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To: Eric in the Ozarks; Bigun
There exists nothing in American law disqualifying a presidential candidate for his parents’ birthplace.

As Bigun also pointed out, at least you have one thing correct. But that is also IRRELEVANT. It's their citizenship status at the time of the offspring's birth that matters. Neither Obama's nor Rubio's parents were citizens AT THE TIME OF THEIR BIRTH. You can't say that because they were naturalized later, that Rubio is eligible. If that's what you're trying to say. That would be some kind of ex post facto decision.

104 posted on 01/27/2012 8:13:14 AM PST by backwoods-engineer (Any politician who holds that the state accords rights is an oathbreaker and an "enemy... domestic.")
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To: backwoods-engineer

Qualifications for the presidency are:
Age 35
Born in the US

Where a candidates parents were born is immaterial.


113 posted on 01/27/2012 8:17:52 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Eh ?)
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