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DNC’s Obama Certification: Merely a State-to-State Change?
Right Side of Life ^ | 9-11-09

Posted on 09/11/2009 12:11:01 PM PDT by STARWISE

Today, CanadaFreePress writer JB Williams posted a column discussing the two legally different documents that the Democratic National Committee produced to serve to the several Secretaries of State, in theory, certifying their presidential and vice-presidential candidates.

The punchline?

The one actually received by the States did not include language specifically referring to constitutional eligibility.

Here’s AmericanDaughter.com’s take on the above-referenced article:

Barack Obama and Joe Biden were not certified as legally eligible in the affidavits sent to the states by the Democratic National Committee. The tireless research of political writer J.B. Williams has uncovered the discrepancy.

His bombshell article appears in the Canada Free Press — The Theory is Now a Conspiracy And Facts Don’t Lie:

Aware of the fact that Barack Hussein Obama does NOT meet Article II – Section I constitutional requirements for the office of President, what well-seasoned professional politician would be stupid enough to sign their name and stake their personal career upon certifying Obama as eligible?….

The proper legal text used on the DNC Party “Official Certification of Nomination” document reads as follows, and I quote:

“THIS IS TO CERTIFY that at the National Convention of the Democrat Party of the United States of America, held in Denver, Colorado on August 25 though 28, 2008, the following were duly nominated as candidates of said Party for President and Vice President of the United States respectively and that the following candidates for President and Vice President of the United States are legally qualified to serve under the provisions of the United States Constitution.”….

The “Official Certification of Nomination” that was presented by the DNC in all fifty states for the 2008 Presidential election, in which Barack Hussein Obama became the new President of the United States, was almost identical, and it too was singed by Chair of the DNC Convention and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, DNC Secretary Alice Travis Germond and Notary of Public Shalifa A. Williamson, dated August 28, 2008.

But this version of the document was missing the following text, and I quote;

“- and that the following candidates for President and Vice President of the United States are legally qualified to serve under the provisions of the United States Constitution.”

The legal certification text on the DNC certified nomination document used for the DNC ticket was limited to, and I quote;

“THIS IS TO CERTIFY that at the National Convention of the Democrat Party of the United States of America, held in Denver, Colorado on August 25 though 28, 2008, the following were duly nominated as candidates of said Party for President and Vice President of the United States respectively:…”

Williams concludes that to cover this up in the face of overwhelming evidence that Obama is not legally eligible to be president would have required complicity throughout the Democratic Party and in all three branches of government.

As a minimum, every one of the fifty state election boards must have realized that they did not receive the proper form.

We have to agree. We have been cataloguing the mounting evidence since the primary campaign, and have remained in disbelief that so many intelligent folk could refuse to see the obvious.

As Mr. Williams’ article goes on to state (the whole article is well worth the read), here’s a copy of the RNC document:

The RNC “Official Certification of Nomination” for John McCain and Sarah Palin reads, and I quote:

“We do hereby certify that a national convention of Delegates representing the Republican Party of the United States, duly held and convened in the city of Saint Paul, State of Minnesota, on September 4, 2008, the following person, meeting the constitutional requirements for the Office of President of the United States, and the following person, meeting the constitutional requirements for the Office of Vice President of the Unites States, were nominated for such offices to be filled at the ensuing general election, November 4, 2008, viz;”

The certification of constitutional eligibility is there in the RNC Certification of Nomination presented to the state Election Commissions. It’s there in the document which the DNC had prepared, signed and notarized, but did NOT deliver to the states.

At first glance, I was rather skeptical at the original posting until I started to do some research in my own archives (I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the absolute yeoman’s work that Justin Riggs has performed over at yourfellowcitizen.com which forms a fundamental basis for what I’ve similarly archived).

*snip*

Instead, as I had reported here, when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) made her certification (as referenced above), she certified that Messrs. Obama and Biden were duly-nominated candidates for the party, not that they were eligible for such nominations.

The fundamental question is thus:

Why would the Democratic National Committee’s political heads sign off on two legally distinct documents but then send the one with lesser verbiage to be formally accepted by the States?

Remember, it doesn’t matter what a candidate claims about eligibility insofar as their being nominated by their party. After all, each political party in America sifts through a number of potential candidates as a means to whittle the field down to who they think represents their party best.

Then — as I and others have clearly shown — it’s the responsibility of the political party to do such vetting and certifying that their candidate can be put on a given State’s ballot for that general election. At least that’s what States have claimed, to date.

Friday, September 11, 2009 Update: The wonderful thing about making postings on a blog is the kind of responses one gets — vetting of articles. Here is some commentary from this posting that might help to explain the differences between the two documents:

One source — via email — explained to me that certain States have different requirements for what needs to be on the party certification forms.

Commenter “Robert” makes reference to jbjd’s site (specifically, here and here):


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Government; Politics; Reference
KEYWORDS: 2008election; certification; constitution; dnc; dncnomination; eligibility; hi; obama; obamatruthfile; pelosi
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To: pissant

This has been around for a while. You need me to explain what’s going on?


21 posted on 09/11/2009 12:28:57 PM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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To: Non-Sequitur

No. I already know.


22 posted on 09/11/2009 12:30:11 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: justlurking

LOL ... thanks.

Did some research yesterday, and found I first
posted the discrepancies on July 30, 2009. I
almost deleted the 2nd image for the muddiness
of it, thinking it was just a poor copy.

Then I read the text in both.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2304218/posts?page=173#173


23 posted on 09/11/2009 12:31:06 PM PDT by STARWISE (The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
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To: sissyjane

Why would any state take out the part about him being constitutionally qualified?


24 posted on 09/11/2009 12:31:14 PM PDT by marstegreg
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To: marstegreg

Read the end of the article. I was merely restating what the author wrote.


25 posted on 09/11/2009 12:34:20 PM PDT by sissyjane
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To: sissyjane
The last part of the article states that different states may have different requirements.

Post an example of two states having different requirements.

I call BS

26 posted on 09/11/2009 12:34:58 PM PDT by Dan(9698)
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To: STARWISE

It seems old JB Williams ripped off the article.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2337432/posts?page=28#28

This guy posted this way back in Dec 08, almost word for word.. just an FYI so the right person gets the credit.


27 posted on 09/11/2009 12:36:45 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: Dan(9698)

Oh FGS!!! Read the article. It’s not my statement. It’s the author of the article’s statement......


28 posted on 09/11/2009 12:38:02 PM PDT by sissyjane
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To: sissyjane
I read the article.

I dismissed the assertion as ludicrous.

You thought it has merit. I want to know why, and what evidence you know about to support the claim.

29 posted on 09/11/2009 12:41:04 PM PDT by Dan(9698)
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To: Dan(9698)

No I didn’t, and I’m not answering you again.


30 posted on 09/11/2009 12:42:17 PM PDT by sissyjane
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To: Dan(9698)

Better yet, find the DNC submittals to all the States for last election (2004) and compare the texts.

That wouold be prima facia proof.


31 posted on 09/11/2009 12:45:30 PM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (FreepMail me if you want on the Bourbon ping list!)
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To: jbjd

ping


32 posted on 09/11/2009 12:47:52 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: screaminsunshine

Indeed he was put in to convert the US goverment to communism. Without a doubt. Obama is a radical communist Muslim. He was the pick of the US communist movement to advance their agenda from the presidency.

He was put in power by the communists to advance US communism. There is no doubt.


33 posted on 09/11/2009 12:49:15 PM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Depression Countdown: 50... 49... 48...)
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To: STARWISE
I just pulled my BC out of the strongbox because I need it for a job interview next week. It's got the embossed stamp. I was reading it and it had the birthplaces of my parents on it.

I thought to myself that I am one lucky person that they were both born within 1 mile on the American side of the border.

34 posted on 09/11/2009 12:52:49 PM PDT by dancusa (Smile liberals. Welcome to the todays community organizing. We aren't going away or shutting up.)
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To: STARWISE

I wonder if any of the officials at state DNC would read it and know that was missing ???

The state chairmen who received it would be different people than in 2004 which would have been the last time a document likme this was sent to the states...

Since it was not a “format” document it may have been different every time as long as the basic words were there etc ...

Unless they were looking for those words, they may have not noticed...just filed it and kept it safe...

And who would cherish and pour over and drool about that particular document ???

Oh yeah we’re talking about moonbats...


35 posted on 09/11/2009 12:57:46 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

It should not be hard to look at all 50 and to compare to past as well as to know what the law is in each state...if someone knows how to do this, which I don’t. But surely they are public record and saved and are not secret.


36 posted on 09/11/2009 12:59:04 PM PDT by Anima Mundi
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To: Anima Mundi

Secretary of State’s office. They may be online. Can we get 50 volunteers to find the 2004 certifications? I’ll poke around the Illinois SoS website.

Does anyone have a line to JB Williams? We can let him know that some FR help may be in the offing.


37 posted on 09/11/2009 1:03:25 PM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (FreepMail me if you want on the Bourbon ping list!)
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To: InterceptPoint; maggief; hoosiermama; April Lexington; BP2; Fred Nerks

Yes it would ... Kerry, Gore

Let the sleuthing begin!


38 posted on 09/11/2009 1:04:25 PM PDT by STARWISE (The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
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To: sissyjane

The last part of the article states that different states may have different requirements. Perhaps that explains the two forms.

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And that is very possible .. such muddy areas.


39 posted on 09/11/2009 1:06:08 PM PDT by STARWISE (The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
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To: mnehring; BP2; Fred Nerks

The referenced Justin Riggs has a website

http://www.yourfellowcitizen.com

and he apparently did a lot of legwork
months back.


40 posted on 09/11/2009 1:08:28 PM PDT by STARWISE (The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
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