Hey hun! :)
It’s a smoke screen because it is what most of the public is thinking about. The whole ‘Birther” thing is ripe for mockery, and it has been mocked thats for sure.
That being said. the Birth Certificate is important in that it may reveal some form of evidence which ALSO proves his ineligibility. But we are not going to force the release of it. Lakin MIGHT be able to do so, but has thus far been thwarted.
However, we DO know Obama’s heritage. That Heritage is British as much as it is American. The definition of “Natural Born Citizen” that the founders meant means that no one other than someone with American heritage and citizenship could run for or be POTUS. Obama’s birth with two citizenships means he never was nor could he ever be an NBC.
So simply based on what we do know, he is an usurper. Even before we get a look at what is on his Long Form.
This is more or less what I mean by a smoke screen. As long as people are focused solely on the Long Form, then they are not looking at what is right in front of them. Clear evidence the man is an usurper. People think it all hinges on the long form. It doesn’t, and that perception is hiding what is in plain view.
I hope that made sense. I have not had any coffee yet!
I hear you, but I think there’s a lot of people like me that think both issues are pretty important.
I also suspect that unless we have a legal record declaring his father is kenyan-born and british, then there’s no evidence to take anything to SCOTUS.
“Lakin MIGHT be able to do so, but has thus far been thwarted.”
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. His birth certificate will only be released to a person demonstrating they have a tangible interest in verifying his DATE OF BIRTH. There’s no legal dispute on what being 35 years old at the time of inauguration means. In other words, it would be palpably illegal if Obama was serving as president and as a 34 year old usurper. I find it odd that none of these lawyers argue this.
Your "clear evidence" is only his word that Sr. is his father. The courts need more than a liar's word. They need some sort of legal documentation and that would be the BC, adoption papers, divorce papers, original passport, etc.