Posted on 07/11/2008 8:39:42 PM PDT by freespirited
There is a Constitutional requirement that he is a “natural born citizen,” but there is no requirement that he “prove it.”
If someone wanted to challenge his natural born status, that Plaintiff would have to bring civil suit in a federal court (you could try in a state court with aim of denying electors, but it would get bumped to the fed district right away) with a claim that he is not constitutionally qualified, seeking to have him removed from the ballot or office.
It would then be up to that Plaintiff to prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, that Obama was not a natural born citizen, and since USC, 8, 1401 defines any child of a US citizen (such parental US citizen having lived in the US at least 5 years in their lifetime) to be a natural born citizen, then the Plaintiff would have burden of proving that mother was never a US citizen and/or she never lived here more than 5 years in her life.
Like I said, this is a non-starter.
Marriage status does not enter into USC, 8, 1401 in any way.
Mother could be married, divorced, a multiple wife, raped, etc. USC, 8, 1401 cares not.
He is a citizen because she was and she had lived in US more than 5 years in lifetime. E O S.
Sleep Well.
ROFLMAO! :)
We’ll need another category for people like me who post on both kinds of threads. What would we be? Anarchists?
Never fear. Thousands of people have copies of both fakes.
I gather you believe that the only reason for this thread is to challenge the notion that Bambi meets the natural-born citizen requirement. I dont know where you have been for the last month, but you are mistaken. I have not been a supporter of that argument.
It does appear that Obama is hiding something. The question is what, and why.
I should probably add, however, that others do not agree with you on the test for citizenship based on status of mother (if he was not actually born in HI. I still think he probably was). Numerous people have posted that AT THE TIME the requirement was different, and that she did not meet it because of her young age.
I can’t settle that argument because I have no expertise in the subject.
gathering evidence against OBAMA ping
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040753/posts
Obama and McCain: Citizenship And EligibilityLegal Issues
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My reasoning is thus: If something is required for a position, the candidate must prove that requirement is met. The Constitution requires the President be a natural born citizen. If a Presidential candidate's citizenship is credibly challenged, the candidate must prove his citizenship. This challenge need not be issued in court, though that would be definitive.
Senator Obama’s citizenship has been credibly, publicly challenged. The Senator has not provided proof of his citizenship by either parentage or place-of-birth.
Too many people are assuming Senator Obama was born where he said he was and to the people he claims as parents. I assume nothing. I require proof.
The Senator can easily prove his “natural born” citizenship with a birth certificate showing he meets the Constitutional requirements. He has not done so. And I believe the burden of proof is on the candidate, not We, The People.
Now I do note your kind response to my query did not cite any documents supporting Senator Obama’s parentage, place of birth, or date/time of birth. Until such documents are cited or provided, they do not exist. Therefore my points of contention remain; burden of proof (I believe it is on the candidate), and parentage (Senator Obama has provided no proof of his mother's identity).
And that's the crux of it. So at this point, we should probably agree to disagree.
Again, thank you for taking the time to respond to my query.
Since we would be the entity asking for the disqualification, we would have to go to court as plaintiffs.
Please do not confuse law with common sense.
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You STILL do not understand the issue. Obama put a FORGERY on his official site, and claimed it was real.
Yes. Many are confusing the issue, putting the cart in front of the horse. Suspicious behavior.
Eye catching post devolve!
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A little mod work on Phil’s funny graphic
FReepers should stay away that over 15% of FR posting users are leftie liberal democrats
That more than explains all of the nay-sayers on the BC threads
Esp. those who claim to be brilliant attorneys and “digital forensic experts” that tell you to forget the Constitution and “win with the real issues”
When have you heard that DNC pablum before?
Let’s just see some paper instead of pixels -
Too true ;-)
>>>> You STILL do not understand the issue.
No, You STILL do not understand the issue. He put up an “ABSTRACT OF HIS BIRTH RECORD.” I have three of them myself, all on different forms.
They all look dofferent.
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