Probably at least 280 million of those were born in the USA (jus soli), AND to parents who were both US citizens at the time of that birth (jus sanguinis). There would be no question of their sole allegiance to the USA, either by geography or by inheritance. That is the natural born citizenship requirement that John Jay urged George Washington to put before the Constitutional Convention, and which was adopted and enshrined in Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the US Constitution:
No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.
Of that 280 million natural born citizens, there must be at least a few who are capable of honorably presiding over the executive branch of our government for four or eight years.
This election season alone, there have been at least three candidates who do not meet that basic requirement (Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and Bobby Jindal). Barack Obama does not meet that basic requirement, and he is currently sitting in the office. For whatever reason, both parties continue to insist on running candidates who cannot meet that most basic requirement.
As it stands, next to Barack Obama's continued usurpation of the office of the presidency, I consider the candidacies of Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio to be the greatest current threats to the US Constitution.
For this reason, I will not vote for either Ted Cruz, or Marco Rubio, or Nikki Haley, or Bobby Jindal, or any one of many ineligible candidates that have been, or will be, put forth by the corrupt establishment pukes of both parties, for president or vice-president, ever.
>This election season alone, there have been at least three candidates who do not meet that basic requirement (Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and Bobby Jindal). Barack Obama does not meet that basic requirement, and he is currently sitting in the office. For whatever reason, both parties continue to insist on running candidates who cannot meet that most basic requirement.<
That is so odd to me.
It almost looks like both sides are trying to destroy the Constitution.
There are so many of them in one place.
How on earth is that just a coincidence?
So, you are saying that none of those people are:
1. a natural born citizen
2. OR a citizen of the U.S.
3. AND 35 or older
4. AND has been a U.S. resident within the U.S. 14 years or more.
That part of the sentence which reads “..or a citizen of the United States” tells me the person didn’t have to be born in the U.S., as long as he is currently a citizen who has lived here for 14 years and is age 35 or older.
Please clarify what that “or” means.
AMEN, DITTOS
Are we identical twins, separated at birth?
How were you able to read my mind over cyberspace?
Let me just say, I find your intellect exceptional! (remember we are twins)