[TribalPrincess2U]

Email received from Barton (after the election)

Thank you for contacting me regarding Barack Obama's citizenship status.

There are two requirements to become President of the United States: you must be 35 and a natural born U.S. Citizen. Many people have argued, based on immigration law relating to the transfer of citizenship from either parent when born off of U.S. soil, that Senator Obama is ineligible to run for president. However, Barack Obama was born in Hawaii in 1961. Though those born in U.S. territories are automatically considered citizens, Hawaii became a state in 1959. The arguments against Obama's citizenship based on his parents' status are moot, since being born on American soil automatically makes Senator Obama a U.S. citizen.

Thank you again for contacting my office. It is honor to serve as your Congressman for the 6th district of Texas. Please do not hesitate to let me know if I may be of further service.

Sincerely,

Joe Barton, Member of Congress

Same old BS. And I voted for you.

This was received after the election. I wrote it way before.

You are no longer my Congressman. *&^$#@@$%

[DJ MacWoW]

Write back and ask what proof he has that Obama was born on US soil.

[LiberConservative]

Then CongressCritter Barton will be looking for a job in 2010. Fair enough?

[RummyChick]

Schneider v. Rusk, 377 U.S. 163 (1964): The Court voided a statute that provided that a naturalized citizen should lose his United States citizenship if, following naturalization, he resided continuously for three years in his former homeland. "We start from the premise that the rights of citizenship of the native-born and of the naturalized person are of the same dignity and are coextensive. The only difference drawn by the Constitution is that only the 'natural born' citizen is eligible to be President."

[Smokeyblue]

Write him back and inform him that there are three requirements not two.

* be a natural born citizen of the united States
* be at least 35 years old
* have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years

Then ask him if he is smarter than a fifth-grader.