Sat Dec 31, 2022, 03:02 PM

vlyons (9,492 posts)

Is George Santos even a US citizen?

He says that he's "Brazilian-American." Does he have a US birth certificate or naturalization document?

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Is George Santos even a US citizen? (Original post)	vlyons	Dec 31	OP
An absolutely relevant question.	dalton99a	Dec 31	#1
Yes, it's an excellent question.	crickets	Dec 31	#9
+1	dalton99a	Dec 31	#16
GQP don't care ......	Lovie777	Dec 31	#2
Nailed it	republianmushroom	Dec 31	#5
If he is a naturalized citizen,	Mr.Bill	Dec 31	#3
Is he even a sentient life form?	Ocelot II	Dec 31	#4
A liar-bot.	paleotn	Dec 31	#20
Don't know, but he actually goes by Anthony Devolder.	Mosby	Dec 31	#6
He needs to show his US passport immediately	FakeNoose	Dec 31	#7
I imagine he had to Sunkist something during filing or at last onboarding as a congressman	ColinC	Dec 31	#8
This the most relevant question	Picaro	Dec 31	#10
This	CanonRay	Dec 31	#18
He would make a great running mate for tRump.	sellitman	Dec 31	#11
He lived in Brazil with his mother, committed felonies there	vlyons	Dec 31	#12
There must be a database of naturalized citizens somewhere.	Vinca	Dec 31	#13
I heard he was born in Kenya brother of Barrack	doc03	Dec 31	#14
Nassau Counnty DA is investigating Santos	vlyons	Dec 31	#15
Thank you, thank, thank you	CanonRay	Dec 31	#17
I wondered this also	BlueWaveNeverEnd	Dec 31	#21
If he voted in his own election, and not a US citizen...	RicROC	Dec 31	#19

Response to vlyons (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2022, 03:03 PM

dalton99a (74,382 posts)

1. An absolutely relevant question.

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Response to dalton99a (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 31, 2022, 03:46 PM

crickets (24,649 posts)

9. Yes, it's an excellent question.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/12/24/2143670/-Is-George-Santos-A-Citizen

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Response to crickets (Reply #9)

Sat Dec 31, 2022, 04:38 PM

dalton99a (74,382 posts)

16. +1

But TPM’s Josh Marshall did spot the significance:

My assumption is that Santos is a citizen. But based on my reading of the available reporting there’s no actual evidence that Santos was born in Queens or anywhere in the United States, other than Santos’s say-so, which is obviously worth less than nothing. And there’s at least some evidence – Ms. Hurdas’s recollection – that he told others he was born in Brazil.

This really is a case where “show us the birth certificate” (or naturalization papers) has legal merit. As the Constitution requires:

No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen. Art. I Section 2 [emphasis added]

Given how Santos has been caught lying about his work record, his school record, his charities, his sexuality, and probably the direction where the sun rose this morning, it is entirely reasonable to ask where he was born (either in the US, or abroad as the child of a US citizen), or if he has been a naturalized citizen for at least 7 years. Should be simple enough to establish, right?

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Response to vlyons (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2022, 03:06 PM

Lovie777 (7,709 posts)

2. GQP don't care ......

they have a warm body with a R that will do exactly what they want.

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Response to Lovie777 (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 31, 2022, 03:20 PM

republianmushroom (5,759 posts)

5. Nailed it

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Response to vlyons (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2022, 03:07 PM

Mr.Bill (20,224 posts)

3. If he is a naturalized citizen,

he has to have been so for seven years.

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Response to vlyons (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2022, 03:10 PM

Ocelot II (107,020 posts)

4. Is he even a sentient life form?

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Response to Ocelot II (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 31, 2022, 05:26 PM

paleotn (15,769 posts)

20. A liar-bot.

Wind him up and he's a random lie generator.

Actually, that may be more truth than joke.

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Response to vlyons (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2022, 03:23 PM

Mosby (14,384 posts)

6. Don't know, but he actually goes by Anthony Devolder.

Apparently he hates the name George.

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Response to vlyons (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2022, 03:23 PM

FakeNoose (28,416 posts)

7. He needs to show his US passport immediately

If he doesn't have one, then we need to know why.

Either he can't get one because he isn't a US citizen. (Ineligible to run for Congress)
Or maybe he has one but it's in a different name. (Why did he run under the name "George Santos" then?)

I don't understand why the media isn't running this down NOW!

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Response to vlyons (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2022, 03:37 PM

ColinC (7,291 posts)

8. I imagine he had to Sunkist something during filing or at last onboarding as a congressman

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Response to vlyons (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2022, 03:52 PM

Picaro (1,260 posts)

10. This the most relevant question

The Constitution requires that Members of the House be at least 25 years old, have been a U.S. citizen for at least seven years, and live in the state they represent (though not necessarily the same district).

Is George Santos a U.S. citizen and has he been a U.S. citizen for over 7 years?

Anyone know how to determine this about someone?

We know that he is over 25. We know that he lives in the state he is scheduled to represent. But, is he a citizen? And, has he been a citizen for over 7 years?

If I was running the NY Democratic Party (and the national party) I'd be finding out that key piece of information.

All the fraud and the incredible amount of lying about his life are somewhat meaningless. He can serve in Congress from a prison cell. The key is can he be prohibited from being a U.S. Congressional representative?

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Response to Picaro (Reply #10)

Sat Dec 31, 2022, 05:00 PM

CanonRay (13,060 posts)

18. This

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Response to vlyons (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2022, 03:56 PM

sellitman (11,274 posts)

11. He would make a great running mate for tRump.

Liars R Us.

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Response to vlyons (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2022, 04:17 PM

vlyons (9,492 posts)

12. He lived in Brazil with his mother, committed felonies there

How would we go about getting someone to look into his citizenship?

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Response to vlyons (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2022, 04:19 PM

Vinca (49,177 posts)

13. There must be a database of naturalized citizens somewhere.

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Sat Dec 31, 2022, 04:29 PM

doc03 (33,006 posts)

14. I heard he was born in Kenya brother of Barrack

Obama by another mother. The GOP would send him home immediately.

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Response to vlyons (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2022, 04:31 PM

vlyons (9,492 posts)

15. Nassau Counnty DA is investigating Santos

Her website at https://nassauda.org/ has a form to send her an email. Please send her an inquiry, especially if you are a NYer, inquiring if Santos is a US citizen.

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Response to vlyons (Original post)

Sat Dec 31, 2022, 04:59 PM

CanonRay (13,060 posts)