[Dalberg-Acton]

I would go with the definition as it was understood at the time the Constitution was ratified. Subsequently changing the meaning of a term should not change the intent of the original document.

[grania]

Look at the difference between the two. The 1795 law (which would take precedence, replacing the earlier one) makes it clear that the child of US citizen parents born outside the US is a citizen but not a natural born citizen.

[freedomjusticeruleoflaw]

Exactly! CONGRESS CANNOT CHANGE THE MEANING OF A SINGLE WORD IN THE CONSTITUTION. So no act of Congress means anything with regard to NBC.