[colorado tanker]

The lawsuit makes no sense. A parent cannot renounce a child's U.S. citizenship.

http://travel.state.gov/law/citizenship/citizenship_776.html

[Valpal1]

Which is why the court will dismiss this lawsuit.

Another faulty premise up in flames.

[marstegreg]

I could not find information about an indonesian citizen adopting a U.S. Citizen on this site other than the child must renounce his citizenship on his own. I did find this interesting tid-bit on the U.S. Embassy in Indonesia web site:

NOTE: Indonesian Government stipulates that an adoptive child must be of the same religion as the adoptive parents. Where the religion of the child’s birth parents is not known, the child will be deemed to be Muslim.

I guess if Lolo (a muslim) adopted Barry,Barry had to become a Muslim or the adoption would not have been allowed according to the Government of Indonesia.

[jcsjcm]

No a parent can’t renounce a citizenship, but at the age of 18 when he traveled to Indonesia which passport did he choose? That is the biggest question of all. If he chose his Indonesian passport, then he chose his citizenship and renounced the USA. That’s how it works. Legal age which did he choose to use?

[aruanan]

The lawsuit makes no sense. A parent cannot renounce a child's U.S. citizenship.

A minor child's citizenship follows that of the custodial parent. This is similar to what happens when someone with minor children becomes a naturalized citizen in the United States: the minor children automatically become naturalized U.S. citizens.

[FreeAtlanta]

The way the government officials delayed and covered up this issue and didn’t do everything in their power to quickly resolve (and still haven’t) the issue, has caused me to loose all confidence in their ability to do anything.

I don’t mind obfuscation and denials when it comes to national security, but for this to happen with domestic affairs is unforgivable.