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To: San Jacinto
Ahhh...didn't realize that.

Just looked it up. Goldater was born in the territory of Arizona in 1909 and Arizona was added in 1912 as a state.
46 posted on 08/13/2003 9:55:15 PM PDT by Bogey78O (The Clinton's have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured/killed -Peach)
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To: Bogey78O; San Jacinto
"Ahhh...didn't realize that. "

Just looked it up. Goldater was born in the territory of Arizona in 1909 and Arizona was added in 1912 as a state.

He was born in a United States territory, and thus was a "natural born citizen". Read the wording of the relevant paragraph in Article II Section 1. I think it could be interpreted to mean someone born to an American citizen overseas could still become president. A child born to an American citizen is an American citizen by birth not naturalization.

No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

52 posted on 08/13/2003 10:04:46 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
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