[Sherman Logan]

it simply doesn't matter if eliminating them will insure that we don't elect someone who has a non-citizen parent

Yet there are tens of millions of indisputably natural-born citizens of this country who despise it and want to see it brought down. Arguably including our present Leader.

Meanwhile, there are many millions of naturzlied citizens who ARE loyal to this country.

So while the Founders may have had ensuring loyalty to USA as the reason for this provision, it has most certainly proven to be ineffective.

[DiogenesLamp]

So while the Founders may have had ensuring loyalty to USA as the reason for this provision, it has most certainly proven to be ineffective.

On this, I agree. Having said that, what more effective wording could they have used?