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WillowTheWhisp

24-06-2008 16:58

Re: Can Obama Legally Be President ?

I hope not. That really would cause anarchy.

jaysay

24-06-2008 17:10

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Originally Posted by beechy (Post 597631)

me thinks a bullet will interveen

Well I'm a little more suttle than you beechy, but knowing the Yanks it had crossed my mind

banjoman

24-06-2008 17:39

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http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/ht...5----000-.html

So if he was born in hawaii it dont matter, he is still a US citizen

WillowTheWhisp

24-06-2008 17:49

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It's not about where he was born it's about the fact that his father was a non-US citizen and his mother had only been naturalised for 2 years after her 16th birthday, rather than the required 5, when he was born.

banjoman

24-06-2008 18:13

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But he is a natural born citizen as he was born in Hawaii which is classed as US, regardless of his parents. As Hawaii was a recognised US state from 1900 for the purpose of this discussion, his mother had clearly managed more than the required 5 years when he was born anyway

Neil	24-06-2008 18:43

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 597632)

I hope not. That really would cause anarchy.

WillowTheWhisp

24-06-2008 18:46

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Originally Posted by banjoman (Post 597688)

Yes she had been a citizen from age 8 but the stipulation is that one parent at least must have been a citizen for 5 years since the age of 16. She had him when she was 18 so she'd only been a citizen for 2 years after her 16th birthday.

WillowTheWhisp

24-06-2008 18:47

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My cousin was born in Ireland but she isn't Irish because both of her parents were English and she was therefore classified as English. She has a British passport.

MargaretR

24-06-2008 18:48

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Glad I let punk rock pass me by
Is that really Jamie Oliver on drums?

yerself

24-06-2008 19:06

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

which of course is what exempts John McCain though he was born in the Panama Canal.

And a fish cannot become president of the USA.

WillowTheWhisp

24-06-2008 20:33

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Well his biography says "Panama Canal Zone" not the actual canal itself.

MargaretR

24-06-2008 20:39

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I'm not really fussed who wins - whoever -it's bound to be an improvement on Bush

jambutty

24-06-2008 20:52

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Surely the Obama camp will have checked things out before launching on the election trail?

Mancie

24-06-2008 22:11

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This sudden "revelation" may even be to his advantage.. most publicity is good publicity.

cashman

24-06-2008 22:13

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Originally Posted by Mancie (Post 597833)

This sudden "revelation" may even be to his advantage.. most publicity is good publicity.

if it wasn't over the pond, i might think yeh were right.:rolleyes:

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