Obama has *not* presented any Birth certificate in the form of a physical paper legal document with the embossed [raised] seal of Hawaii DOH to the WH journalists.
Only scans, photocopies and digital photographs. None of these would be acceptable in a court of law because they are obviously not secure against forgery.
Its all up the the various states Secretary of States to require legal proof of Constitutional elligiblity for POTUS candidates.
Why don’t you try your photocopies, digital pictures and scans with the new Republican SOS’s elected or appointed by new Governors in 2010?
All it takes is one of them to authenticate that 151 file number and the game is up.
I am surprised that such has not been done before. That previously we were under the “honor code” for such things. I think that was and IS a terrible state of affairs!
What I opposed was the demand for a LONG FORM COLB - as such would run afoul of the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the Constitution - and I couldn't see how “swinging for the fences” trying to get at the Long Form was superior to a clearly Constitutional request for the “official” document to be sent from the DOH of one State to the SOS of another State.
So..... what would be wrong with having a law asking for the “official” (Hawaii says their official COLB is the short form) COLB being sent directly from the DOH of the State of birth to the SOS of the State they want on the ballot for?
Would this not be a reasonable law? Why do you suppose I got so much flak from birthers for daring to suggest it?