And the phrase Natural born Citizen as used in the constitution for qualification for president in article II cannot in any way refer to a citizen of the United States because the United States did not exist when article II was ratified.
And the phrase Natural born Citizen as used in the constitution for qualification for president in article II cannot in any way refer to a citizen of the United States because the United States did not exist when article II was ratified.
No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.
The phrase “or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution” includes anyone who was a long-time resident resident within the United States, and who did not profess allegiance to a State outside of the United States. Then, for those born after the adoption of the Constitution, natural born citizen was the test.
No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President …
I believe John Tyler, the 10th President of the United States, was the first one who was born after the Constitution was ratified.