[Terabitten]

The question is why hasn’t the FEC demanded proof of Obama’s place of birth?

My question as well. Doesn't the FEC require a certified copy of your birth certificate when you file your candidacy for President?

[imintrouble]

I fully agree with your query.

I would like to add my own:

Why hasn’t Obama offered proof himself - it should be forthcoming without hesitation from him if he is sincere and legally eligible.

The longer he ignores the issue, the less people will trust his birth status.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Just called the FEC. According to the person I spoke with, they do not verify whether the candidates for president are even eligible to hold the office. When I asked who was, he was unable to tell me who except “Congress”. I’m making more calls.

[BohDaThone]

of course the FEC doesn’t — the FEC doesn’t run elections — the states do. States set up their own rules for who gets on the ballot. I doubt that any state actually has ever required that you prove that you are over 35, for example, but if any do, it’s their business to try to put people on or keep them off the ballot. Similarly with primary ballots when questions (mostly phony) were raised about George Romney (born in Mexico), Lowell Weicker (born in France) and Barry Goldwater (born in pre-statehood Arizona). If there is a prohblem with Obama’s birth, it’s not one that some federal agency is shirking on.

[David]

My question as well. Doesn't the FEC require a certified copy of your birth certificate when you file your candidacy for President?

No.

The point this would bind first is where the candidate applies for federal funding--he goes to FEC and applies; FEC in turn says to Treasury, give this guy the money--accompanied by a certificate by FEC that the guy is eligible for the office for which he seeks federal funding.

So FEC then turns to this candidate and says, well we have to certify; we have heard some questions; can you convince us that you were really born in Hawaii?

Now Obama has made a big deal out of his determination to support the campaign funding legislation--of course he is going to take the federal money. Or is he?

Well we all know the answer to that question--he didn't.

But it leaves us back where we started because he is not forced to step up and tell us or anybody else where he was born by any legal process that is easy to access.