I don't know about the commonwealth countries
But the UK still uses English measures as we do.
US citizenship is obtained by having one U.S. citizen as a parent. Both my daughters were born
in Germany and my wife is German. After they were born, I went to the US embassy and presented
the necessary docs and my passport. Within an hour, both times, I got their American birth certificates,
with the clear phrase, "birth of an American citizen abroad." There is no requirement for both parents
to be American. One is enough. Besides, Obama not only has one American parent, but was born on
American soil, which is enough to be an American citizen from birth even if both parents are not.
The revival of the birther BS is only one more bit of proof how desperate the Republicans see their
situation. They wouldn't be dredging up this tired old routine again if they had something better.
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