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To: Non-Sequitur

“Title 8 > Chapter 12 > Subchapter III > Part I > § 1401:
The following shall be nationals and citizens of the United States at birth:
(c) a person born outside of the United States and its outlying possessions of parents both of whom are citizens of the United States and one of whom has had a residence in the United States or one of its outlying possessions, prior to the birth of such person;”

“If he was born in Hawaii then the citizenship of his father in this case is irrelevant; Obama is a natural born U.S. citizen.”

I do not understand. Your first quote does state “of parents both of whom are citizens of the United States”. So how can the citizenship of Obama’s father be irrelevant?


238 posted on 12/01/2008 7:58:05 AM PST by seekthetruth
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To: seekthetruth
I do not understand. Your first quote does state “of parents both of whom are citizens of the United States”. So how can the citizenship of Obama’s father be irrelevant?

Scroll up to 223, the post I was replying to. That should make it clear.

As to your question, the citizenship of Obama's father is irrelevant if Obama was indeed born in Hawaii. His father could be a Martian and Obama would still be a natural born U.S. citizen because of the 14th Amendment, federal law, Supreme Court precedent, and so forth.

240 posted on 12/01/2008 8:23:23 AM PST by Non-Sequitur
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