And so Vattel makes a special appearance. Interesting, of course, but not our Constitution, our law, or our common law tradition, and certainly not much of our legal history before 2008.
when deciding on the eligibility of a candidate, it’s a good idea to understand the requirements. if you’re confused by the definition of the words or phrases used, you should look them up.
when you look for the definition for phrases used more then 200 years ago, don’t look to msnbc or the washington post. you must look for sources available at the time the requirements were originally written.
if you can show me ANY publication that stated the definition of a natural born citizen prior to september 1787 that supports your position, then i would start to believe you.
until then, it’s just judicial corruption and laziness
BTW... don’t claim to support the Constitution if you support arbitrary interpretations in order to promote ‘your guy’. you’re as bad as those on the left claiming the Constitution is a ‘living document’ whose interpretation changes with the latest programming on television