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One can be born anywhere on Earth (or space) and still be a "natural born citizen" of the US if at least one of your parents is an American citizen who has lived in the US for five years. A person born within the territorial boundaries of the United States is a natural-born citizen regardless of parentage, unless said person's parents are foreign diplomats or members of an invading force. |
One can be born anywhere on Earth (or space) and still be a "natural born citizen" of the US if at least one of your parents is an American citizen who has lived in the US for five years. A person born within the territorial boundaries of the United States is a natural-born citizen regardless of parentage, unless said person's parents are foreign diplomats or members of an invading force. |
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The only two Presidents that have actually been challenged in any way under the terms of eligibility to date are Barack Obama and Chester A. Arthur. Challengers to Obama claim that he was actually born in Kenya, and that his Hawaiian birth certificate and newspaper birth announcements were forgeries, no doubt by the same people who orchestrated the Area 51 coverup. He eventually got so annoyed with this that he released his long-form birth certificate, then [[Crowning Moment of Funny|splashed it on a mug with the slogan "Made in the USA"]] and [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|killed]] [[Osama Bin Laden]] about two days later, which effectively shut up all but the [[Vocal Minority|noisiest]] of the "birther theorists." |
The only two Presidents that have actually been challenged in any way under the terms of eligibility to date are Barack Obama and Chester A. Arthur. Challengers to Obama claim that he was actually born in Kenya, and that his Hawaiian birth certificate and newspaper birth announcements were forgeries, no doubt by the same people who orchestrated the Area 51 coverup. He eventually got so annoyed with this that he released his long-form birth certificate, then [[Crowning Moment of Funny|splashed it on a mug with the slogan "Made in the USA"]] and [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|killed]] [[Osama Bin Laden]] about two days later, which effectively shut up all but the [[Vocal Minority|noisiest]] of the "birther theorists." |
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Chester A. Arthur was accused by Arthur Hinman of being born in Ireland. No one took up that story, so Hinman then accused Chester of being born in Canada. Nobody could decide which was worse, so they elected Chester Vice President. |
Chester A. Arthur was accused by Arthur Hinman of being born in Ireland. No one took up that story, so Hinman then accused Chester of being born in Canada. Nobody could decide which was worse, so they elected Chester Vice President. |
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