Completely agree with unsealing the records — it’s important to the adoptee’s mental health frankly (even if it’s bad news - we imagine worse). And, I understand the organizations’ rules, even if I don’t like them myself...
If birth records were public records (as they started out as) then NONE of this would even be a question - regarding Obama’s eligibility, nor whether I would qualify for membership in the DAR! LOL
Besides, I don’t need a piece of paper to know that the lessons were handed down to me — through my Mom, Grandmother, and Grandfather, and I plan on continuing the tradition of strong, patriotic support of our Country and our Constitution anyway! :)
Thanks for your response! I’m hopefully going to be able to get my non-ID info. (nationality and such) within the next few months. Depending upon what I can find out (and whether my birth parents, or relatives have registered with the database in IL — which requires our health records to be submitted, or we pay $40.00), perhaps I will think about filing a request to unseal them in order to research my heritage... :)
Might not be a bad idea, doesn't hurt to try. I know of one case where someone had their records unsealed due to American Indian ancestry (wanted to join an Indian tribe). It worked, the records were unsealed. Probably sympathetic to the natives - lol.
Tell them you're suspicious you may have Indian ancestry and want to research the tribe you came from !!!
The Arizona Bill basics - send this to your state people:
AN ACT amending section 16-507, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to conduct of elections.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Section 16-507, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE16-507. Presentation of presidential electors on ballot; notice; affidavit; verification
A. When presidential electors are to be voted for, the candidates therefor of each party shall be grouped and printed together, arranged in each group in alphabetical order, and the entire group of electors of each party shall be enclosed in a scroll or bracket to the right and opposite the center on which shall be printed in bold type the surname of the presidential candidate represented. To the right of and on a line with the surname shall be placed a square in which the voter may indicate his the voter's choice by a mark as defined in section 16‑400, and one mark opposite a group of presidential electors shall be counted as a vote for each elector in such group.
B. The national political party committee for a candidate for president for a party that is entitled to continued representation on the ballot shall provide to the secretary of state written notice of that political party's nomination of its candidates for president and vice‑president. Within ten days after submittal of the names of the candidates, the national political party committee shall submit an affidavit of the presidential candidate in which the presidential candidate states the candidate's citizenship and age and shall append to the affidavit documents that prove that the candidate is a natural born citizen, prove the candidate's age and prove that the candidate meets the residency requirements for President of the United States as prescribed in article II, section 1, Constitution of the United States.
C. The secretary of state shall review the affidavit and other documents submitted by the national political party committee and, if the secretary of state has reasonable cause to believe that the candidate does not meet the citizenship, age and residency requirements prescribed by law, the secretary of state shall not place that candidate's name on the ballot. END_STATUTE
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Sharon Rondeau nailed it today when she said, "We are the Media. Let’s keep the pressure on, and eventually the dam will break. It has to. Because the truth will always emerge, sooner or later. And you can all be part of making that happen. This national nightmare can be over if we all work hard to spread the word. That’s how they did it back in 1776. And we have many more ways to inform others than they did back then. Critical mass is building -- we’re almost there -- here comes the sun."