One of the things you're missing is that he hasn't released anything. He posted a jpeg image (or maybe two or more different jpeg images) on the internet. One cannot obtain a Passport with a jpeg image. If he really wants to release this so-called short form then he can authorize Hawaii to sell certified copies of it to whoever is interested. But he hasn't.
I don't even think the Birth Certificate is relevant since he has effectively admitted that he is the son of a man who was never a US citizen, and thus is not a natural born citizen under the Constitution.
But the fact that he doesn't want to reveal anything about his past make me curious about what he is hiding. I don't think a man who has a past he wishes to hide should be President of the United States.
ML/NJ
The fact that obama has stated that his father was not a U.S. citizen is not admissable evidence in court. To hold obama in violation of Article 2 of the Constitution REQUIRES a CERTIFIED copy of his original birth record(long form). All the cases against obama was about getting a copy of his birth record , the court admissable evidence that he is not the legal President. obama is not a natural born citizen by his own admission, but you still have to prove it in court, fat chance without that certified birth certificate.
The fact that obama has stated that his father was not a U.S. citizen is not admissable evidence in court. To hold obama in violation of Article 2 of the Constitution REQUIRES a CERTIFIED copy of his original birth record(long form). All the cases against obama was about getting a copy of his birth record , the court admissable evidence that he is not the legal President. obama is not a natural born citizen by his own admission, but you still have to prove it in court, fat chance without that certified birth certificate.