Comments on: John McCain and Barack Obama – Can Either Even Be President? http://libertymaven.com/2008/09/02/john-mccain-and-barack-obama-can-they-even-be-president/1645/ For Liberty, One Individual At A Time Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:04:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: wrdalton http://libertymaven.com/2008/09/02/john-mccain-and-barack-obama-can-they-even-be-president/1645/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 wrdalton Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:56:36 +0000 http://www.libertymaven.com/?p=1645#comment-1025 Also, a child does not lose U.S. citizenship if a parent marries a non-citizen, or even if adopted by a non-citizen. In fact, even adult Americans, if they can accept dual citizenship from another country without renouncing their U.S. citizenship, do not lose their U.S. citizenship when they do so. A person who applies to become a naturalized citizen of the United States must renounce his or her allegiance to any foreign state or sovereign. Also, a child does not lose U.S. citizenship if a parent marries a non-citizen, or even if adopted by a non-citizen. In fact, even adult Americans, if they can accept dual citizenship from another country without renouncing their U.S. citizenship, do not lose their U.S. citizenship when they do so. A person who applies to become a naturalized citizen of the United States must renounce his or her allegiance to any foreign state or sovereign.

]]> By: wrdalton http://libertymaven.com/2008/09/02/john-mccain-and-barack-obama-can-they-even-be-president/1645/comment-page-1/#comment-1024 wrdalton Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:49:37 +0000 http://www.libertymaven.com/?p=1645#comment-1024 Neither John McCain nor Barack Obama should have any trouble establishing they are United States citizens at birth. McCain's birth is covered by the statute 28 USC 1403(a) because born in the Canal Zone to parents, at least one of whom were then citizens of the United States, as well as by 28 USC 1401(e), because born in an outlying possession of the United States of at least one parent who was then a citizen of the United States and who had been physically present in either the United States or an outlying possession of the United States for a period of at least one year at any time prior to the child's birth. Obama's birth, even if in Kenya, is covered by 28 USC 1401(g), because his mother, a citizen of the United States, while not yet nineteen, had been physically present in the United States "for a period or periods totaling not less than five years, at least two of which were after attaining the age of fourteen years". In each case the statute grants the person citizenship by reason of their status at birth, and therefore the person is a natural born citizen of the United States, not requiring naturalization, and therefore constitutionally eligible to serve as President. Neither John McCain nor Barack Obama should have any trouble establishing they are United States citizens at birth.

McCain’s birth is covered by the statute 28 USC 1403(a) because born in the Canal Zone to parents, at least one of whom were then citizens of the United States, as well as by 28 USC 1401(e), because born in an outlying possession of the United States of at least one parent who was then a citizen of the United States and who had been physically present in either the United States or an outlying possession of the United States for a period of at least one year at any time prior to the child’s birth.

Obama’s birth, even if in Kenya, is covered by 28 USC 1401(g), because his mother, a citizen of the United States, while not yet nineteen, had been physically present in the United States “for a period or periods totaling not less than five years, at least two of which were after attaining the age of fourteen years”.

In each case the statute grants the person citizenship by reason of their status at birth, and therefore the person is a natural born citizen of the United States, not requiring naturalization, and therefore constitutionally eligible to serve as President.

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