Obama Sued Over Citizenship Status

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Obama Sued Over Citizenship Status
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Thu, 10-09-2008 - 11:52pm

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Fri, 10-10-2008 - 1:39am
LOL!
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Fri, 10-10-2008 - 1:52am

Well, I read the complaint, and it sounds like this one could go to the supreme court.

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Fri, 10-10-2008 - 2:24am

This is what snopes says about it:


http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/citizen.asp


ETA:

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Registered: 10-07-2003
Fri, 10-10-2008 - 3:49am

Not so, see below:


Plaintiff’s Complaint under Counts 1, 2 and 3 which clearly assert Obama was born in Mombasa, Kenya and his mother was not old enough and did not meet the residency requirements pursuant to The Nationality Act of 1940, revised June 1952 and §301(a)(7) of the INA states the U.S. citizen parent, Obama’s mother, must have resided in the U.S. for ten (10) years, five (5) of which were after the age of fourteen (14) in order to give Obama “natural born” citizenship status in the United States. United States of America v. Cervantes-Nava, 281 F.3d 501 (2002), Drozd v. I.N.S., 155 F.3d 81, 85-88 (2d Cir.1998).

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Fri, 10-10-2008 - 4:54am

Dated: September 29, 2008. See the last page of the court document.

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Fri, 10-10-2008 - 5:23am

What

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Fri, 10-10-2008 - 7:21am
Straws=Grasp
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Fri, 10-10-2008 - 7:27am

What is Dual Citizenship: Dual citizenship means that an individual is a citizen of two countries at the same time. It is also possible to be a citizen of three or more countries. However, every country has its own laws regarding dual citizenship. Some countries allow it; others do not, while some have no particular laws regarding dual citizenship. Dual citizenship is not something that can be applied for. It is a process that happens when a person becomes a citizen of another country, in addition to his or her country of birth. Dual citizenship occurs automatically to some individuals, for example: a child is born in the United States to foreign parents. In this example this child has U.S. Dual Citizenship since the child is automatically a citizen of the United States and a citizen of its parent's home country. The same applies to children of U.S. citizens born abroad where the child is both a U.S. citizen and a citizen of the country of birth.
US Dual Citizenship: The U.S. government allows dual citizenship. United States law recognizes U.S. Dual Citizenship, but the U.S. government does not encourage it is as a matter of policy due to the problems that may arise from it. It is important to understand that a foreign citizen does NOT lose his or her citizenship when becoming a U.S. citizen. An individual that becomes a U.S. citizen through naturalization may keep his or her original citizenship. However, as some countries do not recognize dual citizenship, it is important to consider it carefully before applying for U.S. citizenship.

Dual citizenship is a complex issue and it is important that you understand that there also obligations and not only benefits that comes with being a dual citizen. Being a citizen of two countries means that you need to obey the laws of both countries, including paying taxes and serving in the military (if required by any of the countries). The "United States Dual Citizenship Guide" explains these issues in detail.


http://www.usimmigrationsupport.org/dual_citizenship.html

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Fri, 10-10-2008 - 7:49am

So the plaintiff's "assert" that Obama was born in Kenya.

 

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Registered: 10-26-2003
Fri, 10-10-2008 - 8:41am

uhhh ... McCain was born in Panama.

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