January 15, 2009
Dear _____:
Thank you for contacting me about President-Elect Barack Obama's citizenship. I appreciate knowing of your concerns.
The Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states that "all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside." Hawaii became a territory of the United States in 1898 and was officially admitted as a State in 1959.
It is my understanding that President-Elect Obama has released an official copy of his birth certificate. Since he was born in 1961 in Hawaii, he is eligible under the Constitution to run for and hold the office of President of the United States. In addition, President-Elect Obama's birth records have been certified and validated by the Hawaii Department of Health as well as by experts from the University of Pennsylvania. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case and agreed with the lower courts' rulings that the plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the legal challenges questioning President-Elect Obama's citizenship
Again, thank you for contacting me. Should you have any additional questions or comments, please do not hesitate to let me know.
Sincerely,
United States Senator
that letter means jack and shows the senator to lack a basic understanding of Article 2 section 1.
being born on US soil grants US citizenship. this is not in question. to be eligible to hold the office of President, one must also be a NATURAL BORN citizen. this would be someone who was a US citizen naturally, as there is no alternative... meaning, BOTH parents were US citizens at the time of birth.
if this was not the case, then any anchor baby could be President with two foreign national parents. obviously, this goes against the plainly worded Article 2 section 1.
ask your senator (please tell us which one) whether or not he understands such a simplistic definition. if he does not, then he is unfit to uphold the oath he took upon taking office.
Your US Senator is as dumb if not part of the conspiracy to pawn off such a shallow deceitful reading of Constitutional citizenship. The 14th Amendment speaks to the simple class of ‘citizens’. The Constitution mandates a more specific and restricted ‘natural born citizen’ for POTUSA. There are many in Congress and even in the courts and military who prefer your Senator’s comprehension for one reason or others. Few public officials are elected because of their knowledge of the Constitution or desire for such.