Posted on 04/10/2011 8:42:11 AM PDT by RobinMasters
(Apr. 10, 2011) — When I was a young boy in Mr. Hanson’s fifth grade civics class in the mid-60s, we learned that the definition of “natural born Citizen” was exclusively a person born on US soil of parents who are US citizens.
That has been the accepted definition of “natural born Citizen” for most of our history, except between the years 1790-1795, and 1971 to the present.
The first Congress passed the Naturalization Act of 1790 :
And the children of citizens of the United States, that may be born beyond sea, or out of the limits of the United States, shall be considered as natural born citizens: Provided, That the right of citizenship shall not descend to persons whose fathers have never been resident in the United States…
That act was repealed with the uniform rule of the Naturalization Act of 1795 and new language in Section 3:
and the children of citizens of the United States, born out of the limits and jurisdiction of the United States, shall be considered as citizens of the United States: Provided, That the right of citizenship shall not descend to persons, whose fathers have never been resident of the United States:
Section 4. And be it further enacted, That the Act intitled, “An act to establish an uniform rule of naturalization,” passed the twenty-sixth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety, be, and the same is hereby repealed.
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Obama is hiding much more than the circumstances of his Birth.
My daughter had carefully written this for the answer: "Harriet Tubman had no birth certificate because she was born a slave."
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As I read th end of this piece, Obama would qualify as a natural born citizen. His mother was a citizen and, although his father was a non-citizen, he did reside for a time in the US. Or am I reading it wrong?
My father born in 1912 had no Birth Certificate because he was born at home. When he reached SS age he had to have one, so his Aunt swore to all the facts surrounding his birth and then he was issued one.
Just think - if Obama had been born in 1912, he’s have something of an excuse...
No. Obama’s father did NOT reside in the United States.
To reside, one must have a residence. Obama’s father was just on a student visa which does not qualify him for residency.
Cheers
According to this definition, if Obama was born in Hawaii, he is eligible to run for President.
If you believe that this subordinate clause applies to the whole law, then you must accept that ONLY people not born on U.S. soil are eligible to be President.
This is from Obama's book, "Dreams from My Father," page 126, paragraph 2:
"But your grandfather Hussein was still writing to your father, threatening to have his student visa revoked."
Cheers
Obama could be adopted... by his alleged “mother”...
http://nowewont.ning.com/profiles/blogs/obama-may-have-a-criminal-past
Of course if your daughter had educated instructor, that person would have known that some of the most accurate records are those that were kept for slaves. Slaves were very valuable and most slave owners kept very detailed birth records. Hense it is easier to find birth records for slaves then it is for whites during the time of slavery,
The purpose of article two(natural born citizen) was to prevent a person with dual allegiance from becoming the President and having mixed loyalties with another nation. obama is not nor ever can be the President if his father( by his own admission ) was a foreign national.
Hence, the confusion.
In the 1970’s, I was taught that a Natural Born citizen was one born on American soil to two parents owing sole allegiance to the United States. A child born at sea or on land which is under the jurisdiction of the United States, to two parents owing sole allegiance to the United States, is also considered Natural Born.
So, yes, it does get confusing when you start throwing in things like, “what if the ship at sea isn’t an American ship” (I remember we debated that one for quite some time in class and never came up with a sufficient answer).
However, since the stated intent of the Article II natural born clause was to assure that the President would have sole allegiance to the United States and none other, when one is born with dual citizenship, as is the case with Barack H. Obama, Jr., AND one has shown allegiance to one’s foreign nation (i.e. - Obama actively campaigning with Odinga in Kenya in 2006), then one has forfeited any claim one might have had to the Presidency.
Cheers
I was born to two parents that were US citizens at a civilian hospital in England. I have a “naturalized” citizenship and would be different had I been born on the USAF Base. I always understood that I could not be President.
You are absolutely correct.
Cheers
Both of my children were born while I was serving overseas on Active Duty. Both have a birth certificate issued by the US State Department. This birth certificate is headed “Report of the Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America.”
Are you saying that my children are not natural born citizens?
P.S. - You might want to consider the AND function and not just the Exclusive/Inclusive OR functions in your Natural Born Boolean logic.
A*B = no confusion.
A+B = confusion.
AB’+A’B = more confusion...
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Were they born on land under the jurisdiction of the United States?
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