If Berg is correct, he never had U.S. Citizenship. You can't lose what you never had.
On Nov 11, 10:38 pm, "d.b.baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 12, 12:41 am, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It isn't dual Citizenship... > > > Indonesia did not recognize such, so when he became an Indonesian he > > lost his U.S. Citizenship, and never attempted to regain it. > > I have to disagree, Garr, one does not automatically waive his or her > US Citizenship simply by becoming a "citizen" of another country. Even > a hostile country. The US recognizes dual citizenship. Period. > > Even in the case of Lee Harvey Oswald, who actually consorted with the > "enemy," not to mention assassinating a sitting US president. > > In Obama's case, he would had to renounce his US citizenship at a US > Embassy or Mission - as a "minor." Even as an adult it would have only > amounted to an "application," and referred back to the US Department > of State. Absent affirmative anti-American action on Obama's (or > anyone's) part, it would be ignored - assuming the Embassy or Mission > could come up with such an "application" (form) in the first place. It > would be ignored (shelved) because it's a losing, legal proposition, > and because people change their minds. Even if they don't change their > minds, but find themselves back on US soil, they are - in the eyes of > court - still US citizens, and thereby subject to US laws. That's the > rub, such as the case of Myer Lansky. > > More to the point, no foreign country may strip a US Citizen of his or > her citizenship. Natural born US citizens cannot be deported, much > less imported. Not even naturalized citizens, except in the most > extreme cases. Think about it. > > Berg is grasping at straws. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
