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"..."In the hypothetical situation of a cloned baby, this would be a new situation. Therefore, at this time we would be unable to determine how U.S. laws regarding nationality would apply to this child," spokesman Philip Reeker..."

What an idiot...

Created using a citizen's DNA...

Carried to term by a citizen...

Born to a citizen...

That makes the clone a citizen you moron, even if they were born on Mars... DUH!

Sensing that he'd revealed his stupidity in full flower, Reeker adds...

"...Reeker said that if an American parent met certain requirements, a child born abroad would automatically become a U.S. citizen and could immediately obtain a U.S. passport. Even infants require passports to enter the United States..."

Although this contradicts Reeker's earlier profession of confusion on the subject of clones who might someday vote, it incorporates sufficient 'Control Content' to warm his bureaucrat’s heart...

It's an unspeakable tragedy that the taxpayers of this country are out of pocket at gunpoint to pay the salary of village idiots like this.

"In the hypothetical situation of a cloned baby, this would be a new situation. Therefore, at this time we would be unable to determine how U.S. laws regarding nationality would apply to this child," spokesman Philip Reeker told a daily briefing.

Sheesh! What morons! Is it any wonder things are going so badly in the world with folks like Philip Reeker and those he represents running things? The citizenship of a child is determined by the citizenship of the woman to whom the child was born and/or the location of the child's birth, NOT the means by which the child was conceived or otherwise brought into existence. They should also be talking about whether a baby conceived and born in England from donated American sperm is to be awarded American citizenship. There are plenty of identical twins, triplets, and quadruplets that have citizenship and have no problem getting a passport, yet one, two, or three of them are clones of the original zygote.