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To: RegulatorCountry
Under SC precedent, births on military bases have not been considered sufficient to convey 14th Amendment citizenship. See the Insular Cases.

Which one specifically? I know birth on a military base is not sufficient to confer citizenship, which is why I said that location doesn't matter. For example, someone born of a servicemember and a local, but on the base, has the same status as if born off the base, with treaty/Status of Forces exemptions of course. But someone born of tow citizens, on or off the base is a statutory citizen at the very least, under the 1795 and subsequent acts. But by the exception of both Vattel and Blackstone, the person would be a Natural Born citizen independent of the statute.

14th amendment citizenship is different than natural born citizenship, which is why Obama is not eligible, even if born in the US.

89 posted on 10/19/2009 10:21:55 AM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: El Gato
But someone born of two citizens, on or off the base is a statutory citizen at the very least, under the 1795 and subsequent acts.

That's my understanding as well.

But by the exception of both Vattel and Blackstone, the person would be a Natural Born citizen independent of the statute.

Do you have a cite of a Supreme Court decision, or even dicta from such a decision, to support this contention? What is the evidence supporting such an interpretation, other than the existence of an exception under both Vattel and Blackstone?

90 posted on 10/19/2009 10:52:45 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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