Natural Born Citizen Clause Still Ignored
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The founders relied on Emmerich de Vattel's text for the mesning.
Let's look directly at Emmerich de Vattel's text from "The Law of Nations" to clarify this:
In Book 1, Chapter 19, § 212, Vattel writes:
While this passage does emphasize the father's role, it mentions "parents" in the plural when defining natural-born citizens. This can be interpreted as requiring both parents to be citizens, but it also places particular importance on the father in terms of the child's legal status.
The focus on the father is typical of the time when Vattel wrote, reflecting societal norms where paternal lineage was often the primary determinant of citizenship and legal rights.
So, while Vattel's text does indeed highlight the father's condition, the broader context includes both parents as citizens when defining natural-born citizenship.
This is my understanding. I could be wrong, or the source from which I derived this understanding might have been wrong.
The founders relied on Emmerich de Vattel's text for the mesning (sic).
That the founders who wrote the amendments relied on Vattel's text is implied, but not documented anywhere explicitly. Implied because they all were known to have a copy, and I think I read somewhere that there is written evidence that they made reference to his writings, although not explicit his writings on the issue of Natural Born.