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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: average joe who wrote (14238)	3/9/2010 8:07:00 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

OT Born in Canada (or more generally outside the US) != Is not a naturally born US citizen. "Naturally born" is not defined in the constitution, but the constitution (and other law) refers to naturally born citizens and naturalized citizens. If you are a citizen when your born ("naturally", although I don't think C-sections or even babies grown in artificial wombs would be a disqualification), than your not a naturalized citizen. There is no legal category in the constitution, or as far as I can tell in any other law, or supreme court decision, or even federal appeals court decision, that creates or recognizes a third type of citizenship. If your a citizen when your born, your a naturally born US citizen. The only question is if your a citizen when your born. Palin clearly was even if she was born in Canada (which I think unlikely). ------ Through birth abroad to two United States citizens See also: jus sanguinis A child is automatically granted citizenship in the following cases: 1. Both parents were U.S. citizens at the time of the child's birth 2. At least one parent lived in the United States prior to the child's birth. en.wikipedia.org