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To: buwaya

Again, there is the issue of the doctrine of “best evidence.” Are you suggesting the Supreme Court would settle for the vague statement of a third party appointed official over an original document? That is in contravention of the doctrine of best evidence, which would apply in federal court to all cases in general.


177 posted on 07/29/2009 11:41:59 PM PDT by SteveH (First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.)
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To: SteveH

I think they might indeed accept such a standard.

It need not be a vague statement. The Hawaii government fellow could simply say that Obama was born in Hawaii according to all existing records.

This is not a matter of evidence but of qualification, which do not necessarily go by the “best evidence” standard. The INS would accept the Hawaii certification of birth for instance.


178 posted on 07/29/2009 11:59:23 PM PDT by buwaya
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