[Cold Heat]

"that every human being born within the jurisdiction of the United States of parents not owing allegiance to any foreign sovereignty is, in the language of your Constitution itself, a natural born citizen" with my emphasis added.

Three things here to look at, and yes that is one of the interpretations.

1. In 1790 the interpretation under jurisdiction also included men and women who are US citizens traveling abroad who bore a child abroad..

2.John Jay had 2 foreign born children.

3. If you want to cling to the two parent issue, then Donald trump does not qualify because his mother was a naturalized immigrant from Scotland.

[ml/nj]

If you want to cling to the two parent issue, then Donald trump does not qualify because his mother was a naturalized immigrant from Scotland.

The problem with suggesting that a natural born citizen could only be begotten of two natural born citizen parents is that then there would never be any natural born citizens.

ML/NJ

[so_real]

Well, you can't talk about 1790 without also talking about 1795, and that just muddies the water. John Jay's children did not run for POTUS, so they are immaterial. And ... Trump's status can certainly be clarified along with Cruz's. It's probably a good idea if only to prevent Jeb and the GOPE from having both front runners declared ineligible and stealing the election ...