We simply need one state to pass a law requiring that every candidate for Federal office be able to prove that they are eligble. The state could specify what documents should be presented in order to prove it.I forget which state, but I believe that at least one state has this on the agenda right now. If not, they should.
Forget my state. It's as blue as MA.
I forget which state, but I believe that at least one state has this on the agenda right now. If not, they should.
Forget my state. It’s as blue as MA.
Arizona is the state that is considering it but this approach is unlikely to work. The state of Hawaii has already established in law that the short form COLB like the one Obama posted IS the official birth certificate of Hawaii.
Since the federal government accepts the short form COLB of Hawaii (and of many other states) as good enough for the issuance of a US passport, that is all that a Presidential candidate will ever be required to show. The short form has the required constitutional information: place of birth and date of birth. The other constitutional requirement, 14 years residence in the US is not on a birth document.
You can read what the state of Hawaii has to say about their official birth certificate here:
http://www.starbulletin.com/columnists/kokualine/20090606_kokua_line.html
The easiest way to gain access to Obama’s original birth records is via a judge issuing a subpoena for them. I’m surpised that this didn’t happen two years ago.