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Barack Obama Sr. was already married in Kenya when he met Barry’s mom

To further confuse the issue, so to speak, some people have claimed that he might not have been legally married in Kenya, which would make his marriage to Stanley Dunham legal. (Assuming that they actually were married, of course.)

The theory is that the first marriage in Kenya may have been a 'jump over the broom' type of thing, rather than a certified British marriage with marriage license.

Yeah, that does confuse the issue. It was legal marriage except it was bigamy except there no legal first marriage, so no bigamy. It makes my head hurt.

Makes me think the natural born citizen clause of the constitution perhaps needs amended. How about if someone has been a citizen and lived in the US for a set number of years (20 years, say, or 35 years) he can run for president?

Not sure if Obama would qualify even under that standard (assuming he gave up his citizenship when he moved to Indonesia), but its certainly fairer to adoptees who’ve grown up here but cannot run while Mexican anchor babies who move away soon after birth and come back as adults can run.