Here’s the problem: the Federal Rules of Evidence (Rule 902) say that a birth certificate is a self-authenticating document as long as it contains a state seal, and the signature of an authorizing individual.
Article IV, Section 1 of the US Constitution (the “full faith and credit” clause) says that whatever the state of Hawaii says is valid proof of birth will be accepted in other states and by the federal government.
The state of Hawaii says that what it issued to Obama meets the requirements of Rule 902 and the Fourth Article of the Constitution.
Here’s what the state of Hawaii is saying:
“The Hawai’i State Health Department recently complied with a request by President Barack Obama for certified copies of his original Certificate of Live Birth, which is sometimes referred to in the media as a ‘long form’ birth certificate.
‘We hope that issuing certified copies of the original Certificate of Live Birth to President Obama will end the numerous inquiries related to his birth in Hawai’i,’ Hawai’i Health Director Loretta Fuddy said. ‘I have seen the original records filed at the Department of Health and attest to the authenticity of the certified copies the department provided to the President that further prove the fact that he was born in Hawai’i.’
On April 22, 2011, President Obama sent a letter to Director Fuddy, requesting two certified copies of his original Certificate of Live Birth. Also on that day, Judith Corley, the President’s personal attorney, made the same request in writing on behalf of the President.
On April 25, 2011, pursuant to President Obama’s request, Director Fuddy personally witnessed the copying of the original Certificate of Live Birth and attested to the authenticity of the two copies. Dr. Alvin Onaka, the State Registrar, certified the copies.”
http://hawaii.gov/health/vital-records/News_Release_Birth_Certificate_042711.pdf
This is what Fuddy said:
"I have seen the original records" ... "and attest to the authenticity of the certified copies the department provided to the President"
She did not say that the certified copies were simply photo copies of those records. She said she released them to Obozo, but did not say that is what he released to the public. What he released to the public is an obvious forgery.