The British Nationality Act DOES NOT make him a British citizen. Can you just go read all the law on the matter instead of listening to Donofrio.
Go find the loophole that will make him a British Citizen instead of ignoring the applicable law.
Marriage was VOID AB INITIO
Rolling Stone brought up something that might be used but I think it would be shot down because it is part of the law that talks about subsequent marriage to legitimate a bastard and there was no subsequent marriage UNLESS..there was one in Kenya. Then that part of the law would kick and you would have to analyze it.
Go find a loophole.
The British Nationality Act DOES NOT make him a British citizen. Can you just go read all the law on the matter instead of listening to Donofrio.
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I do my OWN research - I do NOT “listen to Donofrio” ...
Why don’t YOU read the ACT ???
FIRST - you gotta Read Part II, Section 5:
British Nationality Act of 1948:
5.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a person born after the commencement of this Act shall be a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by descent if his father is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies at the time of the birth:
Provided that if the father of such a person is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by descent only, that person shall not be a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by virtue of this section unless—
(a) that person is born or his father was born in a protectorate, protected state, mandated territory or trust territory or any place in a foreign country where by treaty, capitulation, grant, usage, sufferance, or other lawful means, His Majesty then has or had jurisdiction over British subjects; or
(b) that person’s birth having occurred in a place in a foreign country other than a place such as is mentioned in the last foregoing paragraph, the birth is registered at a United Kingdom consulate within one year of its occurrence, or, with the permission of the Secretary of State, later; or
(c) that person’s father is, at the time of the birth, in Crown service under His Majesty’s government in the United Kingdom; or
(d) that person is born in any country mentioned in subsection (3) of section one of this Act in which a citizenship law has then taken effect and does not become a citizen thereof on birth.
ONLY the first paragraph directly applies to Obama.
The second paragraph’s “a” through “d” disqualifiers apply ONLY IF Obama’s father was a British Citizen BY DESCENT ONLY.
Now, we look to Obama’s Father’s status:
Under Part I, Section 1:
1.—(1) Every person who under this Act is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies or who under any enactment for the time being in force in any country mentioned in subsection (3) of this section is a citizen of that country shall by virtue of that citizenship have the status of a British subject.
Obama’s father was a citizen by virtue of Part 1, Section 1. He was born in Kenya - a British colony and/or protectorate.
Obama is a citizen by descent by virtue of Part II. Section 5, paragraph 1.
The ONLY way Obama WOULD NOT be a citizen by descent would be if his father WAS a citizen by descent (Part II, Section 5, paragraph 2 qualifiers “a”-”d”).
Obama’s father WAS NOT a citizen by descent; ergo Obama IS a citizen by descent.