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To: PapaNew
The issue seems to be debatable

It's actually.....crystal clear.

but certainly doesn’t seem to be the open-and-shut case as many think it is. If a U.S. soldier marries overseas and has a child, that child should be a natural-born citizen at birth.

Why? Just because the father's a soldier?

Not good enough for Constitutional requirements!

42 posted on 03/08/2014 6:57:14 PM PST by Diego1618 (Put "Ron" on the Rock!)
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To: Diego1618
Article II, section 1, pa. 5: "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..."

What is a natural-born citizen according to you and why would a child born overseas to American parent not be considered a natural-born citizen? According to you, that child would have to go through a process to become a U.S. citizen. I don't believe that child would have to go through any process because he has at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen. The debate is not about WHERE he was born. The debate is whether one or both parents must be a U.S. citizen.

48 posted on 03/08/2014 8:22:53 PM PST by PapaNew
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