[ml/nj]

FYI, the information at the end of the article pertaining to Indonesia is very important. According to the divorce docs, Obama was adopted & therefore legally an Indonesian citizen. If he came back into the country without going through INS, he would still be considered a citizen of Indonesia 1st.

I detest Obama as much as the next guy and it's pretty clear to me that Bogus BC II is just that.

But I think you are wrong about how our laws treat citizens who have not made a decision as an adult to renounce their American citizenship. Assuming that Obama were an American citizen by birth, I think even if he returned here with an Indonesian passport as a minor he would still be regarded as an American citizen under our laws.

ML/NJ

[little jeremiah]

If you check Sven’s posting history you will find that he has copied parts of documents detailing how a minor child can indeed renounce US citizenship. From the State Department, IIRC.

[patlin]

When Obama returned as well as when he became of age, the laws were specific. One was required to renounce one or the other. Either by the American parent of the child upon return to the US or by the child upon the coming of age. The fact that Obama’s bio father was British was well known, but the adoption by the Indonesian was not & thus Obama can not let this be known & thus the obfuscation about releasing his birth records, then finally releasing ones that were blatantly forged.

[livius]

Assuming that Obama were an American citizen by birth, I think even if he returned here with an Indonesian passport as a minor he would still be regarded as an American citizen under our laws.

I believe you are right. However, a difficulty could arise if it were proved that he used this putative Indonesian nationality to get aid as a foreign student at some point. I suspect that might be one of the reasons he is hiding the college records.