>>>I don’t think Senior’s intention has much to do with it. If Obama was born in Honolulu, he is going to be held eligible; if he was born in Kenya, he is not. Simple as that.
What about having to reaffirm his citizenship at the age of 18? Wouldn’t he needed to do that if his father, at that time, had British Citizenship?
I am not sure he did any of the things that are prerequisites to the requirement that he do so.
And he has some other sovereignty issues which exist even if he was born in the US. The Judah Benjamin articles are very good on the concept.
And we don't yet know enough facts to know for sure how any of these requirements would operate.
However, from a political perspective, rather than a pure legal analysis, if it turned out that he was born in Hawaii (and I know of no evidence that he was), I think it is likely on the factual record before us now that the Courts would hold him eligible.