Nope...sorry... One gets US citizenship from a single US citizen parent (under most conditions) but it takes BOTH parents as US citizens to confer “Natural Born Citizen” status.
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cite reference please.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Marshall.
Vattel, who, though not very full to this point, is more explicit and more satisfactory on it than any other whose work has fallen into my hands, says
"The citizens are the members of the civil society; bound to this society by certain duties, and subject to its authority, they equally participate in its advantages. The natives or indigenes are those born in the country of parents who are citizens.
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See post 53, since everyone else cites their own opinion as settled law, so can Kip.
It is up for discussion for the same reason that Marriage became something other than common sense dictated, it suits someones purpose to redefine plain English.
Conservatives posting here are so lost without a dynamic leader, so they grasp at any hint of true conservatism.
Just remember we have had a lot of these based on hope.
Donald Trump for President! Woo! Woo!
Scott Brown for President! Woo! Woo!
Chris Cristie for President! Woo! Woo!
Marco Rubio for President! Woo! Woo!