Well, this is where things get a bit blurry...
Dual citizenship WAS allowed up in the US until 1990. Some court cases, court interpretation, and Administration policies affected the State Department's stance on the matter to what we have currently. Remember, the State Dept is an Executive function. The next president could change it from the prior.
The official current position of the USA with respect to the dual citizenship was presented in telegrams to American consulates and embassies in “67 Interpreter Releases 799” (23 July 1990) and “67 Interpreter Releases 1092” (1 October 1990). The closest I've come across on this is on a Russian website, “Babelfished” here:
Now, I'm not certain how this affects Obama and his travels and citizenship before this date, particularly with his travel and stay in Indonesia. I personally think he had Indonesian citizenship, and never disclosed his American citizenship to Indonesian customs. Additionally if his name was changed in Indonesdia to Barry Soeroto, and not changed back in Hawaii around in the 1980 Divorce Decree -- that too could have some very serious implications for the president-elect.
You have the issue of “once a British citizen, always a British citizen.” British Common Law and correct legislative programs may force the issue if it comes up using his name and how it appears in the divorce decree. If you look at Sections 87-98 (http://kenya.rcbowen.com/constitution/chap6.html) of the current Kenyan Constitution, there's some unanswered question regarding Obama.:
- Is Obama still a Kenyan citizen NOW, regardless of what he's said he hasn't renounced?
- Is he a dual citizen still in the eyes of Kenya?
- Is he a Commonwealth Citizen?
- Because Parliament has the authority to change citizenship law, is there legislation or policy that is allowed as an Act of Parliament?
The Framers were going to demand an oath of abjuration for citizen and president alike, fore-swearing allegiance to other countries. I'd like to see that on Jan 20th, if we get that far along....
BTW, here's a good read US Dual Citizenship: http://www.scribd.com/doc/9670594/FAQ-on-Dual-Citizenship-1995
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“The Framers were going to demand an oath of abjuration for citizen and president alike, fore-swearing allegiance to other countries. I’d like to see that on Jan 20th, if we get that far along.” I seriously doubt that you are naive enough to believe barack obama swearing an oath would be any kind of restraint on this man who lied on his application tot he Illinois Bar and posted a forged/false COLB as his proof of eligibility.