) American Indians didn’t become citizens till 1924, after which they were natural born citizens. Though admittedly the status of those born before this was questionable in this regard. Whether such an Indian was eligible to be elected president never came up, and a Supreme Court decision would have been required to definitively settle the issue.

I have said since the beginning of the discussion of this issue that a Supreme Court ruling is required to definitively settle the issue of the definition of NBC. In lieu of such a decision we can only speculate. But IMO the speculation leans toward two categories of citizenship, of which BHO falls into the NBC category.

I think he is and will be a really bad president, but he’s fully eligible. More fools us for electing him (twice).

[W. W. SMITH]

were the slaves naturalized or natural born?

Their citizenship required law so they where naturalized.