Children of CITIZENS be they born overseas ,shall be considered Natural born. (1790). A child born overseas to PARENTS who are American citizens is considered NATURAL BORN BECAUSE OUR COUNTRY IS BASED ON JUS SANGUINUS. Citizenship comes from the parents not place of birth. In obama’s case IF he was born in Kenya , his mother was to young to convey citizenship under the laws in 1961, and thus making him a Kenyan national. If obama was born in Hawaii,he would qualify as a native born citizen under the 14th amendment. Native born because he held dual citizenship at birth(Kenyan) and thus disqualified from being President under Article 2 of the U.S. Constitution.
The purpose of Article 2 of the Constitution was to prevent foreign influence in the White House by requiring that both parents of the President be U.S. citizens at the time of the President’s birth.
Two points. 1) that provision of the law applied to children born overseas and 2) the law in question is not loger in effect.
Citizenship comes from the parents not place of birth.
Not true. See the 14th amendemnt to the US Constitution.
In obama’s case IF he was born in Kenya , his mother was to young to convey citizenship under the laws in 1961, and thus making him a Kenyan national.
Not if her marriage to his dad was invalid, which is pretty likely given that he already had a wife back in Kenya when he married Stanely Ann. Under the laws at the time, a single mother of any age would convey citizenship. On the other hand, it's possible that Obama Sr.'s first marriage was a tribal ceremony not recognized by the state, in which case you would be right that she, as a married woman, would be too young to convey automatic citizenship.
At any rate, it's a moot point, since hew as born in Hawaii.
If obama was born in Hawaii,he would qualify as a native born citizen under the 14th amendment.
Native born and natual born are synonymous.
Native born because he held dual citizenship at birth(Kenyan) and thus disqualified from being President under Article 2 of the U.S. Constitution.
There's nothing in Article 2 of the constitution that disqualifies dual citizens from the presidency.