Posted on 08/23/2009 6:06:21 AM PDT by real_patriotic_american
The other main issue dealt with numerous speakers questioning Obama's birth certificate and why there wasn't an investigation into whether he is a naturalized citizen. One woman said a newspaper announcement of his birth in Hawaii was not sufficient. Another asked how he could have a passport without a birth certificate.
Franks said there was not enough evidence that Obama is not an American citizen. He did say there was a lot of conflicting evidence of Obama's citizenship and that he was considering filing a lawsuit, the only congressman to do so. Franks asked why the president did not simply produce a birth certificate.
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I was there at the town hall yesterday. What he said was that he was one of the only ones who wanted to go forward with a lawsuit because he saw early on what a dangerous man Obama was (He actually said that)...but then the newspaper clippings showed up. He said if anyone can show him reasonable evidence he will go forward. That is what he said.
By the way, it was a great townhall..of course, mostly preaching to the choir. One brave soul started giving him the anti-bush weapons of mass destruction craps an he just creamed him in the response. It was beautiful.
He is a fraud and a shyster. He doesn't deserve to have his name capitalized.
I usually prepend his name with his latest tracking poll from Rasmussen. Today he fell to a new low. So today his name is -14nobama.
I was there at the townhall yesterday. What he said was that he was one of the only ones who wanted to go forward with a lawsuit because he saw early on what a dangerous man Obama was (He actually said that..in those words)...but then the newspaper clippings showed up. He said if anyone can show him reasonable evidence he will go forward. That is what he said.
By the way, it was a great townhall..of course, mostly preaching to the choir. One brave soul started giving him the anti-bush weapons of mass destruction craps an he just creamed him in the response. It was beautiful.
I’m going to our Republican picnic today, so if there’s something you want me to say to Franks today, please let me know as he will be there.
Well, actually no he isn't. The Constitution requires that the President BE a "natural-born citizen." It does not prescribe any particular method of documenting his qualifications.
A majority of the American people decided to ignore this issue and elect him anyway. The Constitution does not always save us from ourselves.
The problem is there is no mechanism to check whether these statements are tree.
Exactly. It’s about credibility. Can we think of any other president other than Clinton who would keep a simple document sealed over a simple matter?
my uncle is a high ranking secret service agent and i asked him if they do checks and he said no not the president
you could tell him thanks for his consistent conservative stance. I’ve voted for him in all three elections since I became a Citizen.
I understand about the newspaper clipping, but that is not EVIDENCE.
I would beg you to please put it exactly like this;
So if I go into a business for a job and they require me to provide them with photo id and social security card to PROVE I’m ELIGIBLE to work in the United States PER THE CURRENT LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES... I can say “Prove I’m not?” I can say “I have a newspaper clipping announcing my birth”, that’s proof I am a citizen?
That’s what I want. The “evidence” presented online is not any form of legal ‘evidence’ as I cannot go into a DMV requesting a lost drivers license and when they ask for my birth certificate, me give them a URL to ‘view’ it!
Same that I cannot go to work LEGALLY, or HIRE ANYONE LEGALLY, without PROOF that they or I are United States Citizens or legally eligible to work in the US. And people are scoffing at that same thing in regards to us questioning the President.
Had both his parents been citizens, it would not even be an issue. But they aren’t and liking him a whole bunch doesn’t make that issue not relevent.
Thanks Hildy!! Please let me know if you were able to make one or both of my points to Franks.
It’s all George Bush’s fault.
“Can we think of any other president other than Clinton who would keep a simple document sealed over a simple matter?”
No. They’ve produced medical records, transcripts, and everything else the public wants to see. John McCain produced a BC during the campaign to show he was a legally born citizen. And those who wanted these documents disclosed weren’t considered lunatics and crazies because they asked.
Presents our porous borders as a national security risk: check
Agrees(?) that Illegal immigrants contribute to deficit: check
Says Medicare is broke: check
"Why not just release the birth certificate?": check
Promotes missile defense as vital to our nation: check
Voted against the stimulus bill: check
Says that seniors will be hit hardest by Obamacare: check
Supports the Tort reform bill: check
Believes competition could resolve much of our rising healthcare costs: check
“Thank you for NOT capitalizing his name.”
It’s a (small) form of protest. :) I think the respect should go both ways - obama hasn’t shown that he respects the American people, American traditions, or the office of President very much, so until he does, well...
Yes. I don’t believe that we will see that election.
He could have been on her passport, as I was on my mother’s as a child.
As I’ve said before, if Obama can’t prove he’s an American citizen, he not only isn’t eligible to be president, he’s an illegal—or “undocumented”—immigrant and should be deported.
BTW, has anyone else noticed he started his “vacation” on the first day of Ramadan? Seen him eat anything lately?
Totally agree. Weebama is either hiding something or showing raw contempt for citizens making perfectly reasonable requests. He thinks the people are accountable to him, not the other way around. Even if he were to produce a legitimate long-form birth certificate at some point, he has shown a very dark side in the process.
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