Another thread closed?

[Alinvegas]

Sure. My wife was born in Germany, she's a us citizen.

 

[worldlymrb]

Hey peeps, we just need articles that you COPY and paste here to be cited. Please provide a link to the original source. In this case, we contacted the original poster a few times via PM requesting a link to be added and it was not done. We closed the thread up, attempting to get the link in there. The thread has now been re-opened, and the original copied text removed. The original poster may repost the article anytime as long as the source is included.

We are not trying to censor you, we are trying to follow copyright laws of the United States. If we fail to require you to source copied material we can get in a lot of trouble, so we have no choice. Personally, I could care less what you copy, but the government forces me to care. So if you are pissed,

at them not us!

You can get more than just "in trouble" if you dare to violate 100 year old copyright laws that are vehemently enforced by the U.S Department of Homeland Security/Pentagon/NATO.

Not only will your website be seized without a judge/jury or due process, ALL your assets will be seized.

And if you think it is bad now, just wait until govt starts copyrighting "words".

 

[GordonGecko]

Sure. My wife was born in Germany, she's a us citizen.

The President was born in Hawaii....so he's more American than SHE is, isn't he?

 

[Cotton2226]

apparently what i think doesn't mean much! cool...........

 

[BitterPill]

apparently what i think doesn't mean much! cool...........

Nonetheless, your avatar is fierce.

 

[MaryAnne]

Sure. My wife was born in Germany, she's a us citizen.

Naturalized,I presume? Children born of American parents in Germany have dual citizenship.

 

[Friday13]

 

[Friday13]

A lot of us feel that way, Cotton.

 

[MaryAnne]

You got a garden???


Today, after the sun warms a bit, I start on one of mine.

I am in dire need of a greenhouse, a goal for 2013, if the Mayans and Nostradamus let us get there!!!!!

; - )

What do you plant.Greenie? My Dad was a farmer,one of the best. Sold to Restaurants. His tomatoes looked like dinner plates. We are talking Southern Ohio.

He took 2 by 6 or 8's, put a big window over the top and had all kinds of things. Not a lot of money in those days,but we never hurt for food. He left Grandpa's farm and went out on his own. Became a Railroader.

 

[BitterPill]

Naturalized,I presume? Children born of American parents in Germany have dual citizenship.

Some people are born lucky.

 

[MaryAnne]

LOL!!! Now now....you know you love me....hehe.

Don't diss me cause we're probably related.

I shall endeavor to improve.

Lapcat, you know me and I have always just posted the link to an article. I had complaints about that too,but I seldom give my opinion as I want to start a discussion of the merits.I also feel it is copy right infringement.
Then I can join in.I seldom do any more because the post is scrolled off the board and no one sees it.

I think that is a problem on this board.What do you think?

 

[MaryAnne]

Hey Greeny. I retrofitted my patio into a greenhouse this winter. Already had green shadecloth around it since last summer was the hottest on record. All I had to do was affix the heavy-duty plastic around it and connect the sheets of plastic together and voila....instant temporary greenhouse!

Over the top too Lapcat? I gave up on my garden when I ended up with 26 tomato plants and was giving them away by the bucket.

Suggestion on gardens.have it plowed up and cover it all with black plastic.Cut holes for your plants,Stake. The moisture is kept in,no weeds and a great crop.

I had rail road ties. My Husband used his little tractor to haul them around to the garden.

 

[Boca]

Not quite true

Children born of American parents in Germany have dual citizenship.

Not quite true...it's optional.


American-German Dual Nationality

3. A child born in Germany to two American parents may also become a dual national at birth under the circumstances described in paragraph 4 in the section above entitled, "Basics about German Citizenship Law". Under German law, he/she would have to choose between American and German citizenship before turning 23.

Basics about German Citizenship Law

4. As of January 1, 2000, a child born in Germany to non-German parents automatically acquires German citizenship at birth by jus soli if:

(1) at least one parent had lived legally in Germany for at least eight years prior to the birth;

(2) at the time of the birth, that parent had a permanent residence permit (either an Aufenthaltsberichtigung or, for the three years prior to the birth, an unbefristete Aufenhaltserlaubnis). Note that the following does not fall under SOFA agreement:​

(See note below)

a. The child must choose between German nationality and the nationality of his/her parents before he/she turns 23 years of age, unless it is legally impossible for him/her to give up his/her parents' nationality, in which case he/she must apply to the German authorities for dual nationality before turning 21.

b. Special rules apply to children born between February 2, 1990, and December 31, 1999, who have until December 31, 2000, to apply for German citizenship.

c. Those born in Germany to non-German parents before February 2, 1990, have no claim to German citizenship under this law.​

*** SOFA (Status of Forces Agreement) - Basically, this means the children of miltary personnel or anyone else covered by SOFA, such as contractors, born in Germany, may not apply.

 

[MaryAnne]

Of course it is optional,but it is true!

 

[Barbella]

No, they don't. Two of mine were born in Germany, they're both in their forties now, and neither one of them has dual citizenship. Back then, it wasn't even an option.

 

[BitterPill]

Not quite true...it's optional.

Of course it is optional,but it is true!

I still call it born lucky.

 

[MaryAnne]

Thanks Boca. I was assured by 2 different people who claimed dual citixenship.

 

[Boca]

Exclamation point aside...

Of course it is optional,but it is true!

you said

Children born of American parents in Germany have dual citizenship.

They do not, and they may not if born before February 2, 1990, or the parents were in country under SOFA.

 

[BitterPill]

you said



They do not, and they may not if born before February 2, 1990, or the parents were in country under SOFA.

That's not quite as lucky.

 

[Boca]

apparently what i think doesn't mean much! cool...........

I'm sorry Cotton, I was so ticked at a PJ moderator's veiled implication I was racist for simple quoting a Supreme Court decision that I forgot to thank you