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To: Mr Rogers
I will add emphasis on this very important statement in your quoted passage:

Each one of the persons associated becomes a member of the nation formed by the association. He owes it allegiance and is entitled to its protection. Allegiance and protection are, in this connection, reciprocal obligations. The one is a compensation for the other; allegiance for protection and protection for allegiance.

In other words, if one is a dual citizen, like Mr. Obama is, he owes his allegiance to both the United States AND the United Kingdom. This would pose an even larger problem if he were royalty. He would be unable to recind his citizenship...ever. Fortunately, Mr. Obama is not royalty. However, others are, and they too were born in the United States, and would be considered eligible to become president, according to recent court opinions.

132 posted on 02/05/2012 11:53:43 AM PST by devattel
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To: devattel

“In other words, if one is a dual citizen, like Mr. Obama is, he owes his allegiance to both the United States AND the United Kingdom.”

Actually, US law does not recognize dual citizenship. We know it exists, but we don’t worry about it.

And the idea that Obama owes the UK allegiance over the US is just STUPID. He hates England. He has lived the large majority of his life in the US, and has never shown any concern for England.

In any case, Minor said citizens were either born or made, and Obama would be a citizen born.


135 posted on 02/05/2012 12:07:08 PM PST by Mr Rogers ("they found themselves made strangers in their own country")
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