Right. I rather doubt, though, that if the time came when they did actually go to trial...that they’d offer that thing up as any kind of proof. Assuming they were competent that is.
Right. I rather doubt, though, that if the time came when they did actually go to trial...that they’d offer that thing up as any kind of proof. Assuming they were competent that is.
It is doubtful that they will have to. The state of Hawaii says that since 2001 the short form COLB has been the official birth certificate of the state of Hawaii and the Director of the Hawaii State Health Department has confirmed that Obama was born there and that he is a Natural Born Citizen.
Sworn depositions from Hawaii governmental officials, particularly since they work for a Republican governor, are probably all that would need to be entered into evidence as expert testimony.
The short form COLB is all that is needed to get a US Passport. On every Hawaii short form COLB it says the following: “This copy serves as prima facie evidence of the fact of birth in any court proceeding.” If Obama’s vital records concerning his birth were to be subpoenaed, the state would send a court a copy of the short form COLB.
Finally, there is no additional information on the old long form Certificate of Live Birth that is relevant to the Article 2, Section 1, Clause 4 Constitutional requirements to run for President: birth in the US, age 35 and 14 years residence in the US.
http://www.starbulletin.com/columnists/kokualine/20090606_kokua_line.html
“Hawaii: Obama Birth Certificate is Real”:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-07-27-obama-hawaii_N.htm