Let us assume for argument's sake Obama was not born in the US...so what?

Nobody denies George W. Bush was born in the US and he was an awful president. Just because Obama was allegedly born outside the US, it does not mean that your rights are being taken away.

I know the Constitution requires the US president to be American born, but this violation in and of itself does not harm anybody. It seems people are getting quite bent out of shape over a technicality.

I would much rather live in an America where someone born in Kenya (or wherever Obama "was really" born) sneaked into the oval office than an America where someone in the Oval Office was throwing away important civil liberties like: free speech, freedom from illegal searches and seizures, and due process. I would much rather live in an America where a Kenyan sneaked into the oval office with a majority of the popular vote than an America where a fool can get into the oval office with less than 50% of the vote.

okay your right. its only a small problem. fine presidents dont need to be born in the united states.

Protesting, no one does that anymore. lets just remove that one too. guns are dangerous lets just edit that rule too.

You do not move the stones a house is built on.

Now think of it like this, everyone knows politicians lie but this is a pretty big lie. If Obama conceals that he is not Born in teh USA then what other lies would he be willing to perpetrate onto a gullible population ? perhaps if he was also gay and muslim ?

Were does it end ?

Also all those other 'rules' of that silly old constitution can go out the window too.

Pssha Must be born in the USA, what a silly thing!

But then we just start taking more and more down.

I find it funny you are even posing this question. Is someone having doubts?

Are we now paving the way for an excuse to keep him in office IF he is found to be Kenyan born?

typo

[edit on 15-10-2009 by jd140]

I normally try to see someones side of an issue, especially when I ca njust tell there is going to be a swarm against them, but you really just don't have a leg to stand on here.

First off, you can't say that NO ONE will dispute G. Bush being an awful president. You just said no one will dispute a certain opinion, which is impossible.

You say none of our rights were harmed. He is not done with his term yet. I hope Obama can overcome the difficulties that lie ahead in his presidency, but I just don't feel it happening. I think there is a major blunder waiting to happen and then we WOULD be hurt by his reign as president. Since he is only begun, you cannot say no harm will come, we just don't know yet.

Also, the minute you start saying that one certain aspect of our constitution can be averted, you open the floodgates for other interpretations. One cannot change it around for convenience for their candidate, or any other personal reason. It must be maintained.

There are other things wrong with your assumptions, but those are the main points as I see them.