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Thomas Breaks Tradition: Forces Supreme Court to Look at Obama Citizenship Case
THE AFRO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS ^ | 12/3/08 | James Wright, AFRO Staff Reporter

Posted on 12/03/2008 11:43:31 PM PST by BP2

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To: Bronwynn; Windflier; calenel; BP2; Chunga; HarleyLady27; thesetruths; pepperhead; Chet 99; ...

Thursday morning, and I’m catching up on last night’s posts...
Natural Born Citizen vs. Regular US Citizen.
Source:

http://naturalborncitizen.wordpress.com/

You can spend an hour on Leo Donofrio’s website, reading lenghty commentaries on constitutional law.
I recommend to bookmark it.
There are dozens of details we have never discussed or paid attention to that Donofrio has researched.

For any newbies, we DO KNOW, the short form Birth Certification, as shown on Factcheck.org, is a FORGERY!!

I want to keep hammering this. Factcheck.org, being owned by Annenberg, is not a reliable source of information.

NEVER trust Factcheck.org.

Proof is here:
http://polarik.blogtownhall.com/


141 posted on 12/04/2008 5:19:35 AM PST by CaraM (Faithless is he who quits when the road darkens.)
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To: TChris
The passage in our Constitution reads a natural born citizen or a citizen of the United States.
142 posted on 12/04/2008 5:20:40 AM PST by jla
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To: Chet 99
Obama either was a natural born citizen at the time of birth or he is an illegal alien who should be deported (because he never went through the naturalization process). Take your pick.

Actually I believe he could be a citizen at best (not natural born) or an illegal alien. There is no way they can put him as natural born having a father that was not a US citizen at the time of his birth. Here are 2 cases that may help:

Case 1: The Case Perkins v. ELG, 307 U.S> 325 (1939) this expands and refers on the U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark's case definition of nationality.

Miss Elg was born in Brooklyn, NY on October 2, 1907. Her parents who were natives of Sweden emigrated to the United States sometime prior to 1906 and her father was naturalized here in that year. Perkins v. Elg 307 U.S. 325, 327 (1939)

Elg is a Citizen of the United States. Perkins v Elg, 307 U.S. 325, 328 (1939) Citizenship Matrix = 1 foreigner parent (Sweden) and 1 U.S. citizen parent (naturalized by US statute) and born in Brooklyn, NY.

Case 2: The facts were these: One Steinkauler, a Prussian subject by birth, emigrated to the United States in 1848, was naturalized in 1854, and in the following year had a son who was born in St. Louis. Perkins v. Elg, 307 U.S. 325, 330 (1939).

‘Young Steinkauler is a native-born American citizen. Perkins v. Elg, 307 U.S. 325, 330 (1939). Citizenship Matrix = 2 US Citizen parents (at least one naturalized by US statute) AND Born in St. Louis, MO (USA)
143 posted on 12/04/2008 5:20:53 AM PST by jcsjcm (Upholding the Constitution til my last breath)
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To: Roccus
But if Donofrio is suing for something that he himself has claimed is already public knowledge, and supported by Obama’s own COLB, than on what basis would the SCOTUS request further documentation, such as original birth records?

Unless I missed something, Donofrio is only holding the NJ SoS liable for not acknowledging what was made public by Obama himself, via his own “forged” COLB. If they are going to rule as to what is printed on his his COLB (forged or not), rather than its accuracy, I just do not see a path to the original birth records for his case.

144 posted on 12/04/2008 5:24:57 AM PST by motoman
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To: Chet 99
This may have already been posted to Chet99, but I haven't finished reading everything.

Chet99, it could be likely if he was born in Hawaii that he is a citizen. Yes, born on US soil you are a US Citizen. That does not pass the right of being a natural born citizen. I think people confuse the fact that women have children naturally, so if you are born you are born natural. This is not the terminology that our founding fathers were talking about.

Born to two US citizens on US soil = Natural born status.

Born to 1 US citizen and 1 Foreign citizen on US soil = US Citizen.

Born to 1 US citizen under age and 1 Foreign citizen out of the Country = Foreign citizen.

Born to 1 US citizen of age and 1 foreign citizen out of country = US citizen if you so desire!
145 posted on 12/04/2008 5:26:55 AM PST by jcsjcm (Upholding the Constitution til my last breath)
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To: calenel

>>> What law says that? It certainly isn’t defined that way in the COTUS.

Calenel, there are plenty of SCOTUS cases that support that definition of NBC.

However, if you go with “it isn’t defined that way in the COTUS” Theory, the Justices will go back and make an “Originalist” determination of what the Framers “meant.” That works against Obama EVEN MORE.

Pick your poison.


146 posted on 12/04/2008 5:27:08 AM PST by BP2 (I think, therefore I'm a conservative)
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To: nanetteclaret
Which just proves the point about divided loyalty which the Founding Fathers were trying to make. Given the stories floating around about Obama’s visit to Kenya and his meddling in their election, it would certainly seem that he has divided loyalties. Not to mention the fact of all his relatives still in Kenya.

EXACTLY!
147 posted on 12/04/2008 5:27:38 AM PST by so_real
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To: montesquiue

bttt


148 posted on 12/04/2008 5:29:06 AM PST by ConservativeMan55
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To: jla

if you’re going to quote the U.S. Constitution, at least do it with some respect and do it accurately.


149 posted on 12/04/2008 5:32:32 AM PST by MashieNiblick16
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To: motoman
But if Donofrio is suing for something that he himself has claimed is already public knowledge, and supported by Obama’s own COLB, than on what basis would the SCOTUS request further documentation, such as original birth records?

Perhaps the fact that the state of Hawaii itself does not always recognize the short form COLB to be proof of birth location? Somewhere along this long, torturous epic it has been stated that in order to qualify for some sort of "homestead" status in HI, the short form COLB is insuffecient. If it (COLB) is not good enough for Hawaii, then how can it be for the NJ SoS or SCOTUS?

150 posted on 12/04/2008 5:39:10 AM PST by Roccus (Someday it'll all make sense.............maybe.)
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To: bvw

“...The revolution will be live.”

It *will* be on the internet though! :)


151 posted on 12/04/2008 5:40:42 AM PST by Newtiebacker
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To: BP2
Pick your poison.

Really? Listen, you might as well pray for aliens to come to Earth and kidnap Obama so he can't become President, because that's about as likely as the Supreme Court ruling that he isn't eligible.

Not going to happen. But it will be interesting to watch the gnashing of teeth tomorrow morning when the Court denies cert.

152 posted on 12/04/2008 5:41:48 AM PST by Publius Valerius
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To: BP2
“BOTH PARENTS MUST BE U.S. CITIZENS AND THE CHILD MUST BE BORN ON U.S. SOIL”

Factually incorrect. A natural born citizen is anyone born within the United States. How do I know? Because I'm a natural born citizen and when I was born neither of my parents were citizens. I've done all the legal footwork on this. It's a fact.

This entire “Obama is not a natural born citizen” episode is very silly. Sure he could have stopped it early on but I think he's enjoying the sight of a bunch of people make fools of themselves.

153 posted on 12/04/2008 5:44:24 AM PST by ZekeNY
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To: TChris
What is the definition of natural born? There are three ways to become a US citizen, birth thru blood, jus sanguinis; birth on US soil, jus solis; and naturalization. The first two are, IMO, natural born. If Obama was born in the US, he is a natural born US citizen. If he was born in Kenya, then he has a problem.
154 posted on 12/04/2008 5:45:55 AM PST by kabar
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To: BP2; LucyT; Polarik; Beckwith; Fred Nerks; F15Eagle; george76
The AFRO shuchk and jive. Not being able to avoid this story, they do not reveal the facts.

Obama was born in Kenya , as his relatives have repeatedly said. Notice that AFRO says nothing about that.Why?

Our nation is divided now into free patriots and those who wish to abandon our constitution for "socially secure" bondage. Many of us go not quietly into that dark.

Many of us will fight it regardless of cost or consequence.

155 posted on 12/04/2008 5:45:58 AM PST by Candor7 (Fascism? All it takes is for good men to say nothing, ( member NRA)
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To: BP2

PRESENT!


156 posted on 12/04/2008 5:47:12 AM PST by gunnyg
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To: BP2
My parents or one parent were/was born in Virginia. My mother, pregnant with me, is visiting in Ireland where she goes into labor and I am born in a hostpital in Galway City. We return to the U.S. a few weeks later. Am I eligible to one day run for POTUS?

And the passage from our Constitution reads 'natural born or citizen of the U.S. ...'

157 posted on 12/04/2008 5:52:22 AM PST by jla
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To: John Valentine
NO case heard in the Supreme Court has EVER held that birthright citizenship is granted under the 14th Amendment to the children of people in the United States illegally. Or legally, for that matter, if not admitted as immigrants.

However, under current laws and practice, birthright citizenship exists and has existed ever since the 14th amendment was adopted. We have 400,000 anchor babies born each year to illegal alien parents. These anchor babies are treated just like every other US citizen and have the same rights and privileges, including a US passport upon demonstrating they were born here. The only exception is childred born to accredited diplomats to the US.

If a decision ever does come before SCOTUS, current law and practice for more than 100 years will have an impact on any ruling. IMO, if Obama was born in the US, he is a US citizen.

158 posted on 12/04/2008 5:52:28 AM PST by kabar
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To: ZekeNY

I agree with you. Howver if Obama was born overseas, it is an entirely different matter.


159 posted on 12/04/2008 5:53:31 AM PST by kabar
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To: Roccus

“Perhaps the fact that the state of Hawaii itself does not always recognize the short form COLB to be proof of birth location? Somewhere along this long, torturous epic it has been stated that in order to qualify for some sort of “homestead” status in HI, the short form COLB is insuffecient. If it (COLB) is not good enough for Hawaii, then how can it be for the NJ SoS or SCOTUS? “

Those are all good questions, but if Donofrio is not contending such concerns in his case, then how would they ever be brought up in court?


160 posted on 12/04/2008 5:53:38 AM PST by motoman
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