They did go too far if they were asking for circumcision and baptismal certificates in addition to birth certificates.
Those other documents were to be acceptable if the original birth certificate could not be produced. It is a very similar list of documents that are acceptable when applying for a passport if a bc can not be produced.
Those records were some of the records that could be used if the long-form was not available.
They were using the same standards are used for other instances where proof of place of birth has to be determined by something besides a birth certificate. The Passport Office talks about “early records” - usually records before the age of five, but they have to be accompanied by an affidavit of an adult familiar with the circumstances of the birth to be used for a passport.
Brewer is acting like this is unheard of. Hasn’t she ever dealt with the Passport Office?
This whole thing doesn’t add up.
I did not take that part of the statement seriously. I thought it was facetious. Are you serious?