That is not Defronio’s rationale. The mother’s American citizenship “does not mitigate” the father’s status as British subject and citizen, regardless of birthplace. One possible interpretation is that neither parent can have a loyalty to any other foreign nation, and that is what makes Obama not a citizen. You can see it’s a fine line, and that’s why it would be fascinating for the court to take up.
” One possible interpretation is that neither parent can have a loyalty to any other foreign nation, and that is what makes Obama not a citizen.”
Is there a single law or case that would suggest such a thing? I know of none. (Not that I would know of such a thing.)
You mean “that is what makes Obama not a “natural born” citizen. Obama IS a citizen if he was born on US soil, ie Hawaii. He is NOT “natural born” because his father was not a US citizen and his mother, thought a citizen, did not meet the age requirement to transfer her citizenship. And Obama’s father being a British subject at the time of Obama’s birth makes Obama a British subject at birth.