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To: Uncle Chip
That's not the resolution that they passed unanimously for McCain. His SR511 said that he was a natural born citizen because he had American citizen parents and was born on American territory -- requirements that Obama cannot meet and never will.

Except that's not what it said. It said McCain is a U.S. citizen because he was born of American parents and on an American military base. That is not the same as American territory. A foreign national born on American territory is a U.S. citizen of some sort, we can argue the natural-born part. A foreign national born on a U.S. military base overseas is not a U.S. citizen of any kind because an overseas military base is not American territory.

So your non-binding resolution was tailored to a specific instance, McCain's. Obama can't meet it but for that matter neither could George Bush. So if the Senate passed another non-binding resolution tailored to Obama - born in Hawaii and no other qualifiers - then would that close the issue for you? After all one non-binding resolution should be as good as another, right?

54 posted on 02/08/2010 2:36:59 PM PST by Non-Sequitur
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To: Non-Sequitur
A foreign national born on American territory is a U.S. citizen of some sort, we can argue the natural-born part. A foreign national born on a U.S. military base overseas is not a U.S. citizen of any kind because an overseas military base is not American territory.

You keep including the words 'a foreign national'. If you are born of American parents, on American terrority, you are considered a 'natural-born citizen'.

Besides, if you want to argue that an American Military Base in a foreign nation is not American Territory, you will have to talk to the U.S. Post Office.

60 posted on 02/08/2010 3:11:29 PM PST by UCANSEE2
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To: Non-Sequitur
After all one non-binding resolution should be as good as another, right?

True. They aren't worth the paper they are written on.

Now, an actual declaration with all signing parties responsible in a court of law for what they put on that paper, that would be different.

61 posted on 02/08/2010 3:14:59 PM PST by UCANSEE2
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