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To: Windflier

“The third requirement of natural-born citizenship is continuity of that status without renouncement, voluntary or not, by expatriation, extradition or adoption to foreign parents.”

A nice thought, but is there a shred of Constitutional corroboration of this claim?


13 posted on 03/02/2012 4:36:58 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker
A nice thought, but is there a shred of Constitutional corroboration of this claim?

It's right there in Article II, Section One:

"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".

This includes present status, thus if born a natural born citizen but changed status before running for President, one is not eligible to serve.

16 posted on 03/02/2012 5:28:46 AM PST by Uncle Sham
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To: 9YearLurker

There are various definitions of the term “natural-born citizen.” It’s not defined in the Constitution. Supposedly, even if you were born in the US to parents who were both aliens, you would still be “natural born.”

This is the best analysis of O’s birth certificate that I’ve ever seen. This and Sheriff Arpaio’s bombshell yesterday should trigger a Congressional investigation into possible forged identity documents.


18 posted on 03/02/2012 6:36:33 AM PST by Tarantulas ( Illegal immigration - the trojan horse that's treated like a sacred cow)
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To: 9YearLurker
“The third requirement of natural-born citizenship is continuity of that status without renouncement, voluntary or not, by expatriation, extradition or adoption to foreign parents.”

A nice thought, but is there a shred of Constitutional corroboration of this claim?

I don't know, but such requirement might be found in our immigration statutes. Whether it is or not, I wholeheartedly agree that it ought to be.

40 posted on 03/02/2012 4:47:34 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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