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To: whynotfacts
But, if he was an Indonesian citizen and used that citizenship as a teen and young adult, could he reclaim his American citizenship without being naturalized? These are important issues that need to be resolved.

If Obama was an American citizen by birth (e.g., if he was born in Hawaii), he would not lose his American citizenship even if he later took on another country's citizenship, according to the Supreme Court's decision in Afroyim v. Rusk.

8,530 posted on 08/10/2009 5:48:25 PM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: Lurking Libertarian

It is not his citizenship in question, it would be the evidence of divided loyalties calling into question his allegiances and thus his natural born status. I am presuming his defaulting to Indonesian citizenship for whatever reasons after becoming an adult would cancel his natural born status because of divided citizenship.


8,544 posted on 08/10/2009 6:44:32 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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To: Lurking Libertarian

“If Obama was an American citizen by birth (e.g., if he was born in Hawaii), he would not lose his American citizenship even if he later took on another country’s citizenship, according to the Supreme Court’s decision in Afroyim v. Rusk.”

Did you actually READ about it? Who’s to say that he didn’t renounce his U.S. citizenship? Who’s to say that Indonesia would REQUIRE him to renounce any other countries citizenship to be allowed Indonesian citizenship? He could reclaim his citizenship later, BUT that would make him a NATURALIZED citizen, ineligible to be president.

“a United States Supreme Court decision that set an important legal precedent that a United States citizen cannot be deprived of American citizenship INVOLUNTARILY”

“The court ruled, in a 5-4 decision, that Afroyim’s citizenship could not be taken away without his CONSENT”


8,545 posted on 08/10/2009 6:48:19 PM PDT by faucetman
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