[Rhodes22-list] Political....this is interesting.

[Herb Parsons]

I finally got around to reading Dr Keyes' suit, and actually saw merit 
in it. I think this will be interesting to watch.

And before anyone claims "Republican  shenanigans" too loudly, Berg, the 
guy with the best known suit, is a Democrat.


Bill Effros wrote:
> Herb,
>
> If Obama were born in Hawaii it would appear he had 3 citizenships, US 
> by virtue of his place of birth; English because his father had 
> commonwealth status; and Indonesian by virtue of his attendance at 
> Indonesian schools at which his citizenship was stated as Indonesian.
>
> Indonesia required citizens of other countries to give up all other 
> citizenships before they could enjoy the benefits of Indonesian 
> citizenship -- like passports and schooling.
>
> Obama could have reclaimed his American Citizenship, as many on this 
> list have reported they have done, but it does not appear he has done 
> so.  This step, and officially changing his name back to "Barack Hussein 
> Obama" would seem to be the minimum requirements for running and serving 
> as "President Barack Hussein Obama".
>
> There would remain the question of "natural born citizen", but 
> reclaiming name and citizenship would seem to be necessary first.  There 
> is no indication he has done either.
>
> When Republicans indicated an interest in running citizen Arnold 
> Schwarznegger for President Democrats let them know in no uncertain 
> terms that only "natural born citizens" need apply for the job of 
> President. 
>
> The current situation is commonly referred to as "repayment in kind."
>
> Bill Effros
>
>
>
> Herb Parsons wrote:
>   
>> Believe it or not, I have a problem with Dr. Keye's lawsuit in 
>> particular, and the whole "not a citizen" issue in general.
>>
>> First of all, IF Barak was not a citizen when he was born, that puts 
>> everything in a different light (and I think that's a possibility, I'm 
>> not convinced one way or another at this point).
>>
>> However, if he was born a US citizen, I think the notion that his 
>> parents may have taken that away by their later actions is wrong. If 
>> it's technically correct, I still think it's wrong. No one should be 
>> able to take away a US citizen's birthright, unless THAT citizen has 
>> done something to lose it.
>>
>>
>> Brad Haslett wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Rummy,
>>>
>>> Don't forget the Alan Keyes lawsuit filed November 12 in California
>>> where Dr. Keyes was on the ballot.
>>>
>>> http://www.soundinvestments.us/files/final_writ_keyes_v_bowen.pdf
>>>
>>> What's interesting about the Keyes lawsuit is the question it raises
>>> about the trip to Pakistan (illegal for US citizens at the time).  Did
>>> O just break the law or was he traveling on a foreign passport?
>>>
>>> Brad
>>>
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Herb Parsons