[SunkenCiv]

Based upon the language of Article II, Section 1, Clause 4 and the guidance provided by Wong Kim Ark, we conclude that persons born within the borders of the United States are "natural born Citizens" for Article II, Section 1 purposes, regardless of the citizenship of their parents. Just as a person "born within the British dominions [was] a natural-born British subject" at the time of the framing of the U.S. Constitution, so too were those "born in the allegiance of the United States [] natural-born citizens."

Kenya, the 51st state...

[NoLibZone]

“... and the guidance provided by Wong Kim Ark...”

Which section of the US Constitution is Wong Kim Ark in?

[jarofants]

Wouldn't it be the 58th state according to Obama.

[justiceseeker93]

IIRC, Wong Kim Ark was declared an American citizen because he was US born. But that decision was entirely based on the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court in Wong Kim Ark did not get into Wong Kim Ark's eligibility for the presidency, since it was not relevant to the case at hand, and did not address the Natural Born Citizen clause in Article II, Section 1 at all.

So, contrary to the Indiana court's ruling, Wong Kim Ark provided no "guidance" whatsoever as to who is a Natural Born Citizen "for Article II, Section 1 purposes."

[Kenny Bunk]

.http://sentinelradio.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/obama-citizenship-facts-and-obama-birth-certificate-facts/#comment-129.

Poll Ping. Poll claims 52% of Americans think the issue of Obama's citizenship has merit.