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They do not advert to the fact that there is no evidence that Obama was born on U.S. soil. And, since neither of his parents was legally capable of transmitting citizenship, there is no evidence that Obama is a U.S. citizen.
The former Governor of Hawaii, Linda Lingle (a Republican) confirmed Obama’s birth there: “You know, during the campaign of 2008, I was actually in the mainland campaigning for Sen. McCain. This issue kept coming up so much in the campaign, and again I think it’s one of those issues that is simply a distraction from the more critical issues that are facing the country. And so I had my health director, who is a physician by background, go personally view the birth certificate in the birth records of the Department of Health, and we issued a news release at that time saying that the president was, in fact, born at Kapi’olani Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii. And that’s just a fact. And yet people continue to call up and e-mail and want to make it an issue. And I think it’s, again, a horrible distraction for the country by those people who continue this. ... It’s been established. He was born here.”
The state of Hawaii has issued seven official declarations confirming Obama’s birth there and the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution (House Res. 593, 111th Congress) stating that Hawaii was Obama’s birthplace. It passed 378-0.
Finally, 18 court decisions have ruled Obama to be a natural born citizen and no court has ruled to the contrary. For example: Allen v Obama, Arizona Superior Court Judge Richard E. Gordon: “Arizona courts are bound by United States Supreme Court precedent in construing the United States Constitution, and this precedent fully supports that President Obama is a natural born citizen under the Constitution and thus qualified to hold the office of President. Contrary to Plaintiff’s assertion, Minor v. Happersett, 88 U.S. 162 (1874), does not hold otherwise.”—Pima County Superior Court, Tuscon, Arizona, March 7, 2012