Obama's MySpace page posts age as 52

WorldNetDaily ^ | August 17, 2009 | WorldNetDaily

[RobinMasters]

If President Obama was born in Hawaii was it while the islands yet remained a territory of the United States?

A new wrinkle in the dispute over his birth – and whether he is eligible to be president under the U.S. Constitution's requirement that the president be none other than a "natural born" citizen – appeared today when Obama's MySpace page confirmed his age is 52.

That would mean if he was born on the islands that now make up the state of Hawaii it would have been during the archipelago's days as a territory for the United States, the status for the islands from about 1900 until it became a state in 1959.

It also conflicts with campaign and other White House information that have discussed his 48th birthday just a few days into this month.

[Valpal1]

It’s specious because regardless of what’s in the sidetalk and backstory as compiled in the founder’s documents, it’s not in the actual constitution itself (that both parents must be citizens to confer natural born citizenship).

Which means it was left up to congress to flesh out the minutia via the US code. Which they did and have.

Never forget that “seperation of church and state” is also in the founder’s documents, but not in the constitution. Look at how that’s been twisted by the losers and poseurs on the left. It’s sad when the right lowers itself to do the same.

[El Gato]

Congress does not have the authority to rewrite the constitution.

And neither does SCOTUS. Natural born = citizen at birth, everyone with two brain cells to rub together knows that. Mere birth confers citizenship and no other steps need be taken to secure it.

SCOTUS can't rewrite the Constitution, but they are supposed to enforce it. In order to do that, they must sometimes determine what it means. If, as you say "everyone knows" that "Natural born = citizen at birth", then they will likely rule that way, if they ever stoop to take a case.

But, I think it more likely that "natural born" at least requires "native born", that is born in the United States, because all the other forms of "citizen at birth" are the result of Congress passing laws, which they even change from time to time, passed under their Constitutional power to define a "uniform rule of Naturalization". If someones citizen at birth status depends on one of those laws, then they must be considered "naturalized at birth", and would thus not be eligible.

As far as the "native born" = "natural born", historical record is not completely clear, but the Courts have not ever ruled on the meaning of "natural born citizen" as it was understood in 1787, and as it applies to the Consitutional criteria for eligibility for the office of President.

[El Gato]

Although as long as his mother was a US citizen, he’s eligible to be president,

That is plainly not true. It's possible for someones mother to be a citizen and they not even be a citizen, let alone a "natural born citizen". This can be the case under current law, although it was more likely to occur under the law existing when Barry was born, just due to the more stringent requirements then in existence.

See 8 USC 1401 for those requirements. Pay attention to the changes, available on the Notes link for the 1986 changes.

[El Gato]

(g) a person born outside the geographical limits of the United States and its outlying possessions of parents one of whom is an alien, and the other a citizen of the United States who, prior to the birth of such person, was physically present in the United States or its outlying possessions for a period or periods totaling not less than five years, at least two of which were after attaining the age of fourteen years

Umm, the requirement was ten years total, five after becoming 14, when BHO Jr was born. (change was in 1986). Stanley Ann Dunham Obama did not meet the 5 years since age 14 residency requirement, since she was not yet 19.

[Valpal1]

The point of disagreement with the other poster was not about native birth, but that one muat be native born AND have two US citizen parents to establish natural born status.

The constitution is silent on this issue and congress has clarified it. SCOTUS could no doubt do backflips to usurp congressional authority and legislate from the bench as they have done before on other issues, but it’s not likely in the present circumstance since not usurping authority is to BHO’s benefit.

As for your “naturalized at birth”, there is no such thing. Naturalization is a legal process requiring specific legal actions. If one were to be “naturalized at birth” so that no legal procedures need be undertaken then that is the same as “citizen at birth”. You are either a citizen at birth or you become a naturalized citizen, you cannot be both.

[Valpal1]

Umm, the requirement was ten years total, five after becoming 14, when BHO Jr was born. (change was in 1986). Stanley Ann Dunham Obama did not meet the 5 years since age 14 residency requirement, since she was not yet 19.

I don't get why it is assumed the law as it was in 1961 is the one that must be applied now. He ran for president in 2008, not in 1961.

The law that would be applied now is the law that is in effect now as is normally done in other situations. Old laws generally do not apply in the present anymore that new laws are allowed to apply to the past (ex post facto).

[Redwood Bob]

Mr. Farah, there are some very nice men in white suits who are here to see you. They have a nice comfy padded cell ready for immediate occupancy.

[dalereed]

I agree with you 100%,

He was born in Kenya and is an illegal alien that should be arrested and deported!