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If we except this as true, then the document presented proffers absolutely no evidentiary value as to his Constitutional eligibility, as we just decided it's not an "official document".

Correct. I would not expect any government official or any court to accept a JPEG as evidence. In fact, any photo is admissible as evidence only with the testimony of the person who took it, and is only as credible as the photographer. Whether the general public finds it convincing is a question left to each person who views it.

My employer has a photocopy of my passport; it verifies my place of birth and various other information they want to be able to verify. The photocopy will not get me through Customs. It's good enough for their purposes, because the hiring manager held the actual passport and was convinced of its authenticity.

I think we can both agree the cert number was redacted so the validity of the document could not be verified.

The purpose that seems most obvious to me is so that it couldn't be used to gain access to more information -- including, but not limited to, going into the database to verify it.

Whether or not it could be used for nefarious purpose is irrelevant; all that my hypothesis requires is that someone decided not to post it on his Web site, whether he was misinformed or over-cautious. And as mlo points out, it is easy to find other photos of the document in which the certificate number is not blacked out, so if it was an attempt to thwart verification it was a lame one.

The purpose that seems most obvious to me is so that it couldn't be used to gain access to more information

But that's the point, there is no information contained in a BC that can be used for nefarious purposes.

Whether or not it could be used for nefarious purpose is irrelevant

I disagree, I think it is relevant for the reason stated above.

My position is this, there are enough questions and arguments on both sides of this issue. The problem is that no conclusion has been reached, to my satisfaction anyway and I still have my doubts about this.

Their current attempt to completely socialize this country gives me much pause especially when he might not even belong in office. To take it even further, I think we have witnessed a political coupe.

It's not because I want to believe it or am desperate to find some idiotic conspiracy to throw him out, his policies are grounds for that in my view.

The bottom line is that I have zero trust in these wannabe dictators and frankly wouldn't put anything past them.