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To: Cyropaedia
If it was established that Obama did in fact register as a foreign exchange student in college, there would be demands from Congress, the press, and the public for a full fledged investigation into Obama's birth records prove that he was actually natural born citizen.

First of all, we know for sure he wasn't a foreign exchange student. Both Occidental and Columbia confirmed he formally matriculated at those colleges. Foreign exchange students do not matriculate, but merely register for classes as visitors. They only come for a year or two, and do not receive degrees from the US institutions they attend. They merely earn credits toward a degree they earn at their university in their home country. At Occidental, we know Obama was working toward an Occidental degree, and we know he received one from Columbia after he transferred.

Second of all, even if he did register as a foreign exchange student (which we know he did not), it wouldn't affect his eligibility to be president. Registration as a foreign student is not an expatriating act, so it would not affect his citizenship status.

If it had been established that he actually had registered a foreign exchange student in college during the '08 campaign, it would've ended his quest for the oval office.

Perhaps, but that train has already left the station.

593 posted on 09/28/2010 1:55:26 PM PDT by curiosity
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To: curiosity
Occidental and Columbia confirmed he formally matriculated

where's your proof of that? Did they release documents to you that are not for public viewing? Are you that special?

595 posted on 09/28/2010 2:17:24 PM PDT by patlin (Ignorance is Bliss for those who choose to wear rose colored glasses)
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To: curiosity

And if he received, or even filled out an application for foreign student aid, that, in itself, would be enough to jump start an investigation into his birth records to verify his actual natural born status. Period.


605 posted on 09/28/2010 4:49:51 PM PDT by Cyropaedia ("Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principal of evil...".)
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To: curiosity
If it had been established that he actually had registered a foreign exchange student in college during the '08 campaign, it would've ended his quest for the oval office.

Perhaps, but that train has already left the station.

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According to that logic, anyone who has committed fraud, or any other crime, and it has not been detected until later, they're in like flynn! Ha ha! Got away with it!

610 posted on 09/29/2010 1:36:32 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.)
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