is the birther movement dead ? (impeachment, lawyer, lobbyist, how much)
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Because the right answer is devastating to your argument, of course.
Maybe only to you in your wild goose chase faulty logic kind of way.
The bottom line in regards to your questions is that we know one does not need to have a passport to be a citizen, and we know the definition of "foreigner" as used by Jay in his letter to Washington originating the Constitution's 'natural born citizen' clause.
Both support my position on Obama's Constitutional ineligibility.
Another recap (and an explanation why IC refuses to answer the passport question).
Citizenship granted jus sanguins is automatic… it is citizenship by birth. This is explicitly asserted by the nationality laws of the UK, US and Italy alike. If multiple countries grant jus sanguinis citizenship to the same individual, that individual is (at least) a dual citizen whether they like it or not, whether they know it or not.
Most such citizenships never actually go beyond the purely theoretical level in that the individual rarely accesses the benefits of that citizenship for more than one country… generally the country of his residence at birth. This does not mean those citizenships are not real. It merely means that there has been no effort to access the benefits thereof.
If a citizen wishes to access the benefits of citizenship, then that individual must demonstrate their eligibility for that specific benefit through an affirmative act. In the case of the benefit of a passport, for example, the person must notify the government that they exist and provide evidence that they are in fact a citizen. Note… the act of applying for a passport is not an application for citizenship. It is application for a benefit of that citizenship. And it requires the government to formally recognize that citizenship status.
This is true for all citizens applying for the benefit… not just foreign born citizens. American citizens born and raised here are still citizens even if they never get a passport. The government’s formal recognition of the person’s citizenship by granting that document is not the moment at which citizenship is acquired. The citizenship already existed. And yet it still required an affirmative act of the individual (in this case the passport application) before that citizenship could be recognized.
Every nation that offers jus sanguinis citizenship has the same or very similar requirement for an affirmative act to have that citizenship recognized.
Maybe only to you in your wild goose chase faulty logic kind of way.
So answer the questions and prove it.
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Originally Posted by InformedConsent
The bottom line in regards to your questions is that we know one does not need to have a passport to be a citizen, and we know the definition of "foreigner" as used by Jay in his letter to Washington originating the Constitution's 'natural born citizen' clause.
Both support my position on Obama's Constitutional ineligibility.
Who can tell? You are too afraid to answer the questions at all, so we will never know if what you say here is true.
Another recap (and an explanation why IC refuses to answer the passport question).
You've already admitted that having or not having a passport is irrelevant to one's citizenship status.
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Citizenship granted jus sanguins is automatic… it is citizenship by birth. This is explicitly asserted by the nationality laws of the UK, US and Italy alike. If multiple countries grant jus sanguinis citizenship to the same individual, that individual is (at least) a dual citizen whether they like it or not, whether they know it or not.
Most such citizenships never actually go beyond the purely theoretical level in that the individual rarely accesses the benefits of that citizenship for more than one country… generally the country of his residence at birth. This does not mean those citizenships are not real. It merely means that there has been no effort to access the benefits thereof.
Exactly, except for Italy (they require an application and extensive documentation of those born outside Italy).
Obama's foreign citizenship (UK) at birth is real. That is why he is not a 'natural born citizen' in the Constitutional sense.
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If a citizen wishes to access the benefits of citizenship, then that individual must demonstrate their eligibility for that specific benefit through an affirmative act. In the case of the benefit of a passport, for example, the person must notify the government that they exist and provide evidence that they are in fact a citizen. Note… the act of applying for a passport is not an application for citizenship. It is application for a benefit of that citizenship. And it requires the government to formally recognize that citizenship status.
This is true for all citizens applying for the benefit… not just foreign born citizens. American citizens born and raised here are still citizens even if they never get a passport. The government’s formal recognition of the person’s citizenship by granting that document is not the moment at which citizenship is acquired. The citizenship already existed. And yet it still required an affirmative act of the individual (in this case the passport application) before that citizenship could be recognized.
Every nation that offers jus sanguinis citizenship has the same or very similar requirement for an affirmative act to have that citizenship recognized.
No. Witness Italy's extensive citizenship application reqirements, and the UK's statement that children who become British citizens automatically do not need to register. Also note the use of 'shall be' in the British Nationality Act of 1948.
Shall is an imperative command used in laws, regulations, or directives to express what is mandatory.
You've already admitted that having or not having a passport is irrelevant to one's citizenship status.
Then it is a very good thing that such an assertion is a red herring and has nothing to do with the argument I make.
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Originally Posted by InformedConsent
Exactly. Obama's foreign citizenship (UK) at birth is real. That is why he is not a 'natural born citizen' in the Constitutional sense.
Almost, but not quite.
Obama's foreign citizenship at birth is real. Just as the jus sanguinis citizenship of tens of millions of other American dual citizens are real. Just as my Italian citizsnhip at birth is real.
And yet... most of those tens of millions of American dual citizen are also natural born American citizens, even by the most strict Birther definition; i.e. born in the United States to two citizen parents.
QED: Natural born US citizens can be dual citizens at the same time.
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Originally Posted by InformedConsent
No. Witness Italy's extensive citizenship application reqirements, and the UK's statement that children who become British citizens automatically do not need to register. Also note the use of 'shall be' in the British Nationality Act of 1948.
There is no such thing as an Italian "application for citizenship." There is instead an application for recognition of citizenship that already exists. And as demonstrated in the previously offered links, the Italian application is far simpler than the UK equivalent.
Obama does not qualify for the registration exemption because it did not exist until 1983, he was never a British Citizen, and he is an adult.
Note the identical "shall be" in the Italian law.
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Originally Posted by InformedConsent
Shall is an imperative command used in laws, regulations, or directives to express what is mandatory.
In Italian too.
Last edited by HistorianDude; 01-13-2011 at 02:02 PM..
there is yet another birther lawsuit poised to hit the SCOTUS, Purpura v. Sebelius, containing aspects of obama's eligibilty. if you truly want to put your money where your mouth is IC i'd suggest you turn over ( or sell ) all the non-refutable evidence you have to the prosecution.
QED: [/b][/i][/color]Natural born US citizens can be dual citizens at the same time.
Not AFTER the signing of the Constitution, only BEFORE the signing.
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