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Originally posted by reasoner
Obama has presented his birth certificate and Hawaii has certified that it's valid
This has been sufficient for the John McCain and the Supreme Court
and the US Congress, none of whom have any question on the matter. But maybe all of them are in on the coverup.
The number of people who have signed on to "force the issue" is smaller than the number of people in the Flat Earth Society. Sore losers inventing their own reality.
Is this soldier more expert in detecting forgeries than any of these authorities?
Think this out. Suppose we say that every soldier has the right to disobey orders until they personally see a copy of the president's birth certificate and personally agree that it as valid; until then every solider has a right to freely disobey orders from their superiors all the way up to the President. Not just this president of course; any president.
Great idea! I guess every army solider or national guardsman who doesn't want to be shipped out could likewise refuse the orders, until and unless Obama's birth certificate is presented to him, and he personally believes it to be true and not a fake. This might end the war even sooner than the Iraqi government and the Obama administration want.
Originally posted by Aermacchi
Fair enough, Ill ask what you think was the reason behind Obama writing that non binding legislation making McCain a NBC was about?
Originally posted by Darky6K
Yeah, we can obey a man who lied on EVERYTHING, laughed about it
he lied, who neglected his responsiblities here at home and said he didn't care about the Constitutionor the economy,
BUT when you have a man who has a middle name that is not common, OH HOLY #, LOOK OUT!
Originally posted by converge
Originally posted by Aermacchi
Fair enough, Ill ask what you think was the reason behind Obama writing that non binding legislation making McCain a NBC was about?
Well, the Senate Resolution didn't make McCain a natural born citizen, it simply stated what was the Senate's opinion on Sen. McCain's status.
Even though the Resolution in itself doesn't have any legal value, it would serve to show intent, what Congress thinks.
Basically if there was a dispute in a Court, the Judge(s) could use it as a reference to what was the legislature's opinion on Sen. McCain.
My personal opinion is that, from a strict interpretation of the Constitution and relevant Supreme Court cases, Sen. McCain would not qualify as a natural born citizen. However, I would not oppose him serving as President if he had won.
Despite not agreeing with many of his policies, I have no doubt in my mind that John McCain only has the best interests of the United States at heart, and would deserve to serve the country at its highest capacity.
I think that Senate Resolution reflects my opinion: the people in Congress understood that because of a technicality (non-existing legislation regulating births in the Canal Zone in 1936), it could pose some problems to Sen. McCain and wanted to explicitly explain where they stood on that issue.
You have to ask yourself this though: if Congress felt they needed to express their opinion on Sen. McCain's status, why do you think they didn't do the same for Sen. Obama? Perhaps because they don't dispute his status.
Originally posted by Aermacchi
No he hasn't, he provided a photoshopped COLB and all the state health dept in Hawaii did was confirm he has one on file there. It doesn't mean he was born there.
A separate WND investigation into Obama's birth certificate utilizing forgery experts also found the document to be authentic. The investigation also revealed methods used by some of the bloggers to determine the document was fake involved forgeries, in that a few bloggers added text and images to the certificate scan that weren't originally there.
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Originally posted by converge
Originally posted by Aermacchi
No he hasn't, he provided a photoshopped COLB and all the state health dept in Hawaii did was confirm he has one on file there. It doesn't mean he was born there.
Aermacchi,
I'm sorry but that is a lie. Hawaiian officials confirmed that the certificate Obama has is valid.
Yes, there were probably photoshopped copies of Obama's certificate, but even WND acknowledged and explained this.
A separate WND investigation into Obama's birth certificate utilizing forgery experts also found the document to be authentic. The investigation also revealed methods used by some of the bloggers to determine the document was fake involved forgeries, in that a few bloggers added text and images to the certificate scan that weren't originally there.
source
Originally posted by converge
Let me address something now for everyone's consideration:
Yes, the Constitution says that for a person to hold office she must be eligible but the Constitution does not specify how eligibility is established.
Moreover, no US law specifies how the determination of eligibility is done either.
Even if a Court were to accept a lawsuit, they can't point to any law saying Congress didn't do its job. Even the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court can't say what Congress should legislate or how, only if its decisions and laws are in conformity with the Constitution and current US law.
Since Congress, the legislature, approved Barack Obama eligibility is no longer a issue.
Originally posted by Aermacchi
I have seen just as many saying the stuff you gave as expert testimony is in fact NOT correct also.
To verify we did have the correct document, we contacted the Hawaii Department of Health, which maintains such records.
"It's a valid Hawaii state birth certificate," spokesman Janice Okubo said after we e-mailed her our copy [of Obama's certificate]. source source
There have been numerous requests for Sen. Barack Hussein Obama’s official birth certificate. State law (Hawai‘i Revised Statutes §338-18) prohibits the release of a certified birth certificate to persons who do not have a tangible interest in the vital record.
Therefore, I as Director of Health for the State of Hawai‘i, along with the Registrar of Vital Statistics who has statutory authority to oversee and maintain these type of vital records, have personally seen and verified that the Hawai‘i State Department of Health has Sen. Obama’s original birth certificate on record in accordance with state policies and procedures. source
Originally posted by Aermacchi
What we all wanted was a Federal Court Judge or hell even Madam Speaker, to hold the documet vaulted BC and say who the doctor was if there was one, what Hospital if there is one and what country he was born.
Originally posted by 5thElement
LOL, unfortunately we all know that conspiracy theories are not stopped that easily.....
Someone, somewhere, somehow would find out that there is some kind of corrupted personnel hospital event that would be a "proof" of illegibility of the document, that doctor himself had something on him, like being drunk at work or received bribes few times, you know, the usual suspect who can perpetuate conspiracy theory even further
Why he does not do it?
Maybe, just maybe, DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS is part of his policy in treating the rumors, conspiracy theories and lies
Originally posted by converge
I understand that Chiyome Fukino's (Department of Health's Director) statement might seem vague and confusing but there is a reason for that: she cannot disclose any information that is on Obama's, or anyone's, records. Even if it would help Obama.
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Granted that if it said something other than Honolulu on his original records she couldn't say either, but she practically says he was born in Honolulu if you read her words carefully
She says his original birth certificate is on record in accordance with state policies and procedures. If it said something other than Honolulu on his certificate, they couldn't issue him a certificate saying that he was born there.
Yes there is a statute that would allow registration of foreign born babies in Hawaii, but that statute was only enacted in 1982 and Obama was registered, according to the certificate, on August 8 1961.
The certificate Obama has provided is stamped by Alvin Onaka (the registrar of vital statistics). Alvin Onaka is certifying that what's in that paper matches what is on the state's records. That's why it's called a certificate (it's certified information).
Originally posted by Aermacchi
Yes yes I have heard all this before and NO NO I don't buy it and why the hell should I when the question wasn't whether or not he had a Birth Certificate. We wanted to know what it said where he was BORN for the umpteenth time! Why is this so hard to grasp?
she wouldn't even admit if what was on the colb was also on the vaulted when asked that question among others she refused.
No this is wrong. This law was enacted to to regulate this problem because IT WAS a problem going back as far as 1961 and their has been a plethora of others born else where who have come fourth to show they had done it too!
Originally posted by converge
She confirmed that they had Obama's original records because that confirms the validity of the certificate he has provided.
It would be against the law for her to reveal that information. Giving that statement was already an exception, and yet it hasn't satisfied you people. It has made it worse, in fact
From your statement it seems to me that you don't understand what's in the statute.
What is your basis for this?!
Originally posted by Aermacchi
Look Converge you are just starting to piss me off now.
Umm so tell me what is that law book goign to jump out of the drawer and stop someone from commiting an act of fraud? what laws are for is to let those who are law obiding know where the line is drawn.
You seem to think this wasn't done in 1961 AND i'M SAYING YOU'RE REAL NAIVE!
§338-5 Compulsory registration of births. Within the time prescribed by the department of health, a certificate of every birth shall be substantially completed and filed with the local agent of the department in the district in which the birth occurred, by the administrator or designated representative of the birthing facility, or physician, or midwife, or other legally authorized person in attendance at the birth; or if not so attended, by one of the parents.
The birth facility shall make available to the department appropriate medical records for the purpose of monitoring compliance with the provisions of this chapter. source
Originally posted by DimensionalDetective
...admittedly from WND, which isn't the greatest source...
Originally posted by converge
Again, I regret that your failure to understand Fukino's statement, or the implications of it, are pissing you off.
A. From Hawaii's official Department of Health, Vital Records webpage: "Amended certificates of birth may be prepared and filed with the Department of Health, as provided by law, for 1) a person born in Hawaii who already has a birth certificate filed with the Department of Health or 2) a person born in a foreign country" (applies to adopted children).
B. A parent may register an in-state birth in lieu of certification by a hospital of birth under HRS 338-5.
C. Hawaiian law expressly provides for registration of out-of-state births under HRS 338-17.8. A foreign birth presumably would have been recorded by the American consular of the country of birth, and presumably that would be reflected on the Hawaiian birth certificate.
D. Hawaiian law, however, expressly acknowledges that its system is subject to error. See, for example, HRS 338-17.
E. Hawaiian law expressly provides for verification in lieu of certified copy of a birth certificate under HRS 338-14.3.
F. the Hawaii Department of Home Lands does not accept a certified copy of a birth certificate as conclusive evidence for its homestead program. From its web site: "In order to process your application, DHHL utilizes information that is found only on the original Certificate of Live Birth, which is either black or green. This is a more complete record of your birth than the Certification of Live Birth (a computer-generated printout). Submitting the original Certificate of Live Birth will save you time and money since the computer-generated Certification requires additional verification by DHHL."