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>Here all these years I thought I was a natural born citizen. Imagine my surprise to find out according to some folks here that I am not. I was Born on US soil to two wonderful parents, married then, and still married, who were blessed to have a sponsor many years ago. At the time of my birth they were three years away from becoming US Citizens.<

I know what you mean and I understand your frustration. But you must admit that a lot of people here have gone to a lot of trouble to find out what the framers meant by the term “Natural Born Citizen” as it pertains to only ONE office in the entire country.

It has absolutely no reflection on you, your parents or anything else. You are not seeking to be president of the united states I don’t imagine. Maybe senator, or congressman, alderman or county legislator. That is all fine and dandy.
We are talking about one office that was intended to hold 1/4 of the power of the entire government of our United states with one person. They wanted to make sure that that person had been brought up in the ways of an American household. With American Ideals.

I myself am a NBC. But my parents were not. their parents were immigrants from Italy. And even two generations later, we still celebrated traditional Italian customs in food, greetings and family affairs. My children do not, but it has taken several generations to get passed “the old country”

Imagine back when the revolutionary war was on, how the founders must have feared one person (such as the king) having so much power, that he virtually ran without restraint from any congress, judges, church or anyone.
They were taking their very lives into their hands at the time going against him.

Certainly they never wanted anyone to wield that type of power ever again in our nation. They even knew that they did not have a NBC at the time which is why they added in the line “or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution”

There were people old enough at the age of 35. but none that would have had parents that were born here. So they had to make an exception for themselves so someone could hold that very special office.

Please, PLEASE don’t take this personally. I am just proud and damn happy to be an American. As i am sure that you are from how you write. I think your parents were as well. Just realize that none of this matters to anyone except someone who wants to control 1/4 of the government.

the person who holds that kind of power should be raised without the old customs and thoughts that are naturally inherited from parents to children.