Published by Jack Everest on 03 Dec 2008
Why the President needs to be a “natural born citizen”
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There is a huge amount of confusion as to what the Constitution says about the “natural born citizenship” requirement to serve as President and there seems to be just as much confusion as to why such a requirement is important.
Frank Salvato, in today’s New Media Journal, does a good job of explaining why the Founders and Framers saw fit to include this requirement in our constitution and why it still matters. Here is an excerpt (emphasis added)…