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[–] archon50000 1 point 7 points (+8|-1) ago 

Being an American citizen is not sufficient to be President. Natural born citizen is a subset of American citizens who were ALL of the below:

1. born on USA soil

2. mother is a citizen

3. father is a citizen.

[–] SuckaFree ago 

Look up the rules again, my friend. It's an either/or situation not all 3.

[–] archon50000 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

If it were otherwise, a Chinese-Russian couple could give birth to a child on American soil, who could then run for President. The Constitution was written as it was to prevent such a situation. Look at https://naturalborncitizen.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/minor-v-happersett-is-binding-precedent-as-to-the-constitutional-definition-of-a-natural-born-citizen/