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To: libbylu
Geez, his mom was a US citizen.

Doesn't mean anything if he was born overseas. Here is the law :

Birth Abroad to One Citizen and One Alien Parent in Wedlock: A child born abroad to one U.S. citizen parent and one alien parent acquires U.S. citizenship at birth under Section 301(g) INA provided the citizen parent was physically present in the U.S. for the time period required by the law applicable at the time of the child's birth. (For birth on or after November 14, 1986, a period of five years physical presence, two after the age of fourteen is required. For birth between December 24, 1952 and November 13, 1986, a period of ten years, five after the age of fourteen are required for physical presence in the U.S. to transmit U.S. citizenship to the child.

She did not live in the US for 5 years after the age of 14 before he was born. If he was born overseas, not only would he not have "natural born" citizenship, he would not have US citizenship.

By the way, He hasn't been elected yet. That doesn't occur until the 15th when the electoral votes are counted and certified the Senate.

30 posted on 12/06/2008 10:01:57 PM PST by TheCipher
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To: TheCipher

Re #30...... and that law does not convey the requirements for natural born.


272 posted on 12/07/2008 2:36:22 AM PST by RSmithOpt (Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
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To: TheCipher

No problem. The Dems will just pass a law retroactively making it ok. After all, it is only fair(sarcasm).


278 posted on 12/07/2008 4:13:22 AM PST by mono
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