I have presented no evidence that MY father was a US Citizen at the time of My birth. Having grown up as an American citizen, it never occurred to me that I should need to check. How about you? If not, then why bother Romney about it? Presumably he can find proof that his parents were American Citizens, so what is the issue?
Oh, look here. Gaskell Romney (George's Father) was born in Salt Lake City. At the very least, he gets 14th Amendment citizenship, and is therefore a citizen. While Wikipedia is not considered a reliable source, i'm sure the particulars can be backed up if they need to be.
I will now therefore present to you that the above Wikipedia entry constitutes sufficient proof that George Romney's father was an American Citizen, which therefore Makes George Romney an American Citizen. Your worries are over.
Since it is unquestioned that Mitt’s dad was born in Mexico, the issue is at least ambiguous. If one candidate is being asked to provide proof of meeting the constitutional requirements, it seems appropriate to require it from all candidates.
We are not arguing whether George Romney is a "natural born citizen." We are arguing whether Mitt Romney is a "natural born citizen." Since I proved above that George Romney was an American Citizen, and since Mitt Romney was both Born to American Parents and born IN the United States, I can safely conclude that he is most certainly a Natural Born Citizen of the United States, and is therefore eligible to be President. (Not that we would want him, but he is Eligible.)
> I have presented no evidence that MY father was a US Citizen at the time of My birth. Having grown up as an American citizen, it never occurred to me that I should need to check. How about you?
I assume you are not applying for a job that requires natural-born citizenship. If I’m not mistaken there are only two jobs in the USA which explicitly require NBC.
When I was getting a background check for a TS clearance, they wanted documentation of my parents’ citizenship. If I had refused to provide that documentation, I would not have not been given that clearance.
I’m not saying that Mittens is not a NBC. I’m saying that he has not provided proof, and claims have been made that George Romney’s US citizenship might have been tainted at the time of Mitt’s birth.
Allowing another candidate to proceed toward a presidential election with contested NBC status would further erode the constitution and rule of law.