It is amazing that the United States government has avoided confirming the most basic requirement from our president elect in hopes that the controversy surrounding it will disappear. This election is the first where the candidates’ citizenship has been suspect, therefore it has brought to light that there is not a mandatory screening process that all of the primary candidates go through prior to any campaigning. Apparently it is assumed that everyone is honest and will not put their name in the hat if they do not qualify. This is not true as is evidenced by a name that appeared on many states’ ballots - VP candidate Roger Calaro (The Socialist Workers Party). He is Nicaraguan with a green card. This loophole has resulted in questions, allegations and accusations surrounding our president elect.
While I understand that there may be fear of causing civil unrest, this issue unanswered could have even more dire consequences for our country in the future. An article that covers by constitutional scholar Dr. Edwin Vieira, Jr., Ph.D., J.D explains the potential consequences. Among them:
- "If Obama dares to take the Presidential “Oath or Affirmation” of office, knowing that he is not “a natural born Citizen,” he will commit the crime of perjury or false swearing (see Article II, Section 1, Clause 7). For, being ineligible for “the Office of President, he cannot “faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States,” or even execute it at all, to any degree. Thus, his very act of taking the “Oath or Affirmation” will be a violation thereof!”
- "If Obama does become an usurper posturing as “the President,” Congress cannot even impeach him because, not being the actual President, he cannot be “removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors” (see Article II, Section 4). In that case, some other public officials would have to arrest him—with physical force, if he would not go along quietly—in order to prevent him from continuing his imposture. Obviously, this could possibly lead to armed conflicts within the General Government itself, or among the States and the people."
Multiple lawsuits addressing this subject have been filed in courts throughout the United States. The first case by Philip Berg in Pennsylvania is now being pursued in the Supreme Court. Additionally, it’s my understanding that there are or have been related lawsuits in the states of Washington, California, Florida, Georgia. Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, North Carolina, Colorado, Ohio, Texas, Michigan, Virginia and two in Hawaii as well as a second case going before the supreme court.
There have been tens of thousands who have signed petitions (http://www.rallycongress.com/constitutional-qualification/1244/view...) and letters to congress as well as others asking for this to be addressed.
A few websites like Factcheck and Obama’s campaign site in addition to the DNC and the AP have all claimed to have validated his birth certificate, but when this is brought to court, Obama refuses to show it. If Obama can put the birth certificate on a website, why can’t he produce it in court? It certainly would be a lot easier to make this issue go away by doing that than to fight it in court. This defies logic to many Americans. And even if the birth certificate is valid, there remains a second question surrounding Obama’s adoption. That question is a legal question that should be answered by a court rather than any of these other resources.
Where are our government officials? I thought we lived in a democracy where WE THE PEOPLE could ask these questions and get answers. Congress is responsible for making sure that the constitution is held up, so what have you done to check this out? What about the FEC? Couldn’t you step in here? I can’t believe that nobody within this huge government structure of ours has taken the bull by the horns and properly addressed the questions surrounding Obama’s citizenship.
Why are we left with a burden of proof? There are many reasons to question his citizenship including, but not limited to the fact that his father was a citizen of Kenya, his adoptive father was an Indonesian, and his grandmother is reported to have said that she was present at his birth in Kenya. There is no hospital listed on the birth certificate and no details to be able to follow up on. There is enough reasonable doubt here to require that the man who wants to be put into a position to lead and defend the United States prove himself qualified. He should have his day in court and either prove all the rumors wrong and we can move on or step down due to ineligibility.
Barack Obama should provides the documentation that has been requested of him for unbiased, honest federal authorities to examine:
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A certified copy of "vault" (original long version) birth certificate;
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Certified copies of all reissued and sealed birth certificates in the names Barack Hussein Obama, Barry Soetoro, Barry Obama, Barack Dunham and Barry Dunham;
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A certified copy Certification of Citizenship;
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A certified copy Oath of Allegiance taken upon age of maturity;
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Certified copies of admission forms for Occidental College, Columbia University and Harvard Law School; and
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Certified copies of any court orders or legal documents changing his name from Barry Soetoro.
We implore you to resolve this fundamental Constitutional question as soon as possible.