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 :Yes, and part of the discussion in that article is about the meaning of the phrase ""natural born citizen"".  If the U.S Code is irrelevant to the interpretation of the Constitution, then the musings of philosophers and politicians about the meaning of ""natural born citizen"" is even more so.  In fact, the very purpose of the U.S. Code is to clarify the Constitution.  Your assertion that the U.S. Code is not relevant is strictly POV, and not very accurate, especially since ""natural born citizen"" MEANS ""citizen at birth"".   "