Monthly Archives: September 2009

Check the answer book

I have had commenters here swear that they were taught in their high school Civics class that (a) anyone born in the United States could be President or (b) only those born in the United States to citizen parents could … Continue reading

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Birthers prepare for dismissal of Kerchner case

Sometimes I like to stir things up. This article appeared on the obot web site, obots.org. Birthers prepare for dismissal of Kerchner case 😉

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You can’t tell a book…

This blog is about Obama Conspiracy Theories–but you knew that. With some web sites, it’s not so obvious. For example: The Federalist Blog The Federalists were founders of our country like George Washington, and John Marshall. The were in favor … Continue reading

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Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg rejects de Vattel formulation

  Jus soli citizenship is based on the land of birth and jus sanguinis is citizenship based on parentage. In the oral arguments of Tuan Anh Nguyen v. INS  (No. 99-2071), Justice Ginsburg made it clear that her view is … Continue reading

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Supreme Court Justice Scalia believes natural born citizenship is jus soli

Jus soli citizenship is based on the land of birth and jus sanguinis is citizenship based on parentage. In the oral arguments of Tuan Anh Nguyen v. INS  (No. 99-2071), Justice Scalia made it clear that his view is that … Continue reading

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More international law on citizenship

Continuing our series on international law and citizenship, we introduce the book International Law (1904) by John Westlake, Professor of International Law, Cambridge University. The section on citizenship is very long and the following is but a small part, selected … Continue reading

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