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Old 08-22-2008, 05:43 PM   #4
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Default Re: Obama Sued in Philadelphia Federal Court on Grounds he is Constitutionally Inelig

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Originally Posted by alvagoldbook View Post
Wha? I'm not a lawyer, but my understanding is that if one of your parents is a US citizen then you are. If you're born on US land you're a US citizen. Wasn't Obama born in Hawaii? Wasn't his mom born in Kansas? I dunno, that's just my understanding.
Just because someone was born a US citizen doesn't mean that such a person is still a US citizen. The main premise of the argument presented is that Obama took on citizenship of another nation (or a couple other nations), which makes him lose his US citizenship.

I doubt this goes anywhere. It is, however, interesting to see just how far people will go to get their way.
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