[Conscience of a Conservative]

The U.S. does not recognize the concept of dual citizenship. You are either an American citizen, or you are not an American citizen. Whether you also hold citizenship in another country does not matter. In other words, your cousin's Mexican citizenship has no bearing on her U.S. citizenship. The U.S. government doesn't care that she is a Mexican citizen; the relevant question is not "which country(ies) is she a citizen of?" but rather, "is she a citizen of the United States?"

Look at it this way - if Britain enacted a law stating that any person who has at least one British grandparent is a British citizen, would that mean that the grandchild of a British citizen, born in the U.S. to U.S. citizen parents would not be a "natural born citizen"? After all, under British law, that child would be a British citizen.

The point, of course, is this: It is absurd (and in fact dangerous) to think that an American's citizenship - or eligibility to be President - can depend on the operation of foreign law. I do not want any foreign country to have any say, even incidentally, over who can or cannot be my President.

[unspun]

The point, of course, is this: It is absurd (and in fact dangerous) to think that an American's citizenship - or eligibility to be President - can depend on the operation of foreign law. I do not want any foreign country to have any say, even incidentally, over who can or cannot be my President.

Hardly, when it comes to being born by a father who passes one's citizenship to the child. That competing allegiance is exactly and explicitly what the framers and founders sought to avoid.

You can cite ridiculous examples of someone in the PRC calling Sarah Palin a Citizen of China all night long, but that is hardly the same thing.

[Uncle Chip]

I do not want any foreign country to have any say, even incidentally, over who can or cannot be my President.

Good, then tell the Kenyan Consulate to release Obama's Kenyan birth certificate.

[Sloth]

You are either an American citizen, or you are not an American citizen. Whether you also hold citizenship in another country does not matter. In other words, your cousin's Mexican citizenship has no bearing on her U.S. citizenship... I do not want any foreign country to have any say, even incidentally, over who can or cannot be my President.

You are correct, of course, and it sad that so many Freepers are frantically grasping at straws to disqualify Obama.

[MHGinTN]

It's nice to come across someone so much more intelligent and worldly than the founders of America. You assert the opposite of what the framers sought to accomplish and want us to shut up and step aside for your little squirrel messiah ... and your spittle is an insult to what the framers sought: "You are either an American citizen, or you are not an American citizen. Whether you also hold citizenship in another country does not matter." 'conscience of a conservative What absolute sh!t in a bucket!

You agitprops are certainly bold with your deceits and assertions. At least you don't suffer from 'divided loyalties' to the Constitution.