why birtherism might not matter, even if it's true ...

Here's one theory I've just come across:

Obama's father was already married to a woman in Kenya when he "married" 
Obama's pregnant teenaged mother.

The United States does not recognize polygamous marriages.

Ergo, Obama's parents were never legally married.

Ergo, if Obama's mother gave birth to him overseas, she would be his only 
legally recognized parent and, therefore, he would be considered a 
natural-born American citizen just like the children of legally married 
American citizens who happen to be overseas when they give birth.

Putting Obama's Kenyan father's name on the birth certificate would make 
Obama *not* a natural-born American citizen *only if* his father's 
"marriage" to his mother were legally valid.  But it isn't.

Ergo, *it doesn't matter* where Obama was born.

So ... American legal experts ... does that make sense?

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