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A few days prior to this e-mail, Eric Cholerton, a Ventura County Patriot, asked California Senator Feinstein the simple question, "How is Obama qualified to be President as a 'Natural Born Citizen'?" Senator Feinstein responded to Eric's question with this Answer: From: senator@feinstein.senate.gov <senator@feinstein.senate.gov> Subject: U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein responding to your message To: r_choleton@yahoo.com Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 1:59 PM Dear Mr. Cholerton: Thank you for writing regarding President Barack Obama's qualifications to be President. I appreciate hearing from you and I apologize for the delay in my response. Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution specifies the qualifications for this executive office. It states that no person except for a natural born American citizen is eligible to run for President of the United States. Also, the candidate must be at least thirty-five years of age and have resided in the United States for at least fourteen years. President Obama meets these constitutional requirements. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on August 4, 1961. According to the Fourteenth Amendment, all persons born in the United States are considered citizens of the United States. Under these criteria, President Obama, a 47-year old U.S. citizen, who has resided in the United States for longer than fourteen years, is eligible to be President. Once again, thank you for writing. If you have any further questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact my Washington, D.C. staff at (202) 224-3841. Sincerely yours, Dianne Feinstein United States Senator Further information about my position on issues of concern to California and the Nation are available at my website http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/. You can also receive electronic e-mail updates by subscribing to my e-mail list at http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ENewsletterSignup.Signup. |
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