OK. What about Bobby Jindal? We know that he was born June 10, 1971 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, so he qualifies for U.S. birth. His parents, however, had only arrived in the U.S. the year before, some time in 1970 to attend graduate school. Even if they had permanent resident visas and not student visas, they would not have been here long enough to have been naturalized. So is Bobby Jindal a natural born citizen?
It looks like we need a process to vet candidates at the beginning of the process.
Oh, no. Ain’t that a kick in the head.
“So is Bobby Jindal a natural born citizen? “
Per the 14th Amendment, Jindal is a “citizen”. Don’t know why they DID NOT include the phrase “natural born” ...
However, per the Founding Fathers’ original intent and referencing Blackstone’s Commentaries on English Common Law (the leading authoritarian reference of their time), YES - Jindal is a natural born citizen (Blackstone, Book 1, Chapter 10).
A “Citizen”, being born in the U.S., EXACTLY fits the definition of “natural born” subject in Blackstone. And thus, also in the 14th Amendment.
I think it is clear by the fact that people even here of FR have different interpretations as to what determines a person to be “natural born” it is time for the Supreme Court to rule on this. I think Donofrio'a suit is quite timely and it is all the more imperative that the Supreme Court take this case and make a ruling on it.
I would hope that since Donofrio’s case relies on an interpretation of what that term means, that they would rule in a manner that would thereafter make it perfectly clear as to what the term “natural born” means.