His Mother was an American born in the US and a citizen for 5 years. Case closed unless she is not his mother.
What were the rules in 1961?
Physical birth location, not just mom’s citizenship, is key.
IIRC, the qualifications for at the time were the American born parent had to be a US citizen for 5 years after their 16th birthday. His mother had him at age 19/20, therefore disqualifying him.
Sorry. Being a citizen and being a “natural born citizen” is different. Otherwise Govs. Schwartzenegger and Granholm would run for President. Both were born outside of the country and became US citizens. The President must be born within the US.
Was she military - NOT.
The only exception for being born outside the US. to qualify to become POTUS, is that the parent was "TEMPORARILY" living abroad or is military on deployment?
I don't believe his mother was 'temporarily' living abroad...If he were NOT born in Hawaii, it's questionable?
Then again, maybe his parents were not legally married - daddy did have other wives, simultaneously...Maybe obamama doesn't want this to get out after all the lies he told about how they got married...
That defense has been posted several times on other threads on this subject - and has been broken every time. She had to be US Citizen for so many years, and have spent a certain number of those years in the US prior to the birth, and some other requirements. It wasn't me who posted those regs on the other threads, so maybe someone can clear this up.
I have friends who were born in Africa, of an American citizen mother and a Canadian citizen father. While they were automatically eligible for permanent residency and the naturalization process, they were not considered natural born citizens.
If Obama was born in Kenya or Canada or somewhere else outside US territory, he might NOT be eligible.