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"In any event, the fact that someone is a natural born citizen pursuant to a statutedoes not necessarilyimply that he or she is such a citizen for Constitutional purposes." http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/86757.pdf
Yes, their exact words.
If someone is a natural born citizen pursuant to statute, (a natural-born citizen by law, right?), it does not necessarily imply (the law doesn't necessarily mean) that he or she is a natural-born citizen for Constitutional purposes (the ONLY purpose being eligible to be President). So they are saying that if they find someone to be a natural-born citizen (they don't have the power to speak for other government offices), so if they, the State Department, find someone to be a natural-born citizen by statute, the law they are using doesn't necessarily mean that that someone is eligible to be President. What does that mean? That the State Department isn't the authority to determine if someone is eligible to be President. That State Department determinations of citizenship aren't relevant to determining who is and who isn't eligible to be President.
If someone is a natural born citizen pursuant to statute, (a natural-born citizen by law, right?), it does not necessarily imply (the law doesn't necessarily mean) that he or she is a natural-born citizen for Constitutional purposes (the ONLY purpose being eligible to be President). So they are saying that if they find someone to be a natural-born citizen...
There is no indication whatsoever exactly who would be making the determination. You're imagining things.
There is no indication whatsoever exactly who would be making the determination. You're imagining things.
The State Department speaks for the Department of Defense? the Department of Education? Congress?
The State Department is only speaking for itself when talking about who would be making the determinations. And as I pointed out earlier, your problem is that they are explicitly saying that any decisions made on citizenship by the State Department do "not necessarily" mean that the decision applies for Constitutional purposes--the only Constitutional purpose being Presidential eligibility. A point that you've not argued, since there is no argument against it.
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