While I have nothing to report on Scott Blair, I have come upon another person who was born in Gitmo – Frances Rae Key. They key here (no pun intended) is to determine if she presentation of a birth certificate is sufficient cause for proving citizenship, or if she needed to prove that her father was an American, and thus she is deserving of citizenship.
As a reminder… The former case is called “jus solis” – the land is domestic soil, and thus automagically grants you citizenship. The latter is called “jus sanguinis” – at least one parent is American, and thus you inherit it.
Note: If anyone else knows or knows of people born in Guantanamo Bay after American possession, I am interested to know. This is the sort of thing that defines the future of American rights, and I think would be useful to use in court cases.
Filed under: Culture, Politics , citizenship, frances rae key, gitmo, Guantanmo Bay, habeas, habeas corpus, jus sanguinis, jus solis, Politics, scott blair
Hello,
I discovered my name in your blog and would like to chat more about it! I thought you might like to see my music on peace also-
http://www.youtube.com/franceskey
Because I’m related to Francis Scott Key, I have created a new anthem of peace, which the Democratic Party of FL presented at their inaugural ball.
My mother is Australian, and my father was an American Navy man. They met in WWII after the Aussie Navy rescued my father after being shot down by the Japanese off the coast of Australia. I was born on the base, and have US citizenship. When all the questions began about Obama’s heritage, I argued the case with my own background!
Please feel free to contact me…