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Spiro Agnew was the 39th Vice-President of the United States, serving under Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1973.
Agnew was of Greek heritage. His father was Theodore Spiros Agnew (formerly Anagnostopoulos), who immigrated to the United States from Greece in 1897.
Like Barack Obama, Agnew's father was not a U.S. citizen when Agnew was born. Below is the Agnew family's entry in the 1920 U.S. Census (see lines 72-75), where Theodore Agnew's citizenship is clearly listed as "Alien".
Under the Twelfth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, "no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States." Therefore, the Vice-President must be a natural born citizen, just like the President.
Agnew's Greek heritage was obvious, given his name. His father's status as an immigrant was hardly obscure; to the contrary, his immigrant background helped him in becoming Nixon's running-mate. And yet, Agnew was never accused of not being a natural born citizen. Nor was his Constitutional eligibility ever challenged on the grounds of his father's citizenship. Nor was his eligibility ever doubted on the grounds that he may have possibly inherited Greek citizenship through his father.
Spiro Agnew had a non-citizen father, and yet he was a natural born citizen eligible for the presidency. That is historical fact. To apply a different standard to Barack Obama, when the only difference between the two is that Agnew's father was from Greece and Obama's father was from Kenya, is inconsistent, hypocritical, and reeks of racism.
Spiro Agnew had a non-citizen father, and yet he was a natural born citizen eligible for the presidency.
Agnew's father was naturalized before he was born. His mother was born in the US. That's why Agnew was a natural born citizen.
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To apply a different standard to Barack Obama, when the only difference between the two is that Agnew's father was from Greece and Obama's father was from Kenya, is inconsistent, hypocritical, and reeks of racism.
It's not a different standard. Agnew's father was naturalized before Agnew was born. Obama's father was never naturalized at all.
Spiro Agnew was the 39th Vice-President of the United States, serving under Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1973.
Agnew was of Greek heritage. His father was Theodore Spiros Agnew (formerly Anagnostopoulos), who immigrated to the United States from Greece in 1897.
Like Barack Obama, Agnew's father was not a U.S. citizen when Agnew was born. Below is the Agnew family's entry in the 1920 U.S. Census (see lines 72-75), where Theodore Agnew's citizenship is clearly listed as "Alien".
Under the Twelfth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, "no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States." Therefore, the Vice-President must be a natural born citizen, just like the President.
Agnew's Greek heritage was obvious, given his name. His father's status as an immigrant was hardly obscure; to the contrary, his immigrant background helped him in becoming Nixon's running-mate. And yet, Agnew was never accused of not being a natural born citizen. Nor was his Constitutional eligibility ever challenged on the grounds of his father's citizenship. Nor was his eligibility ever doubted on the grounds that he may have possibly inherited Greek citizenship through his father.
Spiro Agnew had a non-citizen father, and yet he was a natural born citizen eligible for the presidency. That is historical fact. To apply a different standard to Barack Obama, when the only difference between the two is that Agnew's father was from Greece and Obama's father was from Kenya, is inconsistent, hypocritical, and reeks of racism.
Based on your post..Obama is an illegal President.
Spiro Agnew was the 39th Vice-President of the United States, serving under Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1973.
Agnew was of Greek heritage. His father was Theodore Spiros Agnew (formerly Anagnostopoulos), who immigrated to the United States from Greece in 1897.
Like Barack Obama, Agnew's father was not a U.S. citizen when Agnew was born. Below is the Agnew family's entry in the 1920 U.S. Census (see lines 72-75), where Theodore Agnew's citizenship is clearly listed as "Alien".
Under the Twelfth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, "no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States." Therefore, the Vice-President must be a natural born citizen, just like the President.
Agnew's Greek heritage was obvious, given his name. His father's status as an immigrant was hardly obscure; to the contrary, his immigrant background helped him in becoming Nixon's running-mate. And yet, Agnew was never accused of not being a natural born citizen. Nor was his Constitutional eligibility ever challenged on the grounds of his father's citizenship. Nor was his eligibility ever doubted on the grounds that he may have possibly inherited Greek citizenship through his father.
Spiro Agnew had a non-citizen father, and yet he was a natural born citizen eligible for the presidency. That is historical fact. To apply a different standard to Barack Obama, when the only difference between the two is that Agnew's father was from Greece and Obama's father was from Kenya, is inconsistent, hypocritical, and reeks of racism.
WWI Registration Card 559 A2691
Theodore Spiro Agnew
226 W. Madison St.
Baltimore City, Maryland
Age 40 Birthdate Sept. 12, 1878
Race White
NATURALIZED U.S. CITIZEN
Occupation Restaurant
Margaret M. Agnew, wife (nearest relative)
Registrar’s report
Height medium
Hair black
Eyes black
Build stout
No disabilities
DATE OF REGISTRATION: Sept. 12, 1918
Racism??
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