Posted on 07/21/2009 6:32:52 PM PDT by pissant
The increasingly popular term for them is "Birthers" -- the indignant, frantic, seething fringe Republicans who are persuaded that there is strong doubt about where President Barack Obama was born and, therefore, strong doubt about the legitimacy of his presidency.
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Even assuming Obama was born in Kenya despite the considerable evidence that he was born in Hawaii, that five-year provision in the law was intended, pretty clearly, to prevent a person from claiming U.S. citizenship when he was born in another country to parents who were long-time residents of that country, simply on the grounds that one of his parents was still, technically a U.S. citizen.
Say "Jim" is born in the U.S., lives here until he's 11, moves with his parents to Germany, comes of age there, marries a German woman and, when he's 25, has a child. As a matter of national policy and common sense, we don't want Jim's child to be able to claim automatic U.S. citizenship -- he is born in Germany to long-time residents of Germany. Declaring him a U.S. citizen is fundamentally absurd.
The thinking behind the law seems to be that if Jim spent at least five of his 10 years after age 14 in the U.S. before moving to Germany, he has been sufficiently "Americanized" that his children shall be considered U.S. citizens.
It's fairly clear to me and, should push come to shove, will be fairly clear to the courts and to Congress, that the law was not intended to be a "gotcha!" moment used to deny citizenship to the children of life-long U.S. citizens in their late teens who happen to be out of the country when they give birth.
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We have a loaded truck and its climbing the grade, we cannot stop now, its pedal to the metal!
We can demand all we want about “Wheres the Birth Certificate?” but what we should address is: Do we have an illegal Presidency?
Obama, are you a legal President?
Obama, did you ignore the US Constitution?
Obama, were you ever a citizen of another country?
From what I’ve seen, I’m beginning think he was conjured rather than born.
Several key states should pass their own law that demands a valid BC or the candidate will not be eligible in their state...Senators, Reps, Prez, any elected official...
There is another interesting twist.
Current law has a different standard for single mother verus married mother.
I don’t know about back when Barry was born.
But this brings up a marriage that was invalid if Obama Sr was already married. I don’t know when Daddy got married to his bride in Africa.
Actually, it will be the most satisfying political event since Reagan’s re-election in 1984
What if “Jim” was born in the least American of the 50 states (Hawaii) and spent his formative years in Indonesia? “Jim” isn’t likely to be very “Americanized”, is he?
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Not if Jim thinks there are 57 states in the union.
Note the amount in legal fees Obama is spending to keep his original birth certificate hidden. Speaks for itself.
It sounds as if there’s growing fear among the moonbats that maybe Obama really was born in Kenya.
That makes him a fraud and a liar, as well as an illegal alien. But never mind, that don’t make no nevermind in the liberal view of things.
LoL! New York Time, LA Times, Washington Post.
Bump!
At least Biden will “inadvertantly” tell us the truth....
“Who knows how awful Biden would be for a short stint.”
Biden would be good tonic. He’s such a confused gadfly that nothing would gain traction. And, as everyone knows, the less that happens in Washington, the better for the country.
IT’S NOT THE CRIME, IT’S THE COVER-UP.
It’s the Seriousness of the Charge.
Hmm...
Huh? Now we have a "considerable evidence" standard? That's bloody rich. He is or he ain't. "considerable evidence"? Show us the long form BC and there will be no doubt.
No need for all of the pretzel logic and suggestions of retroactive law. Telling us that the Constitution didn't intend to make ineligible persons such as Hussein.
If anyone wanted evidence that even the lefties don't believe BO is legitimate, this story is it. This puke piece is essentially an admission of that.
Of course. Just like the IRS is so willing to allow a deduction for a new baby, even if the baby was born at 1 a.m on Jan. 1. They're always so understanding about small discrepancies like that.
We need to start going to EVERY local town hall meetings and bring BC and Constitution copies. Bring every friend, relative, neighbor or person you can find. Heckle, berate and bother the House members and imperial senators.
Will Barry Soetoro actually be tried for treason when this is proven?
Actually he'd win a news cycle or two then reality of him being in office would drive his poll number the same way they have been going - south.
If they sense a big scope and they would be the first, they will be all over this like flies over guano, and will have a solid team to Kenya with cameras and suitcases of cash to "encourage" people to go on camera about this guy's true origins. They will dig and get to the bottom of it. It is the scoop of the decade if you ask me.
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