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To: PugetSoundSoldier
If Venezuelan law was changed to recognize everyone born on US soil as a Venezuelan citizen as well, would that eliminate everyone from NBC status?

That same tired argument again, here let me kill it for you, the only way that would be possible would be if we recognized by treaty Venezuela's right to do so.

We do however have a treaty with Great Britain that recognizes the citizenship of their subjects and their offspring, we even fought a war with them because of it, maybe you heard of the War of 1812?

150 posted on 05/15/2010 8:43:43 AM PDT by usmcobra (Your chances of dying in bed are reduced by getting out of it, but most people still die in bed)
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To: usmcobra
That same tired argument again, here let me kill it for you, the only way that would be possible would be if we recognized by treaty Venezuela's right to do so.

Correct. What we do not recognize has no bearing on the citizenship of our own. Thus the claim by another nation on one of our people does not negate their citizenship.

We do however have a treaty with Great Britain that recognizes the citizenship of their subjects and their offspring, we even fought a war with them because of it, maybe you heard of the War of 1812?

Yes, and that pre-dates the 14th Amendment. Perhaps you have heard of it?

155 posted on 05/15/2010 9:06:04 AM PDT by PugetSoundSoldier (Indignation over the Sting of Truth is the defense of the indefensible)
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