I believe there is an exception for service members serving overseas.
And I also believe that all discrepancies regarding Obama have been rectified by retroactive immigration laws. Like his adoption by an Indonesian father, technically negating his citizenship, as was the violation of the laws of that time by his mother who remarried and then moved out of the country.
But, I do wish to register my appreciation for your comprehensive list of how thin Obama’s paper trail is.
That is a rather devastating indictment.
Anyway, cheers, and ignore my snarky tone. Can I blame it on the cloudiest June in Boston since 1903. And the rainiest, most rainy days, since 1942.
In this game, you have to have source references to support your beliefs. I get my stuff from lawyers and am still challenged 100 times a day. Everybody has an opinion.
None of this law is crystal clear. The caselaw on my “Natural Born” page and the evolution of the “natural born” concept is most of what there is.
If Obama was adopted by Soetoro (I would put that at 90 percent) then Obama had 6 months, from the date of his 18th birthday to assert his US citizenship. If this is the case, then Obama would be a “naturalized” US citizen. He would still be ineligible.
If he didn't and was adopted, the guy is still an Indonesian. Just imagine -- there is a chance that we have an Indonesian sitting in the Oval Office. That would be reason enough for one to spend a million or two to bury their bona fides.
Obama’s paper trail isn't thin. It doesn't exist.
Just an accident I suppose.
Just like the State of Hawaii scrubbing all their websites to remove all the requirements for “birth certificates” as identification. They now require “certifications of live birth” as identification for state programs. This has happened in the last 30 days.
You can make a lot of stuff happen if you're calling from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Snarky tone — no problem. There are few on this forum who are consistently gentlemen and gentle ladies -- myself included.