Originally posted by Kitilani
So, maybe now you can explain how this is a nice find. Explain to me how giving me the right to accuse you of a crime and then demand you prove your innocence by supplying me any private documents I request is a "nice find."
Sure, but first you need to understand the difference between you asking me or me asking you that question as private individuals as opposed to a person who is a public figure. You and I, since we are not public figures holding an office dont have to provide any documents to any person.
A public figure on the other hand is required to provide certain information.
* - They must be eligable to hold the office they are running for which means they are required to provide documentation to satisfy the eligability requirements, which in this case can be found in Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the Constitution.
* - They must meet the eligability requirements for each state / district / commonwealth / territory in order to appear on the ballot.
* - Public officials per supreme court as well as state rulings have established a lower expectation of privacy in certain aspects of their lives because they are public officals.
Questions concerning constitutional violations fall under a dual system, which means the Federal Courts as well as State Courts can hear constitutional violation cases.
Obama made many statements about his past and why he should be elected President. Its incumbent of the people as well as the media to verify those claims.
Besides, what good is this -------------------------------------------------------------------
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
------------------------- when you violate the Constitution in order to become President?
Another issue with your question is the phrase:
Explain to me how giving me the right to accuse you of a crime and then demand you prove your innocence by supplying me any private documents I request is a "nice find."
I dont understand how you and some others view this as a crime, because right now it is not. The actions so far have revolved around legal and FOIA requests to obtain the documentation of a public offical to ensure he is in fact eligable to hold the office he was elected to. President Obama is not the first politican to deal with this issue, and won't be the last.
If he cannot provide proper documentation to show he is eligable for the office, then it can go criminal and trigger an investigation along the lines of conspiracy to commit fraud in order to win an election as well as violating the constitution which would be an impeachable offense for starters (I wont bother to list out all of the possible charges, however Abuse of Power / Nalfeasence in Office are at the top of the list).
Enacting an executive order (EO 13489) in an effort to seal any and all documents that would be needed to prove his eligability status is another issue, and is a clear violation of the open records act / FOIA.
Long story short, ANY publicly elected offical has a watered down right to privacy when weighed against the public intrest, and that was established by Federal and State court decisions. Since the complaint revolves around the eligability to hold the Office of President, any US citizen can file a complaint for the possible Constitutional violation.
Another analogy -
When you drive your car and get pulled over for say speeding, you are required to provide a drivers license to not only prove you can legally operate the motor vehicle, but to also ensure your driving status is still valid.
That pretty much answers your question..
On a seperate note.
Is your response in this thread a devils advocate argument?
The reason I ask is how can you make the argument you just did in this thread, while in other threads dealing with Government you argue that they must answer to the people? You have been pretty vocal in threads that contain even the appearence of government corruption or misleading the public, calling for investigations and the arrest / fileing of charges against the culprit.
If your argument here is a devils advocate thats fine.
If it's not, is it your viewpoint that when you dont agree with something its a problem that must be investigated and people held accountible, and when you support something you ignore the problem?
Just curious...
edit on 7-7-2011 by Xcathdra because: (no reason given)



