[bgill]

And there is a growing movement in America, led by, among others, Sen. David Vitter, R-La., to change those rules and restrict birthright citizenship. "My bill limits birthright citizenship to individuals born in the United States with at least one parent who is a legal citizen, a green card holder or an active member of the U.S. armed forces," said Vitter in introducing his legislation on the Senate floor last month.

There it is. Vitter is wanting to change the laws instead of abiding by them. Sorry, Vitter, but Jindal was not, is not, and never will be a NBC by the laws set out by the founding fathers in the Constitution.

[machogirl]

I agree. The Founding Fathers drew their Natural Born vs plain ole citizen distinction from Vattel.

[Squawk 8888]

Actually, it sounds like his bill doesn’t address the NBC issue; he is looking stop the “anchor baby” phenomenon by denying citizenship to people born on US soil whose parents are not legal residents. Having not studied the details of the bill, I am prepared to stand corrected.

[ebysan]

There it is. Vitter is wanting to change the laws instead of abiding by them. Sorry, Vitter, but Jindal was not, is not, and never will be a NBC by the laws set out by the founding fathers in the Constitution. I like Bobby Jindal.... He would make a great president ... Look what he has done for Louisiana!.......But; I must admit his is "not" a Natural Born Citizen.... ******************************************************************************* Obama's ..."Legal"... Father Obama Sr. was a Kenyan with British Citizenship ****************************************************************************** Obama admits this!!...... Obama is... "not"... eligible to be POTUS because his ***********father was never an American Citizen!!*****************

[newzjunkey]

You need to re-read the piece.

Vitter's bill is about "birth tourism" and anchor babies. It doesn't address presidential eligibility but common birthright citizenship. That is citizenship derived from birth parent's citizenship and/or birth location.

In California we had a clinic aimed at Chinese nationals specifically for them to come, give birth and go home. They did this so the new child would be American and they could avoid China's "one child" policy.

If you need the problem of anchor babies explained, read the article.