[driftdiver]

bzzzt wrong

He was given a birth certificate at birth because his mother was a citizen.

Of course I could trust your interpretation over the opinion of several Constitutional legal scholars. I think I’ll go with someone who knows which way is up.

[Ray76]

His birth certificate is Canadian.

Having a U.S. citizen mother shows is that he was eligible for a Congressional grant of citizenship, i.e. a naturalized citizen, the status conferred was “citizen”.

[chris37]

I think i’ll go with the opinion of a judge, and until such time as a judge does render an opinion that actually matter, all I see is a bunch of people with opinions that don’t matter.

So yeah, it’s unsettled until an authority settles it, and I sure would not like to see that happen at a time when we are no way to effectively respond to it.

[AFret.]

bzzzt wrong

He was given a birth certificate at birth because his mother was a citizen.

Of course I could trust your interpretation over the opinion of several Constitutional legal scholars. I think I’ll go with someone who knows which way is up.

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If Ted has a US birth certificate, where is it, and why is he hiding it?
I read the CRBA pamphlet yesterday, very illuminating, (google it). Mom had to report to the consulate in person to obtain the CRBA, which then is used to create the birth documents, as directed by statute. Ray76 has it right.