Whether Obama was born in Hawaii or not, doesn’t really matter. Just being born in Hawaii does not make Obama a “natural born citizen”. Becoming a “natural born citizen” depends on the status of both parents citizenship. Both parents must have been citizens of the United States at the time of Obama’s birth in order for him to obtain “natural born citizen” status.
The purpose of the “natural born citizen” clause in the US Constitution was to prevent individuals with allegiance to other countries from being elected to the office of President of the United States. Basically, those with dual citizenship status, need not apply.
Obama, due to his father being a citizen of Kenya, a colony of Great Britain, at the time of Obama’s birth, would have possessed dual citizenship in America and Great Britain, at the time of his birth.
He is ineligible to serve as President of the United States, because as a dual citizen at the time of his birth, he can never be a “natural born citizen” of the United States.
I assume that everyone here is familiar with the Blog of Leo Denofrio...
http://naturalborncitizen.wordpress.com/
A valuable compendium on the “natural born citizen” issue...
The founders were definitely right about the allegiance issues with someone who isn’t a natural born citizen. BO is the most un-American president I’ve ever seen - his allegiance seems to be to ACORN and other people of color he thinks are oppressed.
I believe that you are incorrect. I may be wrong (and if I am, please show me), but I believe that at the time he was born the law was that a person was a natural born citizen if:
1) both parents were US citizens, no matter where the child is born [N/A in this case];
2) the child was born in the US, no matter the citizenship of the parents [the old "anchor baby" problem, see below]; and
3) one of the parents was a US citizen who was a citizen of the US for 5 years after their 16th birthday (thus needing to be at least 21 - and BO's mother was only 19 when he was born) [also N/A here].
Since 1 and 3 don't apply to him, BO can only be a "natural born citizen" if #2 applies...hence the BIG DEAL about whether he was, in fact, born in Hawaii or not. If yes, then he's eligible to be President; if no, then he's undoubtedly guilty of multiple felonies, in addition to not being eligible to be the POTUS.
A "Certificate of Live Birth" is NOT a birth certificate - only the long form can establish that he was born in Hawaii (or maybe there isn't one, meanng that he wasn't born in Hawaii).