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To: jackv
Note, Article 2, Section 1 of our Constitution does not allow for dual citizenship, in fact, the Framers of our Constitution went out of their way to make sure that no person serving as President of these United States would have to suffer conflicting loyalties to more than one country. It has already been suggested that Barack has demonstrated divided loyalties because of his association with Raila Odinga in Kenya.

No, Article II, Section 1 says the president must be a natural-born citizen. It does not define the term, and doesn't mention dual citizenship at all.

Why this is important; according to Fact Check, Obama was both a British Citizen and U.S. citizen, thereby making him ineligible to be POTUS. Quoting directly from the site...

Obama's Kenyan citizenship lapsed when he turned 21 and did not give up his U.S. citizenship. So he is not a dual citizen of anywhere, and has not been since he was in college.

Here’s the bottom line, regardless what the vault copy of Obama’s birth certificate reads, when he was born he was both a British Citizen and U.S. citizen.

Without question. But that does not necessarily mean he isn't a natural-born citizen.

229 posted on 01/06/2010 12:49:03 PM PST by Non-Sequitur
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To: Non-Sequitur

Just checking...

So you believe that any foreign despot can move to the US, become a citizen and run for potus?


233 posted on 01/06/2010 12:54:22 PM PST by jackv (The darkness hates the light!)
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To: Non-Sequitur
No, Article II, Section 1 says the president must be a natural-born citizen. It does not define the term, and doesn't mention dual citizenship at all.

A duel citizen has split his allegiances to another country or king is not a natural born citizen, and any future court who honestly understands the Constitutional clause of NBC will not substantiate or uphold the liberal viewpoint by conflating the intent and meaning where Obama is a natural born citizen.

242 posted on 01/06/2010 1:01:10 PM PST by Red Steel
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To: Non-Sequitur
It does not define the term

So, do you always go to the Constitution to find definitions of terms? Good luck, because you won't find very many terms defined in the Constitution.
325 posted on 01/06/2010 3:43:33 PM PST by Brown Deer (Pray for Obama. Psalm 109:8)
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