“Not only is the COLB reliable, it is so reliable that it requires absolutely no “extrinsic evidence of authenticity” whatsoever. The document itself, even if it were to have fallen from a clear blue sky or have been hand delivered by a partisan flack is completely self authenticating.”
Here is Apuzzo’s refutation of the COLB’s conditional self-authentication:
http://puzo1.blogspot.com/2010/02/court-grants-motion-for-leave-to-file.html
Apuzzo:
We also maintain that Obama has failed to conclusively prove that he was born in Hawaii by publicly presenting a copy of a contemporaneous birth certificate, a long-form birth certificate providing the name of the hospital in which he was born and other corroborating data which was generated when he was born in 1961 and not simply a digital image of computer generated Certification of Live Birth [COLB] allegedly obtained from the Hawaii Department of Health in 2007 which some unknown person posted on the internet in 2008, or other contemporaneous and objective documentation. At the bottom of Obamas Certification of Live Birth (COLB), it states: “This copy serves as prima facie evidence of the fact of birth in any court proceeding.” Under the concept of prima facie evidence, the presumption that the fact exists fails when evidence contradicting that fact is presented and in such case the interested party needs to present other competent evidence to prove the existence of that alleged fact. If he fails to do so, the alleged fact is not proven, even if the opposing party produces no further evidence. There exists a considerable amount of evidence which puts serious doubt on Obamas allegation that he was born in Hawaii. To date, Obama has presented no additional evidence other than the internet image of his Certification of Live Birth (COLB) and two unreliable newspaper announcements regarding where he was born. Hence, the prima facie validity of the Certification of Live Birth (COLB) must fail and Obama should be compelled to produce other objective, credible, and sufficient evidence of where he was born such as a contemporaneous birth certificate from 1961. Having failed to meet his constitutional burden of proof under Article II, Section 1, Clause 5, we cannot accept Obama as a natural born Citizen.
Wiggy, Under the concept of prima facie evidence, the presumption that the fact exists FAILS when evidence contradicting that fact is presented, and in such case, the interested party needs to present other competent evidence to prove the existence of that alleged fact. If the proponent of that "fact" fails to do so, the alleged fact is not proven, even if the opposing party produces no further evidence. There exists a considerable amount of evidence which puts serious doubt on Obamas allegation that he was born in Hawaii. EVEN BEYOND THE CONCEPT of WHERE Obama was born, to date, Obama has presented no additional evidence, other than the internet image of his Certification of Live Birth (COLB). NO Judge has seen it, nor has a member of Congress seen it. It's unknown if Pelosi has seen it, or the President of the Senate when confirming the Electoral Votes in January 2009. Hence, the prima facie validity of Obama's Certification of Live Birth (COLB) FAILS and he is compelled to produce other objective, credible, and sufficient evidence of where he was born such as a contemporaneous birth certificate from 1961. Quo Warranto WILL eventually make him PUT UP or SHUT UP. At that point, the Constitutional argument defining the "original intent" meaning of "Natural Born Citizen" begins. That won't bode well for the son of a British Subject, or Barry Soetoro take your pick. Wiggy, I suggest you take a gander at A.C. Aukerman Co. v. R.L. Chaides Constr. Co., 960 F.2d 1020, 1037 (Fed. Cir. 1992). Pay particular attention to where it says a presumption applies to the presumed fact and "must be inferred, absent rebuttal evidence." In Obama's case, the Courts pass because of Legal Standing, Jurisdiction and Political Question. Considering the UNRELIABLE and BIASED "chain of evidence" regarding Obama's "birth certificate," there's PLENTY of A PHOTO of an "internet image" does NOT rise to the level of a true and valid document. And NO AMOUNT of After-Birther spin can change that.
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