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Originally posted by TrueAmerican
From DNC 2000:
On August 17, 2000, before me, ______________, notary public, personally appeared BARBARA BOXER, DIANNE FEINSTEIN and KATHLEEN M. VICK, as Co-Chair, Co-Chair and Secretary, respectively, of the 2000 Democratic National Convention, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed the same in their authorized capacities;
So what does that phrase in bold mean then? To me that means that they personally used their authorized capacities to verify the candidates' eligibility. And that phrase is gone in the 2008 version.
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
That means that Boxer, Feinstein, and Vick TOLD the Notary that they had checked Bush's eligibility. The 2008 forms say. "Subscribed and sworn to before me" above the Notary signature, which means the same thing about Obama.
Originally posted by TrueAmerican
lol, what you just said makes no sense. First of all, that is from the DNC, not RNC, so this has nothing to do with BUSH.
And second of all, I don't agree at all that "Subscribed to" means anything of the sort. The 2008 version completely eliminates any responsibility or wording of personal candidate vetting by the Democratic National Convention Chair.
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
Originally posted by TrueAmerican
lol, what you just said makes no sense. First of all, that is from the DNC, not RNC, so this has nothing to do with BUSH.
Okay. I had "Obama" written in there at first. Then changed it to Bush. In 2000, I guess it was Gore. It matters not. You know what I mean.
And second of all, I don't agree at all that "Subscribed to" means anything of the sort. The 2008 version completely eliminates any responsibility or wording of personal candidate vetting by the Democratic National Convention Chair.
"Subscribed" mean "signed". "Sworn to me" means that they swore to the notary that what was on the document was true. So, "Subscribed and sworn to me" means that the signers signed the document and swore to the Notary that the document they signed was true.
I may have gotten the name wrong, but that's irrelevant.
A nationwide investigation is ongoing and Part II of this story will be released tomorrow. Indeed, some of my early "assumptions" were incorrect. The story is worse than I originally thought.... Stay tuned...
Thanks for writing, and tell your readers that they did what almost NO Americans are willing to do these days, they vetted the information for themselves.... BRAVO!
There is NO "gatekeeper of truth" - including me. People must verify before they trust today.
Best,
JB Williams
Originally posted by TrueAmerican
So I wrote to JB Williams, pointed him to this thread, and discussed our findings with him. He replied back very quickly with:
Thanks for writing, and tell your readers that they did what almost NO Americans are willing to do these days, they vetted the information for themselves.... BRAVO!
There is NO "gatekeeper of truth" - including me. People must verify before they trust today.
Best,
JB Williams
On August 17, 2000, before me, ______________, notary public, personally appeared BARBARA BOXER, DIANNE FEINSTEIN and KATHLEEN M. VICK, as Co-Chair, Co-Chair and Secretary, respectively, of the 2000 Democratic National Convention, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed the same in their authorized capacities;
Definitions:
Subscribe: To sign.
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Instrument: A legal document, such as a contract, deed, will, or mortgage, which is to be signed.
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Acknowledgement: An acknowledgment is a signed statement by the notary that the signer (1) personally appeared before the notary, (2) was positively identified by the notary, and (3) acknowledged having signed the document. Acknowledgments are executed on deeds, documents affecting property, and the like. (The notary does not have to actually see the person sign the document. Nonetheless, the document must be notarized while in the physical presence of the signer.)
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Execute: To make a document valid by signing one’s name to it.
Many notaries don’t even know what “subscribed and sworn to” means,
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It is simple to perform the oath/affirmation process properly. It takes only three basic steps. The notary must:
1. Hear the client affirm or swear to the document, to his/her identity as the document signer (and rarely, to other facts about himself or herself that a document may require. The affirmation in the Notary Application [12-55-105 C.R.S.] is an example of such “other facts” that may have to be sworn/affirmed—the applicant must state “under penalty of perjury” that he has read the notary law and will act in accord with it.)
2. See the client sign the document; and
3. Complete the notarial certificate or “notarization.”
Affirmation: A solemn declaration that the information contained in the document is true and accurate, made by persons who decline taking an oath for religious or conscientious reasons. An affirmation is equivalent to an oath and is just as binding.
Originally posted by Highground
Don't you think that this is giving the party a little bit more... "interpretation" room when signing the documents?
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
SO... It turns out that the second phrase "subscribed and sworn to me" is actually STRONGER than the other long paragraph. Because in the second case, the signers much actually sign the document in the notary's presence AND make a verbal oath that the information contained in the document is true.
In the first case, the notary does not have to actually see the person sign the document and there is no mention of hearing an affirmation or oath.
Affirmation: A solemn declaration that the information contained in the document is true and accurate, made by persons who decline taking an oath for religious or conscientious reasons. An affirmation is equivalent to an oath and is just as binding.
[edit on 15-9-2009 by Benevolent Heretic]
Never mind what I make of this information…. What do you make of it?