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former9thward

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5. Obama did not do it from the first.

Reply to rogerashton (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 05:42 PM

Mar 2015

He released the short form birth certificate in June, 2008. The Long form was released in April, 2011.

What Obama did not do, strangely, is point out the law. It did not matter where he was born as long as he born from a U.S. citizen. Instead he got into all this 'where was he born' crap.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_citizenship_conspiracy_theories

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I assume Ted Cruz IS a natural born citizen. [View all] rogerashton Mar 2015 OP

He's a natural born Canadian, fer shure!!! nt MADem Mar 2015 #1

No problem. Turbineguy Mar 2015 #2

I wouls like to see his proof of being a human olddots Mar 2015 #3

To be natural born he must be vaginally delivered, not shat. nt Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #4

DUzy! Totally want to steal this and make a meme...n/t Turn CO Blue Mar 2015 #9

Macduff was from his mother's womb Untimely ripp'd. rogerashton Mar 2015 #17

Obama did not do it from the first. former9thward Mar 2015 #5

Obama "strangely" didn't make the argument you suggest because the argument is wrong. Jim Lane Mar 2015 #8

Except the argument is not wrong. former9thward Mar 2015 #10

You're relying on a post-birth change in the law. Jim Lane Mar 2015 #11

As I once saw on an episode of The Odd Couple... RoccoR5955 Mar 2015 #6

like mcfuck. pansypoo53219 Mar 2015 #7

Question about the CRBA Jim Lane Mar 2015 #12

There was a post on a previous thread rogerashton Mar 2015 #13

Thanks for the reference. It supports my guess that Cruz is a citizen despite the absence of a CRBA Jim Lane Mar 2015 #14

Exactly. The child is a citizen at birth regardless Mariana Mar 2015 #18

I take him at his word Capt. Obvious Mar 2015 #15

So do I -- up to a point. rogerashton Mar 2015 #16