re: #82 HappyWarrior

I am not sure how true this is but I heard the US born part was done to prevent Hamilton who was born in the Virgin ISlands from running since many of the founders thought he was a nut.

From Article Two, Section 1 of the U. S. Constitution:

“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…”

So Hamilton, nutty though he may have been, was eligible.