People, the argument here is that his dual citizenship at birth (admitted by the Obama campaign) is in conflict with his being a “natural-born citizen.”
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This issue was discussed and dismissed prior to the election. It does not say in the Constitution that you cannot have dual citizenship. It may be questionable, but it’s not disqualifying.
This is all very murky and unprecedented; it will take an 0bama presidency to set the precedent for the future. It seems to me if something was going to be done, it would have happened by now. The powers that be know the real story and the rest of us will remain clueless.
OTOH, I have a coworker who is convinced that until this reaches a mainstream frenzy, 0bama will do nothing - and then when he can’t ignore it anymore he’ll pull out the necessary confirmed documentation, point the finger at us and put us back into our respective corner. The idea is to keep damaging us over and over again so that we don’t gain speed in 2010 or 2012.
And further - you might be surprised at how many simply don’t care about the real story, as long as 0bama’s intentions are good. Judging by recent conversations, I suspect it’s more than any of us rule-followers might imagine. It’s certainly been an eye-opening election.
Being eligible for dual citizenship due to foreign birth is NOT disqualifying. Disqualification would require a deliberate act of either renouncing American citizenship or affirming citizenship in another country. I was born in England in 1939 to American parents, but my Certificate of Citizenship issued in 1958, when I took my oath, says that I am a DERIVATIVE American citizen as of 1939.
*sigh* Yeah. He could burn the country to the ground and pee on the ashes, as long as 0bama’s intentions are good, he's A-OK as far as the liberals are concerned...