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To: Jack Black

Sorry, a naturalized citizen is not a “natural born” citizen as pertains to President. I have not listed three types of citizenship. There is citizen and natural born citizen. A citizen can be naturalized as in becoming a citizen after being born outside of US soil to citizen parents...or becoming a citizen after moving here from another country. A “natural born” citizen is born of two citizen parents and born on US soil. The parents don’t need to be “natural born” themselves, just citizens.

There is so much discussion about the “natural born” status as it pertains to President and Vice President. Senators do not have to be “natural born” but must be citizens for nine years. House members do not have to be “natural born” but must be citizens for seven years. Citizens may be a Governor, House or Senate member, but only “natural born” citizens may hold the Office of President.

We will soon know what our US Supreme Court Justices decide.


198 posted on 12/05/2008 9:23:40 AM PST by seekthetruth
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To: seekthetruth
A citizen can be naturalized as in becoming a citizen after being born outside of US soil to citizen parents...

WRONG! Children born of two US parents are US citizens AT BIRTH regardless of where they are born. This has been the law approximately forever.

Your statement above is FALSE!!

Citizens chlidren born abroad DO NOT undergo "naturalizaiton".

Naturalization is not a vague term, it is a process that includes taking tests and culminates in taking an oath of citizenship. American CITIZENS born abroad DO NOT GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

There is ZERO differentiation in law between Citizens BORN ON US SOIL and CITIZENS BORN ELSEWHERE. Both are CITIZENS and both are NATURAL BORN CITIZENS. (IE: Their citizenship is a result of their BIRTH and not granted via NATURALIZATION.)

327 posted on 12/05/2008 10:31:51 AM PST by Jack Black (ping can't be a tag line, can it?)
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