[SatinDoll]

Barack Obama has publicly stated that his father registered him as a British citizen shortly after birth. This does not negate his being a U.S. citizen if he was born here. It does negate his being able to claim “natural born Citizen” status, something he has never done.

Obama has only claimed to be a citizen, not a natural born citizen.

It isn’t what I say that is important - it is what Obama hasn’t said or proven. He promised transparency but still hasn’t produced that long-form birth certificate, or allowed his college admissions records made public.

[mlo]

"Barack Obama has publicly stated that his father registered him as a British citizen shortly after birth. This does not negate his being a U.S. citizen if he was born here. It does negate his being able to claim “natural born Citizen” status, something he has never done."

The premise is incorrect. Whether Britain grants him citizenship through his father is no concern of the United States. His American citizenship is unaffected.

There is no special class of "natural born" citizens apart from citizens by birth. They are the same thing. You are either a citizen by birth, or a citizen by naturalization. The law recognizes no third category.

[curiosity]

Barack Obama has publicly stated that his father registered him as a British citizen shortly after birth.

I am aware he was eligible for British citizenship by virtue of his father being a British citizen, but I never read anywhere that his father officially registered him with any British authority. Where did you get this piece of information