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To: Kaslin
"I happen to believe that President Obama was born in Hawaii and was therefore eligible to be sworn in as President of the United States on inauguration day"

Just being born in Hawaii does not make one eligible to be President.

One can be born with both parents U.S. citizens and in the heart of the Midwest, and still not be a "Natural Born Citizen" under Article II of the U.S. Constitution.

How is this possible? It is possible if one denounces his/her U.S. Citizenship via words and deeds. Once you denounce your "Natural Born" citizenship, you cannot get it back on a whim.

Proper interpretation of the U.S. Constitution requires knowledge of Our Founding Fathers' intent when writing various sections of the Constitution.

To quote one of Our Founding Fathers, Charles Pickney:

"They [the framers] well knew, that to give to the members of Congress a right to give votes [as presidential electors] in this election, or to decide upon them when given, was to destroy the independence of the Executive, and make him the creature of the Legislature. This therefore they have guarded against, and to insure experience and attachment to the country, they have determined that no man who is not a natural born citizen, or citizen at the adoption of the Constitution, of fourteen years residence, and thirty-five years of age, shall be eligible." --- CCLXXXVIII.: Charles Pinckney in the United States Senate. 1 – Max Farrand, The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, vol. 3 [1911]

Obama said he was, "a citizen of the world." I believe him...

Obama's father worked for the Kenyan government...

Obama went to Kenya, which is the home of his other citizenship, and actively campaigned for Odinga who is now the Prime Minister of Kenya. That shows "an attachment" to the government of his other citizenship and is plenty enough to put into question Obama's loyalties.

Obama's brothers, sisters, and many of his blood relatives live in Kenya (and Indonesia, too, of course).

Because of Obama's many attachments to Kenya, We the People cannot trust Obama to disengage his emotions and attachments in order to push that metaphorical big, red button---which would probably kill his brothers, sisters, and other close relatives living in Kenya---should the Kenyan government decide to launch a nuclear attack against the United States.

Therefore, in my opinion, since Obama has demonstrated "an attachment" to a foreign country in which he also possesses citizenship, Obama does NOT conform to Our Founder's intent when they included the Natural Born Citizen requirement and is therefore NOT a Natural Born Citizen under Article II of the U.S. Constitution and is an illegitimate resident of the Office.

I suspect that Obama is also concealing his college records because, as others have alluded to, he claimed to be Kenyan or Indonesian in order to get grants and scholarships...

Of course, we have no solid proof of this. However, should this come out in public, and with a bit of effective litigation, it is pretty much a slam dunk that Obama can be shown to have embraced his foreign citizenship. Which would mean that he has lost his claim to being a "Natural Born" citizen, no matter what the circumstances of his birth turn out to be.

Just my thoughts on the subject.

Cheers

42 posted on 02/22/2010 1:56:42 PM PST by DoctorBulldog
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To: DoctorBulldog
Obama went to Kenya, which is the home of his other citizenship, and actively campaigned for Odinga who is now the Prime Minister of Kenya. That shows "an attachment" to the government of his other citizenship and is plenty enough to put into question Obama's loyalties.

There are several problems with your analysis, however I'm going to address just one - Obama is not a citizen of Kenya. He had the right, through his father, to be a Kenyan citizen but rejected it.

178 posted on 02/22/2010 7:33:08 PM PST by lucysmom
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