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http://puzo1.blogspot.com/2009/04/obama-president-of-us-is-currently-also_07.html

The British Nationality Act of 1948 provides in pertinent part as follows:

“...5.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a person born after the commencement of this Act shall be a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies by descent if his father is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies at the time of the birth ....”

Under the British Nationality Act of 1948, Obama’s father became a British citizen under Section 4 by being born on the soil of an English Colony, Kenya. Under Section 5, when Obama was born in 1961 in Hawaii or some other place, he automatically became a British citizen by descent from his father who was a British citizen under Section 4.

Absolutely Incontrovertibly Incorrect.

Read the Law instead of Puzo’s site.

http://www.uniset.ca/naty/BNA1948.htm

He is a lawyer. He should know that he has to read the definitions.

Since you may not know this... READ THE DEFINITIONS.

I am going to help you out since you have been blinded by Puzo.

What do you think this means:

“(2) Subject to the provisions of section twenty-three of this Act, any reference in this Act to a child shall be construed as a reference to a legitimate child; and the expressions “father”, “ancestor” and “descended” shall be construed accordingly.”

Under the British Nationality Act of 1948, Obama’s father became a British citizen under Section 4 by being born on the soil of an English Colony, Kenya. Under Section 5, when Obama was born in 1961 in Hawaii or some other place, he automatically became a British citizen by descent from his father who was a British citizen under Section 4.

The only problem with this theory is whether or not a treaty can trump a constitutional amendment. Somehow I doubt that a treaty can be held to be valid if it transgresses an actual requirement of the U.S. Constitution. It may apply in England, but in the United States, American Law applies.

A treaty cannot abrogate a constitutional right, and if someone is born in the United States while their parents are here legally (In one interpretation.) then according to the 14th amendment, they are American citizens. Not natural born citizens, mind you, but citizens under the provisions of the 14th amendment.

The British Nationality act only holds force if someone chooses to claim British subjecthood. I doubt it can be used to force British subjecthood upon them.

when Obama was born in 1961 in Hawaii or some other place, he automatically became a British citizen by descent from his father who was a British citizen under Section 4.

IF...if...and if.