Wow!
Bringing up the topic of whether Obama is a “natural born” citizen (and thus legally able to be President according to the Constitution) is like some kind of magic button that has been installed on Obama supporters. If you push it, they instantly turn into angry, shouting, closed minded, ... well, you get the idea.
As usual, I have a unique point to make that you will not hear anywhere else, but first, I will give you an overview.
This claim was first raised by Hillary Clinton. Subsequently, several citizens have filed a claim with the courts that Obama is not a natural born United States citizen, and thus he would not be eligible to be President under the Constitution.
Although media bias has made it unusually difficult to learn Obama’s true history, there is some evidence that he was born in Kenya, and that his mother may not have spent enough time in the US, which combined may mean that Obama did not meet the legal definition of “natural born” at that time. There are other claims too, but someone who cares more than me will have to investigate them.
What I find more interesting is the reason some of the court cases were thrown out. The courts said that a mere US Citizen does not have “standing” to file such a claim against Obama.
How is that possible in “a country of the people, by the people, and for people”?
Obviously, a citizen does have standing. Not only does the President have a big impact on the life of each citizen, but the First Amendment specifically protects the right of the people to “petition the government for a redress of grievances”.
2 comments:
I did a little research on this very subject about 2 or 3 weeks ago. There is apparently a hawaii birth certificate for the President (I can finally drop the "-elect" part) floating around out there. Whether I think it's real or not is neither here nor there, because if there truly was a question in re: his nationality, Congress would not have certified the election results.
Back to what I was saying, Title 8, Chapter 12, Subchapter III, Part I, section 1405 of the United States Code states that:
"A person born in Hawaii on or after August 12, 1898, and before April 30, 1900, is declared to be a citizen of the United States as of April 30, 1900. A person born in Hawaii on or after April 30, 1900, is a citizen of the United States at birth. A person who was a citizen of the Republic of Hawaii on August 12, 1898, is declared to be a citizen of the United States as of April 30, 1900."
I did this research in an attempt to debunk naturalization myths regarding both Obama and McCain. I haven't heard anything regarding evidence that he was born in Kenya, but if I could see it I'd be more than happy to research some more.
And if there's any doubt--I voted for McCain. I just like trying to set the record straight.
One more thing--in re: the courts saying a mere citizen had no standing--I'm willing to bet the judges were super left-wingers who didn't want to jeopardize Obama's becoming President, because you're right, any honorable judge wouold've let the suit stand.
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