Obama May Be a Naturalized Born Citizen but Not a Natural Born Citizen
Obama May Be a Naturalized Born Citizen but Not a Natural Born Citizen by: Mario Apuzzo, Esq. "The Constitution of the United States recognizes the division of the people into the two classes named by William Blackstone - natural born and naturalized citizens." Rep. Wilson Cong. Globe, 39th Cong., 1st Sess. 1116 (1866). The Constitution calls these two types of citizens, "Citizens of the United States." All the "Citizens of the United States" are therefore comprised of either those who Article II calls "natural born Citizens" (are not naturalized) or those which the Constitution, treaties, and Congressional Acts call “Citizens of the United States” (not being natural born must be naturalized). The "natural born Citizen" clause is nothing more than the people of the United States expressing their power of self-preservation. Hence, only a “natural born Citizen” is eligible to be President under Article II, Section 1, Cl...