Not that most people care but here are a few facts that are verifiable if one will look. I am not going to repeat the sources here because,
personally, I don't think I can change any minds, and I don't want to relook them up because I investigated this a year ago..
Hawaii became a state in 1959. Obama was born in 1961.
At the time of Obama's birth Hawaii, having few natural born "citizens of the United States" allowed others to verify birth. In order for someone to
be considered a U.S. citizen in Hawaii, a family member could simply file an affidavit declaring the birth of a child without producing the original
Birth Certificate or the child. A sworn affidavit by a family member was sufficient. Those same people could also submit notice of birth to the
local newspapers making the announcement. If someone wanted a foreign born family member to appear to be a natural born citizen, Hawaii was the place
to do it since no proof was necessary. The fact that his grandparents lived in Hawaii made it an ideal situation to have their grandson appear to be
natural born whether he was or not. Telephones and telegrams were available in 1961.
Hawaii acknowledges the short form as legal proof of birth because their law in 1961 permitted the acquisition of citizenship by affidavit only. That
is and was the law. However, it may or may not be the truth.
So the fact of the matter is, there actually may not be a Birth Certificate (long form) and only the Certificate of Live Birth (the short form) which
was obtained by affidavit. I do not know but I would like to know.
There really isn't much riding on this except the integrity of our Constitution which has been shredded over the past 20 years or so but yet, I would
like to still think the law matters.
It is because of these possibilities that there is a question in my mind about his birth. A long form would satisfy my concerns.
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25-4-2011 by Nite_wing because: (no reason given)