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To: nufsed
It is alleged that when he went to school in Indonesia that he became an Indonesian citizen as required by their law and that in order to do that he would have to give up his American citizenship. In order to come back he would be naturalized and not natural born.

Let me put that one to rest.

If he was an American citizen, no action that he or his parents took while he was a minor are capable of removing his citizenship. The Supreme Court has been very clear on that in several cases. Among others: Perkins v. ELG, 307 U.S. 325 (1939)

There may be legitimate issues to raise, but this isn't one of them.

11 posted on 12/07/2008 8:25:16 AM PST by Sherman Logan (Everyone has a right to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.)
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To: Sherman Logan

Thanx. Got it. So, if natural born, always natural born. That would make sense.


27 posted on 12/07/2008 8:54:29 AM PST by nufsed
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