[net.legal] unnaturalized U.S. citizen

bl@hplabsb.UUCP (Bruce T. Lowerre) (03/25/86)

This story was told to me when I was young.  My great aunt was born and
raised in New England and voted there all her life.  After her husband
retired, they planed to make a trip to Europe.  When they applied for their
passports, her husband got his with no problems.  However, my aunt was
informed that she was NOT a U.S. citizen and thus could not obtain a U.S.
passport.  She had to go through the naturalization process and be sworn
in as a "new" U.S. citizen.

Now to explain the mistery; my uncle, at the time of their marriage, was
a Canadian citizen.  According to the law at that time (as I was told), my
aunt lost her U.S. citizenship.  After their marriage, my uncle became a
naturalized citizen. 

Now my question, is this possible?  I've been told that the law that applied
in this case has since been changed.  Does anyone know if this was ever the
case?