It has been common for a long time that newborns who are given up for anonymous adoption will be given a birth certificate listing them as children of their adoptive parents. In cases not involving newborns, things are somewhat trickier.
Doesn't that effectively change the meaning of 'father'? The father is whoever is the child's guardian, not who 'fathered' the child?
There are significant legal distinctions between guardians and parents. A birth certificate documents that the people listed as mother and father have full parental rights and responsibilities pertaining to the individual described thereon. To say that the child was born to the parents named is a convenient legal fiction; for almost all intents and purposes, there is no legal distinction made between parents who physically gave birth to a child and adoptive parents who are listed on a birth certificate.
It is odd that Obama would seek to change his name back to that of his biological father who abandoned him early on. I wonder whether he ever thought of Mr. Soetoro as his father?
Not really!... If you were in your teens and had delusions of grandeur prancing through your head as has been said of the messiah, AND... wanted to get into Harvard, a HUGE advantage is having had your father go their.
I was making the observation that this practice does go some way to helping the cause for 'gay adoption,' as biology is effectively removed from the equation.
I recognize that there were/are legitimate reasons for the practice, but there are also some potential abuses as well.
“The Electoral College results are officially opened and presented for acceptance before a joint session of the House and Senate, after the new Members have been sworn in, but presided over by the outgoing Vice President. Remember when Al Gore, as the presiding Vice President, refused to accept motions presented that challenged the election of George Bush?
Dick Cheny will be in the chair when the results of this election are presented. Anyone could present a motion to reject the Electoral College votes for Obama on the grounds that he is ineligible to be elected President. If that Motion was accepted, Obama would be out as a possible President, then and there.
Congressman Billybob”
Well, we have him then.
How can we get someone to present a motion to reject it?
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