Jacob, needs to go back to school . . .
December 03, 2010 | 04:09 AM

He writes: "Unlike the "birthers" who claim Obama wasn't actually born in the United States, Kerchner's challenge hinges on a unique interpretation of Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution, specifically the part that prohibits anyone other than a "natural born citizen" from becoming Commander in Chief. According to Kerchner, that applies not only to the candidate but to both of his or her parents—a standard that would have disqualified many Founding Fathers, including Thomas Jefferson."

Jacob! You're wrong.

Article 2, Section 1, Clause 5, states, "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."

See that part, Jacob, "...or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution,..."

The founders grand-fathered themselves in. So Jefferson and the other Founders were indeed eligible.




Parker Shannon