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I’m not a lawyer but you seem like a reasonable individual...
From your link...
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode08/usc_sec_08_00001401——000-.html
“(e) a person born in an outlying possession of the United States of parents one of whom is a citizen of the United States who has been physically present in the United States or one of its outlying possessions for a continuous period of one year at any time prior to the birth of such person;”
His mother is a person born in the US and ‘arguably’ was physically present for a continuous period. Perhaps this defuses the issue?
Also see Subsec (g) which spirals around the language to almost point directly to BO, which was amended in 1986.
I’m just asking from a laymans point of view. Where precisely in the law COULD it be argued that this president is a natural born citizen by way of ANY law. Notwithstanding the notion that we may need to apply laws as they were written in 1961 when he was born. That’s a separate argument.
And if such a law could be found, WHY hasnt the media and the “legal scholars, liberal and conservative alike, [WHO] are in widespread agreement that Barack Obama is fully qualified.” simply cited the relevant legal code and be done with it?
Enquiring Minds Wanna Know!
Enquiring Minds Wanna Know!