Court: Americans Born in Jerusalem Cannot Label 'Israel' as Birthplace

Breitbart ^ | 7/23/13 | Ben Shapiro

[Red Steel]

I’ve been under the impression that states issue birth certificates, ever since Hawaii issued one to the Kenyan... How is it that the FedGov is involved?

You got me without reading the whole article. These DC judges are out of their jurisdiction in deciding what city placed on their birth certificates. Their decision here doesn't carry much weight outside the Fed government. Hey, I hear Hawaii will issue birth certificate to anyone and anything plus kumquats. Heh

Besides, they could travel to Israel and load up on reams of city of Jerusalem, Israeli birth certificates.

[Lurking Libertarian]

I understand a bit about the legalities. The problem I see is that if one is born in Jerusalem or any disputed territory what can they put on their birth certificate?

The article is a bit confused here. An American citizen (or U.S.- Israeli dual citizen) born in Jerusalem gets a birth certificate, which is issued by Israel and will list the place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel. U.S. law has nothing to do with this. When that child's parents go to the U.S. Embassy to have the child's birth recorded under U.S. law, to establish the child's U.S. citizenship, they do not get a birth certificate; they get a U.S. passport or similar U.S. consular document, which will say that the child is a U.S. citizen born in "Jerusalem."

[JLS]

I see, my passport says Texas or Waco, Texas, so I see perhaps there is no issue here. If for example Texas left the Union or Mexico conquered Texas, my US passport would still what it says now.