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Thursday, December 4, 2008

You get it, now!

OK, one more time ...

For all of you raving lunatics out there who keep insisting Obama is not a citizen of the United States.

Let's see what the Constitution of the United States has to say on the matter, shall we!?!
14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America:

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.

1) Jus soli: ANYBODY born on United States territory* is a US citizen and can run for President once they come of age (except for a few exceptions having to do with children born to diplomatic personnel of foreign powers).

The citizenship of the parents does not matter. Even if the parents are tourists. Even if the parents are illegal aliens. Even if the parents are extra-terrestrials. Even if the parents are a petri dish and an eyedropper their status as citizens or not, does not matter!

(*Those born in US "possessions" are accorded that status of "US Nationals", which is the equivalent of a permanent resident. The only US possessions which are not territories that automatically confer natural born citizen status are American Samoa and Swains Island.)

2) Jus sanguinis: The child of two American citizens born anywhere in the universe is an American citizen. Or, any universe for that matter.

3) Anyone born abroad prior to November 14, 1986 with one parent who is a US citizen, so long as that citizen parent has lived in the US a total of at least 5 years, 2 which were after the age of 14.
Obama's mother was a citizen of the United States, having resided in the country from birth until well past her 14th year ... so no matter how you try to combine half-lies and outright lies, Obama is a natural born citizen of these United States. Where he was born or where his father was a citizen of is immaterial.

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