Hawaii law bars release of Obama birth info

AP/Yahoo ^ | 1/22/11 | Mark Niesse

[markomalley]

A privacy law that shields birth certificates has prompted Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie to abandon efforts to dispel claims that President Barack Obama was born outside Hawaii, his office says.

State Attorney General David Louie told the governor that privacy laws bar him from disclosing an individual's birth documentation without the person's consent, Abercrombie spokeswoman Donalyn Dela Cruz said Friday.

"There is nothing more that Gov. Abercrombie can do within the law to produce a document," said Dela Cruz. "Unfortunately, there are conspirators who will continue to question the citizenship of our president."

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

good points.

[markomalley]

While a great many folks would tend to agree with you, markomalley, that is still NOT an acceptable reason to abandon the continued inquiry. To simply accept this travesty is an acceptance of the libtard tactic of selectively applying the Constitution.

I am not saying to abandon anything. The point is that nothing tangible or practical will happen with it. I am merely suggesting something that could be done that would be eminently practical and that is eminently doable and that would have a really good chance of success.

There are a lot of people here who question his origins. If that energy could be captured to get some serious lobbying done at the State House level, the issue could be forced by next spring. If you really want to see Øbama's long form birth certificate, I would submit that this is the only way that it will ever happen.

[wintertime]

ping

[Senator John Blutarski]

I’m no attorney, but would you not agree that, if no certificate of live birth can be discovered in Hawaiian state records, its absence calls into question how anyone could legally attest that 0bama was in fact qualified as a presidential candidate in the first place?

[spokeshave]

This is from AP/Yahoo

the legs are getting longer stronger and more numerous.

[Wiser now]

No kidding. Or that somebody wouldn’t have told him a month so ago.

[central_va]

Why doesn't this make his re-election impossible? Fool us once.....

I don't care about the past on this, but going forward he should be barred form re-election.

This is the drum we should be beating.

[cricket]

So OK; they are private. . .save when individual runs for and now 'holds'the power of the American Presidency (and by virtue of unacceptable documentation in lieu of what is legally required).

A presidential power, we have duly noted; that Obama not only 'holds' erroneously, in the personal; but a power he prefers to 'wield' by same misunderstanding.

But hey; it's only America's Constitution. . .

[Joe 6-pack]

"It’s hard to imagine Abercrombie didn’t know this law existed."

Ignorance of the law is no defense. It sounds like Abercommie conspired to violate it. The Hawaii AG should investigate.

[cricket]

The media should be inserting this more often. . .a little groundwork. Obama 'masses' do not like surprises. The economy is NOT the only hinge on which hangs a Presidency.

And plenty more issues to consider as well. . .

[MestaMachine]

Should what you propose, (and it is a good proposal,) indeed happen, if then, o is unwilling or UNABLE to produce a valid birth certificate, he can then be charged with fraud...IF the statute of limitations has not run. It has been running from the gitgo, and I believe that the big stall is for that reason, and that reason only. To run out the statute of limitations. Because he was never qualified to run, and he knew it.

[ilgipper]

I think this movement needs to change tactics. It simply needs to repeat the simple question over and over ‘why doesn’t Obama release his birth certificate?’. It is a perfectly reasonable question and puts the burden on him, and questions his integrity. The legal battles are important, too, but there needs to be an increase in public pressure. Only one person can resolve this.

[dennisw]

I still believe there is more to this story, and I'd love to learn the truth of what propelled Neil Abercrombie to attempt something that Barry Obama obviously is not interested in doing - releasing the factual documentation of his true country of origin.

Abercrombie is so far gone...He was making a misguided attempt to help the jug eared Kenyan stooge

[MestaMachine]

Do they even realize how entirely bogus and stupid this sounds?

[dennisw]

The difference between you and Neil Abercrombie is he is not an ex-hippie

[6SJ7]

"There is nothing more that Gov. Abercrombie can do within the law to produce a document," said Dela Cruz. "Unfortunately, there are conspirators who will continue to question the citizenship of our president."

Why such vitriol Dela Cruz? Didn't you get the memo? I mean "conspirator" would imply criminal; it's right up there with traitor, spy, or insurgent. Seems people are just asking questions which can be answered and legally should be answered.

[MestaMachine]

Sure was, and he actually expected o to back him on it. No fool like a demn fool.

[jennings2004]

“Unfortunately, there are conspirators...” Yes, but the “lady” identified them on the wrong side of the fence...I can do virtually nothing in a legal sense without producing a certified copy of my birth certificate. Why it is different in this case just does not make sense.

[ml/nj]

But he released his birth certificate, or he says he did, so he has waived any right to privacy that he might otherwise have had.

ML/NJ

[TYVets]

This is from AP/Yahoo

Of course AP/YAHOO will say nothing to see here, just pass on by peons.

The governor's spokesperson says "Unfortunately, there are conspirators who will continue to question the citizenship of our president."

Conspirators ? who dare to question the elite.