Posted on 04/07/2010 7:00:11 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
“No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States” Article II Section I, Constitution, United States of America.
That’s quite a plain and straightforward set of requirements for those seeking to be President–just three little things. You would think we would never have a problem with anyone trying to sneak past these points, but I’m sad to say we do.
One of the grandest myths of the past couple of years is the lie that Barack Obama has proven his eligibility to be President–he has done no such thing, nor has he been called upon to do so by those in authority. The lie that Obama has proven himself is repeated ad nauseam by the mouths of the leftist media and Washington spokesmen. I marvel at the vicious passion they display on this topic.
But, guess what! It’s not just those on the left, but also many on the right, who treat the subject of Obama’s eligibility as kryptonite. I assume they fear being painted as nutjobs, or maybe they fear something worse happening to them. Why? Because the left has waged a massive, blaring campaign to discredit and demean the many millions of Americans who ask the simple question, “Where was Barack Obama born?” It is an amazing thing to see how the left, and some on the right, go into rabid overdrive when this subject is broached.
Please don’t repeat the big lie to me that the online image of that computer-generated document proves Obama was born in Hawaii. It does not. Assuming it is a legitimate document, it only proves that Obama was born alive, but it does not establish where he was born, since Hawaii would issue those certifications to babies born outside of the United States. Nor do two newspaper announcements establish where he was born.
If he was born in the United States, why all the secrecy? If he was born in the U.S., it is possible that he renounced his U.S. citizenship at some point, which would nullify his eligibility to be president. At the very least, he would have been born with dual citizenship, as his father was a British subject at the time of Obama’s birth, making Obama Constitutionally ineligible to be president. Understand that I am not claiming to know where Obama was born. I do not know. What I do know is that he is hiding something quite significant.
The media campaign to label as wackos those of us who demand to see proof of Obama’s eligibility is successful to the point that, “Oh, I’m no ‘birther!’” is a common disclaimer out of the the mouths of politicians and pundits on the right who are offering any criticism of Obama’s agenda. Again, I wonder, of what are they afraid?
What about all the judges who have almost uniformly ruled no one “has standing” to bring suit against the Obama administration? There have been numerous lawsuits demanding that Obama prove his Constitutional eligibility to serve as President, and with nearly no exceptions, judges refuse to hear the cases. How can American citizens have “no standing” to bring a case against a potential usurper to our presidency? If we don’t have standing, then who does?
Who is getting to all these judges? I know there are many, many leftist judges in our courts, but not all of them are. Are these judges receiving credible death threats toward themselves or their families? Is this what causes them, almost to a man, to toss out these legitimate lawsuits? It is astonishing and perplexing. The Obama administration has, so far, apparently spent close to two million dollars fighting the release of his pertinent documents.
This is about much more than a copy of an original long-form birth certificate. Unlike our previous presidents, almost none of Obama’s past documentation has been made available to the public. Hidden deep in the cavernous well of mystery of Obama’s past, lie his school records, which include kindergarten, Punahou school, Occidental College, Columbia University and Harvard, plus his theses and other articles that would have been written, his medical records, his passport records (which would likely be very revealing), his complete records from his time in the Illinois state senate, his adoption records, his mother’s marriage and divorce records, and his Illinois state bar association records.
His missing college records are important, because they could indicate that he received financial aid as a foreign student. Who did fund his college expenses? Harvard ain’t cheap, you know.
So, this week the video surfaces of Michelle Obama giving her speech in which she casually names Kenya as Obama’s “home country“. This has served to ramp up the debate, and I’m wondering why this video is popping up just now, when that speech was given back in 2008.
Massive credit must be given to Joseph Farah and the hardworking staff at World Net Daily for their bold and tireless efforts to get to the bottom of the Obama nativity story. They have done all the heavy lifting and research and have taken harsh arrows of derision from the left and many on the right for keeping this issue alive. But, they’re not going to drop it, and I commend them.
Glenn Beck, Andrew Breitbart and Bill O’Reilly come to mind as those on the “conservative” side who suddenly sound like they’re on MSNBC when it comes to the Obama eligibility subject. The common argument is that there are so many other, more important, issues for which to criticize the Obama administration without having to go to that “stupid birther” topic. Allow me to point out the obvious and the bottom line here. If Obama actually is Constitutionally ineligible to serve as President of the United States, then every single decree, piece of congressional legislation and executive order that has crossed Obama’s desk since January 20, 2009 is null and void. His entire presidency is invalidated, and he should stand trial for his crimes against our country.
I’m certainly not holding my breath here for the truth to be manifest. But now, each day brings new, horrifying revelations about what is in this hellish Obamacare legislation. Our chances of defeating it in the courts are daunting. If only the truth about Obama’s past were brought to light, Obamacare would be negated.
Do those in power on the right fear riots in the streets if Obama is exposed as the fraud so many of us suspect he is? I don’t know, and I don’t really care what they fear. I don’t care who wants to label me as a nutcase for demanding that the Constitution be upheld. If we don’t stand up for the Constitution, it will be buried by the communists who currently run our government. They are going to ram through every abominable, anti-Constitutional piece of legislation they can get their dirty hands on before the November elections.
Those of us who smell a big, fat rat in Obama’s past must not fear being labeled crazy for speaking out against this potential usurper of our presidency–labeling us wacky is the best they can do instead of revealing the truth about Obama. Now, more than ever, we must turn up the heat, turn up the volume on demanding this man prove to our nation that he is legally occupying the White House. There is nothing crazy about insisting that our precious Constitution be upheld. Don’t back down or be afraid to speak your mind on this paramount subject, my friends!
Mr. Obama, where’s the birth certificate?
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Gina Miller, a native of Texas, is a radio disc jockey. She also works with her husband installing and repairing residential irrigation systems and doing landscaping on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
The first question that a con must ask when confronted with the accusation of being a birther should be “Define birther- what is a birther?”
Is a birther someone who demands strict compliance with the Constitutional mandate that the POTUS be an NBC?
Is a birther someone who looks at the big picture- and heard his wife say that kenya is his home country- heard his grandmother say he was born in Africa- and saw him failing to put his hand over his heart during the national anthem, and sees him defanging our national defense and basic constitutional principles?? And therefore has some idea that his case that he is a NBC is a bunch of smoke and mirrors?
Is a birther someone who has observed that he has failed to release not only his BC, but all of his school and medical records?
We can reasonably demand that he produce his AUTHENTIC birth cert. without jumping to a conclusion as to which (foreign) country he was born in.
We are all Missourians: SHOW ME!
(Similarly, if any of you are accused of being racist- the first question should be “what is a racist? Someone who disagrees with the POTUS’ policies?)
Make them define their terms, and then test their definition- it is most likely an incorrect and inflammatory definition, and then you can deny their accusation and THEN put forward your argument.
Great article, Gina. Thanks.
Obama helped her payoff her campaign debts with a little something extra in the bank. She still has 8 full-time campaign staffers working for her. The big rap against her was she didn’t have any foreign policy experience...now that she’s added Secretary of State to her resume.
You’re right she was thrown under the bus...she wouldn’t even resign her Senate seat until she was actually confirmed by the Senate. She’s following the age old political mantra...Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer.
Your words may be truer than you know.....Freep mail sent your way.
I doubt that. If sHrillary had a fraction of the wisdom she claims to have, she would have used the constitutional requirements of office to derail Zero during the 'Rat primaries. Instead of us having our first illegal alien White House Resident, we'd have our first legally elected female President. Plus, now she needs to be seen to be loyal to her Resident.
I was so AMAZED how she seemed to be “neutered” during the last few months leading up to the election.
And clearly the ACORN shenanigans in the caucus states should have had her totally riled up, but she just faded into the background.
It really made my hair stand on end to know that there was a force that was able to scare Hillary.
Bumperoo!
I beleive it’s all in the timing. So, time will tell. :)
I’m not saying she doesn’t AGREE with him; I’m saying she wants his job so badly that I doubt she’d stop at anything to eventually get it. The fact that she’s disliked by 75% of the population continually escapes her, LOL!
Expect a challenge to him by her come the 2012 primary; he’ll be a total Lame Duck by then and easy pickin’s for them, especially if the GOP doesn’t have a strong candidate to run in 2012 that can syphon off ‘Rat and Independent voters.
“Bottom line: She’d just pick up where he left off.”
Of course she would! Why is everyone assuming that she’d be no WORSE than 0bama? LOL!
We’re discussing who has the goods on him, and I’m thinking it’s ‘She Who Shall Not Be Named.’
I thought he was simply being his narcissistic self. But, the books answer peoples' natural curiosity about who he is and where he came from and lets him tell them in his own way. Or somebody's way.
When questions about his lack of a past come up, enough people aren't interested in what those "kooks" are saying about his past. And if you ask questions, you must be a "Birther". Zot! You've been Alinsky'ed!
You can only be called a 'racist' so many times before it doesn't mean anything. If enough people start asking questions (where the hell can society find decent reporters these days?) and don't like the answers they find, the country has a chance.
wish they’d hurry up whoever it is.
Well Said, Gina — this is well written and right on the money.
--“Alinsky argues that those who wish to change circumstances must develop a mass-based organization and be prepared for conflict….for him, conflict is the route to power.”
This helps explain the contempt and intentional stirring up anger with the American people and this administration. --Pelosi parading to the capital in front of the tea Party, than a fake racism charge,..it all fits.
Kind of sick, why all the followers of a dead person who advocates adult bully tactics.
bttt
“McCain’s job was to run a half-assed campaign and then throw in the towel, as he finally did for Obama (which is why Palin annoyed him so much by actually trying to win the election).”
Interesting....Friends call me a nut job when I share that theory.....I think McCain was thrown for a loop when he saw the party support for Palin......
I doubt she would agree or we wouldn’t see her on the campaign trail with him now....
If the country’s highly classified documents can make their way to the press, why can’t Obama’s documents be similarly revealed? Somewhere, sometime, somebody is going to get to these records and reveal them. My experience tells me, if there is a big enough reward ($$$$$$) out there for these documents, they will make their way to the surface.
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