Posted on 04/08/2011 12:28:02 PM PDT by Music Producer
An Open Letter to Donald Trump and Rush Limbaugh
Dear Mr. Trump and Mr. Limbaugh: I am addressing you both because I believe the two of you are most integral to getting this controversy properly resolved; and, yes, Rush, I concur with the caller who reminded you of your shirking this issue when it really mattered most. I was the chairman of a now-defunct national organization that existed in 2008-09 that attempted to bring this fraud to the forefront (yes, we were the original “birthers”). We had members across the country send emails, certified letters, and make telephone calls—first, to the electoral college members, then to the members of Congress, and ultimately to every sitting state governor. Additionally, we tirelessly tried to get the conservative media on board with us; but it seemed a veil of evil was keeping our efforts from reaching the synapses of the collective brain of those whom we normally trust to think logically and in defense of our country and its Constitution.
Before continuing, please allow me to offer a hearty “Bravo” to you, Mr. Trump, for finally shedding some well-deserved light on this constitutionally grave issue.
That being said, and with the understanding that you are both highly intelligent men, please allow me to proffer an opinion about how you could unquestioningly even the odds of the truth's prevailing. Obama is also a very intelligent man, and I believe he has orchestrated this SHELL GAME to his vast benefit. He continues to convince the doltish masses that the “pea” is his birth certificate, and has spent large sums to promulgate that deception. But, what happens if that possibly-fake pea is uncovered, and shows nothing nefarious about his place of birth? Since he controls whether or not that document is ever seen, he can continue the game ad infinitum—for he is master of the game's outcome. Moreover, by doing so, he misdirects the focus off the very thing that irrevocably ends the game.
I agree with you, Mr. Trump, that the birth certificate likely contains information Obama wants to keep hidden; however, if there's anything I have learned in life, it is that the term “likely” denotes lack of certainty. It is most unfortunate that Obama has been able to keep this issue in the arena of uncertainty, when there is another argument to be made that is a sure bet (and is precisely where this conman has been so crafty by keeping everyone asking about the birth certificate).
There are three constitutional qualifications to be president: to be at least 35 years of age, to have resided here for at least 14 years, and to be a natural born citizen. The Obama camp has wagered well that the majority of Americans simply do not know what the term “natural born citizen” means. There is actually a wealth of delineating information available, but to keep this communication succinct, historically, the definition is this: one who is born on our soil to two citizen parents. That definition can be found in Emmerich de Vattel's “Law of Nations,” which was the blueprint the framers used to craft our Constitution, and was the commonly understood definition at the time of framing. The fact that the term was used at all, along with the grandfather clause the framers used to eliminate that requirement for themselves, is enough for any logical thinker to understand their intent.
Barack Obama, Sr. was never a citizen of our country, which, at the time of Barack, Jr.'s birth, made him forever ineligible to hold the office of president (apart from a constitutional amendment changing the requirement). That half of the eligibility discussion is what Obama has been able to keep from public scrutiny with his masterful use of smoke and mirrors.
Yes, we DO need to see the birth certificate, but I believe we probably won't. And, what happens if we see it and it becomes a Geraldo Rivera/Al Capone fiasco? Who will look like a stooge then?
The issue, at this point, is not whether or not Obama is a U.S. Citizen, but that he is NOT a natural born citizen according to the historic definition of the term—because his father was not a U.S. Citizen when junior was born. Case settled and closed.
So, I humbly implore both of you to defend the Constitution of our great nation by revealing to the public at large that Obama may, or may not, fulfill the requirement for half of the natural born citizen mandate, but that he unequivocally does not fulfill the requirement for the other half, and therefore, is ineligible to hold the office of president.
Thank you for your time.
Dean Haskins
Forest, VA
P.S. I produced some YouTube videos for that organization I chaired that our elected officials and the conservative media ignored:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX7uuhHXs-0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APOA5WSUDmE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEnaAZrYqQI
You and me both. We have never had a President that has no basic background but that which was a creation of media.
Who is this guy? Nobody seems to know him as a kid. All of his records are denied.
Remember how the media always wanted GWB’s medical history and current medical status?
Why does nobody demand Obama’s.
Everything about him stinks and is murky.
I love that the Donald used the word “con.” This whole issue is fascinating. I do not understand the lack of rabid curiosity on the part of all Americans, especially Rush, Hannity, Beck and Coulter.
Rush has apparently washed his hands of this issue so I must wash my hands of Rush.
I’ll miss him more than he will miss me, but I will be much happier knowing that I did the right thing for the right reason.
Absolutely. It’s like they’re “pod people” when it comes to Obama. And yes, they were always vicious when it came to anything “hidden” or any tidbit that they could use to incriminate Bush (or any other conservative). I can’t believe they don’t see their own hypocrisy.
I can explain. It's this: You have suspicions -- legitimate suspicions. You have no proof -- only suspicions.
Until you have some shred of evidence that Obama was born outside the USA, birthers are going to be a fringe movement.
The "natural-born citizen" argument isn't going to cut it. It's dancing on the head of a pin that has yet to have any legal definition whatsoever. It wasn't ever decided in the case of Chester A. Arthur. There's no resolution now. In that sense, it's actually a distraction that dilutes your argument.
Personally, I wish you well, hoping that your research turns up something. But it would probably be more productive to invest those energies in un-electing Obama than trying to get him declared ineligible.
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Arthur had all his records burned, so there was little chance of somebody back then uncovering the fact that his father was not yet a U.S. citizen when Chester was born. We have all the evidence we need on BHO, for we already know his father was never a citizen.
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No question. We absolutely know that Obama's father was never a citizen. Obama, in fact, admitted it in his book.
Consequently, everybody in the USA involved in politics -- from FReepers to constitutional lawyers to both party & elected officials -- knew it for a fact.
Yet, nobody -- not a single person -- raised a complaint about his eligibility for office. Nobody.
Why do you suppose it is that we had to wait over two years for a bunch of amateurs to suddenly discover that he was actually ineligible?
The NBC argument will get you exactly nowhere. It's a distraction.
I do not agree that there is consensus on whether a natural born citizen should have to have two citizen parents. The main reason I feel that way is because Barack Obama was never questioned about the obvious fact that his father was never even close to a citizen ever, before he was nominated or elected.
However, I think there needs to be constitutional clarity about what defines Natural Born Citizenship. And being born in the USA to two Americans who show no voluntary loyalties to another country sounds like a good definition to me.
And I am disappointed by rush Limbaugh too. There is no evidence Barack Obama was born in America. The certificate of live birth means nothing and is probably false. The microfiches for the ads in the papers have been tampered with. There is no other evidence. No one saw stanley Ann pregnant, and she showed up in Seattle with a newborn. Occams razor says she may have been in a home for unwed mothers. And that home could easily have been in British Columbia, Canada.
It’s too bad rush never admits that it is possible that Barack Obama and his people might have perpetrated the worst scam on the American people ever.
She is unstoppable.....
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A statute needs no “consensus” to be valid. The law speaks for itself:
EXCERPT 1. U.S. Constitution, Article II, §1:
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;
EXCERPT 2: de Vattel’s Law of Nations circa 1758 Book 1, Chapter XIX, § 212:
The natives, or NATURAL-BORN CITIZENS, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens…The country of the fathers is therefore that of the children; and these become true citizens merely by their tacit consent.
Finally, the main item in the Constitution that ties both together:
EXCERPT 3: U.S. Constitution, Article I, §8:
The Congress shall have Power…To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offenses against the Law of Nations
Yes, Law of Nations is CAPITALIZED, meaning our framers were citing a proper name. There was only one Law of Nations in 1787 officially declared. And yes, Congress has the power to create and enforce ANY LAW mentioned in the Law of Nations written by Emmerich de Vattel!
http://www.constitution.org/vattel/vattel_01.htm
The law is as plain as day, and needs no contemporary consensus.
Oh for heaven’s sake....whether his mother was married or not....he has a birth father and an adopted father neither of which Obama states are or ever have been American citizens
Short term thinking.....it is not about Obama....it is about the rule of law and the constitution
Fine. Then take your case to court and get a resolution. Or to Congress for a statutory definition.
But trying to disqualify Obama on the basis of an obscure NBC definition is a fool's errand.
“Obscure NBC definition?” There are only three qualifications for president—at least 35 years old, resided in the country for at least 14 years, and natural born citizen. Natural born citizen has a historical understanding to be one who is born on our soil to citizen parents. Does the fact that you are ill-informed make the definition obscure? Not likely.
lET ME BE CLEAR.....Short term thinking.....IT IS NOT ABOUT OBAMA....it is about the rule of law and the constitution
I tend to agree with your take on the situation. There are many dots to be connected , some are probably extraneous but some are probably telling as to real importance. Among my many dots are Rahm Immanual taking an African vacation with side trip to Kenya about the time two relief ships (one was in trouble with pirates for a few days) were going to Kenya. It was also at this time that the Kenya government closed down all public notices and celebrations about Obama being born in Kenya. Perhaps Trump is the person who can connect all the dots about Obama and his enablers. I would also like to know if Trump is beholden in any way to European banker’s(including the Rothchilds)for his investments. I believe a person has to be free of such to be good for the USA.
I tend to agree with your take on the situation. There are many dots to be connected , some are probably extraneous but some are probably telling as to real importance. Among my many dots are Rahm Immanual taking an African vacation with side trip to Kenya about the time two relief ships (one was in trouble with pirates for a few days) were going to Kenya. It was also at this time that the Kenya government closed down all public notices and celebrations about Obama being born in Kenya. Perhaps Trump is the person who can connect all the dots about Obama and his enablers. I would also like to know if Trump is beholden in any way to European banker’s(including the Rothchilds)for his investments. I believe a person has to be free of such to be good for the USA.
O.K. Fine. Go for it.
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