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To: Jessica2677
Obama says his mom was married to his father.

Well, if they weren't married...doesn't that make him a bastard?

465 posted on 11/09/2008 7:23:23 AM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs...nothing more than Bald Haired Hippies!)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

His fathe was already married and later married a gal from Great Brit. Seems he believed in multiple wives....Wonder what gave him that idea?


476 posted on 11/09/2008 9:53:12 AM PST by hoosiermama
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To: ROCKLOBSTER
Well, if they weren't married...doesn't that make him a bastard?

Not in the state of Hawaii.

In Hawaii a child is legitimate even if the marriage is bigamous. See

http://law.jrank.org/pages/11834/Annulment-Prohibited-Marriage-Prohibited-Marriage.html

Therefore, Obama is not a “bastard”, because he is not illegitimate.

Whether Obama was born “out of wedlock” is yet another question. My bet is that because Obama’s parents were married and divorced and the legality of the marriage has never been challenged in court, that he would not qualify as “born out of wedlock”, but this case could turn on some fine points of Hawaiian and Federal law.

Also to consider here is the origin of the designation “natural-born” which originated in English law and the purpose of which was a test for undivided loyalty “to the King”. Obama, possibly a citizen of Kenya, the USA, and Indonesia may have trouble along these lines, especially because he promoted the election of Rail Odinga in Kenya, and probably traveled to Pakistan on an Indonesian passport at a time Indonesia did not permit dual nationality.

480 posted on 11/09/2008 10:12:09 AM PST by solfour
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