Ted Cruz is not eligible to be president.

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47. Your assertion falls on your own argument

Suppose we were to assume your assertions regarding the Act of 1790, the context of its time, and that the Constitution actually granted to Congress the power to redefine "natural born"; even in that scenario, the Act of 1795 refutes your claims:

1) The historical context, the participants, and the institutional memory in 1795 was essentially the same as five years previous;

2) The Act of 1795 explicitly repealed the Act of 1790 in its entirety including its mention of natural born;

3) The Act of 1795 defines several rules granting citizenship, but in no case a grant of natural born citizen. If their intent had been as you argue, they would have clearly stated their intent explicitly, as they had just five years prior, on a case by case basis; but the Congress did not;

4) No statute since 1790 has used the term natural born, so none of them have granted natural born status to anyone since 1795 and the repeal of the Act of 1790.

I have simplified this argument so that you might understand.