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To: D. Long who wrote (358581)	4/9/2010 12:23:19 PM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793917

there is still a way for the child to get citizenship The point here being that such a child would be naturalized, not "natural born" as required. No, I disagree. If the child is entitled to US citizenship, he's probably a "natural born citizen" regardless of where he was born. A "naturalized" citizen, as I understand it, is one that changes from another citizenship to United States citizenship. And actually this question isn't yet clear, but I think the indicators are that kids born to US parents are "natural born US citizens", regardless of where they are born, as long as they (or more likely their parents) claim the US citizenship. If one is born to US citizen parents outside the US, and the parents do whatever is required to get the kid US citizenship, he's probably a natural born citizen. What is the other option - stateless?

To: D. Long who wrote (358581)	5/6/2010 6:01:02 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793917

It's not disputed that Obama is a citizen; the question is whether he is "natural born." I might not want to go to deeply in to this since I think he is a natural born US citizen (and also whether or not he is, he's going to continue to be president, and in the one in a million chance that he did get pushed out over this Biden would be president); but if he isn't natural born than he isn't a citizen at all. He never went through any naturalization processes.