Thread: Mitt Romney's dad was born in Mexico

Romney has one parent who was born in the USA. So does Obama.

Under the Naturalization Act of 1790, they both appear to be eligible to be POTUS.

Originally Posted by Mordent

You sure love to slap labels on people, don't you? My only position here is that, as a constitutional requirement, proof of US birth should be required of all candidates, whether their last is is Obama or Romney.

Originally Posted by Blueneck

I was just kidding about the birther thing. Anyway, what I don't get is that if Obama's short form and long form didn't convince people, what would? And why would anyone's "proof" suffice?

Or do you think there should be some non-partisan expert decider of these things, who studies original copies with a magnifying glass and makes a ruling.

So it is, the entire nation, most importantly those charged with administering an election, do so trusting only on the assumption the candidates are honest about meeting the necessary criteria. That is odd to me given something so important.