Obama Presidential Eligibility - An Introductory Primer Last revised: June 5, 2009 Abstract Despite the mainstream news media's silence regarding this matter, an increasing number of Americans are concerned that Barack Obama might not be eligible, under the Constitution, to serve as President. According to the U.S. Constitution, an individual born after 1787 cannot legally or legitimately serve as U.S. President unless he or she is a "natural born citizen" of the United States. Among members of Congress and the mainstream news media, the consensus of opinion is that anyone born in the United States is a "natural born...