Redacted sounds fine until you look at your own BC and wonder “What is in here that is so private the American People cannot see this”?
Most people use their drivers license and Social Security card as ID. They have never actually looked at their BC.
Still others have a passport and have had to present their Birth Certificate to the
Primary Evidence of U.S. Citizenship (One of the following):
Previously issued, undamaged U.S. Passport
Certified birth certificate issued by the city, county or state*
Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certification of Birth
Naturalization Certificate
Certificate of Citizenship
http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_830.html
*A certified birth certificate has a registrar’s raised, embossed, impressed or multicolored seal, registrar’s signature, and the date the certificate was filed with the registrar’s office, which must be within 1 year of your birth. Please note, some short (abstract) versions of birth certificates may not be acceptable for passport purposes.
http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/Secondary%20Evidence/Secondary%20Evidence_4315.html
If you cannot present primary evidence of U.S. citizenship, you must submit secondary evidence of U.S. citizenship. Determine what form of secondary evidence is most appropriate for your situation based on the descriptions below. Each application is handled on a case-by-case basis. The scenarios below are intended as general guidance.
Early Public Records
If you were born in the United States and cannot present primary evidence of U.S. citizenship, you may submit a combination of early public records as evidence of your U.S. citizenship. Early public records must be submitted together with a birth record or Letter of No Record (see below). Early public records should show your name, date of birth, place of birth, and preferably be created within the first five years of your life. Examples of early public records are:
Baptismal certificate
Hospital birth certificate
Census record
Early school record
Family bible record
Doctor’s record of post-natal care
Early Public Records are not acceptable when presented alone.
BTW, can any freepers give me pointers on how to edit this in HTML?
What's so private?
We have a right to see "Place of Birth", since that is a prerequisite for the presidency.
We have the right to see child's name and mother's name to confirm the identity of the owner of the birth certificate.
One could argue that Obama has the right to keep father's name (Satan, Prince of Darkness) private, since we already know his loyalty but that is not related to his citizenship status.
The same goes for the father's usual occupation (Commuist organizer, anti-american spy).
I'm happy with just the basics - was this rising dictator actually born here yet he still hates our country, or is Obama a foreigner who hates America?