'Birthers' fade after passage of law against them

Associated Press ^ | August 7, 2010 | MARK NIESSE

[FTJM]

The persistent quest for President Barack Obama's Hawaii birth certificate has died down since the state passed a law allowing it to ignore repetitive requests for the document.

Far fewer "birthers," who claim Obama is ineligible to be president, have asked state officials to provide the document since the law was enacted in May, according to the state.

The law has never even been put to use, said Department of Health spokeswoman Janice Okubo. The number of people seeking proof that Obama was born outside of Hawaii and the United States diminished without the law being invoked.

Only about two or three e-mails now seek verification of Obama's birth each week, compared to between 10 and 20 weekly requests earlier this year.

"We have a handful of repeat requesters, but they know about the law," Okubo said. "They do everything they can to get around it."

Such tactics include having a relative or friend make the document request, she said, or asking for the vital records of Obama's relatives in search of clues that would show he was born outside the U.S.

Hawaii law has long barred the release of a certified birth certificate to anyone who does not have a tangible interest.

[chuckles]

IMHO, after this upcoming election, there should be enough state legislators to get the job done. Conservatives maybe kicking the can down the road till after November.

[cradle of freedom]

There are people who collect all sorts of old documents including things such as old phone books. Perhaps there are old phone books out there with family names. Ebay might have something. Someone looking up old memorabilia might find something relevent to people or place related to Obama.

[FTJM]

Bump

[edge919]

If it means what you think it does, why was there a need for the naturalization section of the 14th amendment to give U.S. citizenship to every person born within the United States??