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To: Iam1ru1-2; frithguild; Congressman Billybob
I don't think it is particularly important whether or not Barack Obama had Indonesian citizenship or was considered a citizen of Indonesia while he was a minor.

I do think it is relevant if he used an Indonesian passport to travel to Pakistan in 1981. At that point he was over 18. Indonesia does not recognize dual citizenship. He would have had to renounce his US citizenship to lawfully obtain an Indonesian Passport. I won't argue the fact that he may have lied to Indonesian authorities to get a passport.

As I understand it, obtaining or using an Indonesian passport after the age of 18 would make him a dual-national under US law and therefore ineligible to serve as President of the United States.

Frith and/or Billy Bob, please correct me if I am wrong.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

14 posted on 08/19/2008 8:19:43 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: LonePalm
I don't think it is particularly important whether or not Barack Obama had Indonesian citizenship...

When he was born? Maybe you should.

21 posted on 08/19/2008 8:35:38 PM PDT by Libloather (August is Liberal Awareness Month.)
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To: LonePalm
"He would have had to renounce his US citizenship to lawfully obtain an Indonesian Passport"

There is no record of his naturalization; he is not, nor ever has been a U.S. citizen.

25 posted on 08/19/2008 8:46:47 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Jimmy Carter is the skidmark in the panties of American History)
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