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Thread #123724   Message #2932313
Posted By: GUEST,josep
21-Jun-10 - 06:56 PM
Thread Name: BS: A birther in the Court
Subject: RE: BS: A birther in the Court
For persons born between December 24, 1952 and November 14, 1986, a person is a U.S. citizen if all of the following are true:

-One of the person's parents was a U.S. citizen when the person in question was born
-The citizen parent lived at least ten years in the United States before the child's birth;
-A minimum of 5 of these 10 years in the United States were after the citizen parent's 14th birthday.

As specified in Acquisition of U.S. Citizenship By a Child Born Abroad. U.S. Department of State. http://travel.state.gov/law/info/info_609.html

The requirements you refer to above appear to be quite recent since the year 2009 appears quite a number of times. The requirements have changed over the years. At the time of Obama'a birth, his mother would have had to be 19 if she gave birth to him outside the country. She was 18 therefore Obama would not be a citizen.

I further want to clarify I am NOT a birther. I merely state the law. There is no evidence that he was born in Kenya or anywhere outside the U.S. therefore it is a moot point whether Ann Dunham was 19 or not. The birthers have not proven their case and so have no case.

I also resent your stupid attitude that simply because I have researched the topic and am impartial about it that you should call me a birther without knowing anything about me. I will be expecting an apology in your next response should you choose to give one as a matter of decency and maturity.