Rumsfeld's birth certificate signed by legendary Democrat

Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has spent nearly his entire life around powerful Republican politicians.

So imagine his surprise when he learned that his birth certificate bears the John Hancock of one of the 20th century’s most powerful Democrats: the late Chicago mayor and Democratic Party boss Richard J. Daley. posted using frpa

I don’t know where you get your information, but private hospitals in NYC issued their own birth certificates.

My BC on file at the NYC Dept. of Health does not list any demographic info such as race, religion, etc. I have the original hand inscribed copy. It was sent to my parent’s home address by mail. The copy on file, of which I have copies, lists my name, date and place of birth, and name of Hospital.

There is such a plethora of different kinds of BC in each State, County, hospital, IMHO the Obama BC chase is a wild goose chase and total waste of time. It poses interesting questions, for which there is no legal resolution.

From a legal point of view, no photocopy is accepted as legal evidence in a Court of Law because forgery and “Photoshop” techniques have become so sophisticated, authentication cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. The same is true for photographs.

There exists no “long form BC for me. My family came to America in the 17th & 18th century. Does that mean I can never be POTUS?

A long form *does* exist for you—you just said so yourself. Your “long form” would be the original, hospital-issued certificate.

In answer to your question about being POTUS: were your parents both American citizens? If so, then you may be Pres.

Nope. I did not. I was born at home in the country. I had to go through a process of getting school documents and affidavits to get the state to create one. No record of my birth was on file with the state until I was 16.

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