BREAKING on MSNBC: Bachmann withdraws Swiss Citizenship

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33. Michelle did not "automatically" get Swiss citizenship by marriage.

As usual, she "skews" the facts.

Her husband was automatically Swiss by birth by virtue of both of his parents' being Swiss - and married. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/Specials/Switzerland:_How_to/Politics/Becoming_a_citizen.html?cid=29288376

But the spouse of a Swiss national must request citizenship, although the process is fast-tracked. By virtue of Michele's marriage to Marcus - which he did not inform the Swiss about until this year when he first exercise d his Swiss citizenship option - and her subsequent request, the process was fast-tracked for her. http://www.bfm.admin.ch/bfm/en/home/themen/buergerrecht/einbuergerung/erleichterte_einbuergerung.html

Had she married Marcus in 1992 or later the process might have been a tad more complex. As a non-resident spouse, she would have had to show "close ties to Switzerland." There is obviously no requirement to be sane.

Whatever she says, it required an affirmative act on her part for her to acquire citizenship. This was no "operation of law" situation.

But she proves once again that she is even more stupid than a rock - and I apologize in advance to rocks.

Note: I personally have no problem with dual nationality, nor does current US law, although it may make things very difficult for those who are looking for work in "sensitive" positions. What surprised me about this whole situation is that MB's TP admirers are so xenophobic that having dual nationality certainly would not be perceived as a plus.