“Article 2 Section 1 Clause 5 of the United States Constitution.
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.”
Natural Born Citizen = BOTH parents are U. S. Citizens
AND child must be born in the U.S. mainland.
I guess this leaves Obama out, unless he was born before the Adoption of the US Constitution
I’m having a debate with someone on this topic right now. Help me explain the “OR” part of the phrase below. I see that as probematic if I quote it to them to debate:
“No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States”
Is it an ‘either/or’ situation or an ‘and’ qualifier or just some legalize phrasing that means both?
Not really.
The father must be a citizen, and it doesn't matter where the child is born.
Natural born citizenship is hereditary. Both McCain and Obama could have both been born on the moon, and McCain would still be a natural born citizen while Obama would not.
“Article 2 Section 1 Clause 5 of the United States Constitution.
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.”
Natural Born Citizen = BOTH parents are U. S. Citizens
AND child must be born in the U.S. mainland.
Where does it say they must be born on the mainland?