Originally posted by coolieno99
Obama still has to present a certified COLB to prove he is natural born.
He does not have to present it to US. Surely, he has to present it to the State Department or the Elections Commission or whomever validates a presidential candidate's qualifications. It is most likely that he has already done that. The State Department has access to ALL his records, don't forget. He's a US Senator.
No other candidate born in the US has EVER been demanded to produce his birth certificate for public scrutiny.
We cannot take his or anybody's words for it.
We have to. We took the State Department's word that Bush, Clinton, Bush, Reagan, Carter, Ford, Nixon, Johnson, Kennedy, etc were all qualified to serve as president according to the Constitution.
Why is Obama Any Different?
The Obama campaign can very easily dispel any doubts about the authenicity of his COLB, by just scanning the back side and show the registrar's signature and seal. And even better yet, reveal his certificate number (like John McCain), so that it can be verify with Hawaii DOH.
Yes, they could. They could do a lot of things to squelch the rumors. They are, however, under no obligation to do so. People who are still thinking there's something suspicious about his birth circumstances aren't going to vote for him anyway. Why should he do it to please you? There's no gain for him. And as long as you're talking about his "fake" BC, you're not talking about the real issues. So it's really an advantage for him to have people concentrating on a red herring... something they have NO control over.
Even if you had the certificate number, the DOH in Hawaii won't tell you a thing. That information can only be accessed by the family.




