Obama’s ineligibility: Choosing political expediency over defending the Constitution

Canada Free Press ^ | April 19, 2011 | Lawrence Sellin

[Ordinary_American]

Note to the Republican leadership – if you continue to shield Barack Hussein Obama, knowing that he is ineligible for the Presidency and has possibly committed fraud and felony conspiracy, then, you are welcome to him for a second term. I will not stand with you.

In my opinion, many Republicans have violated their oaths of office to support and defend the Constitution. Because of their cowardice or complicity in hiding the truth from the American people, there was a major failure to uphold the law. For that reason, they have forfeited their privilege to represent me.

Compared to Obama, other government officials have been called to account for far lesser presumed infractions of the law.

As Thomas Paine wrote:

“Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.”

According to the Constitution, the narrative of the 14th Amendment, the Supreme Court case of Minor v. Happersett (1874), other legal opinions and precedence, Obama has never been eligible for the presidency because he does not meet the requirements of natural born citizenship i.e. someone born in the US of citizen parents at the time of birth.

It is the simplest and most irrefutable argument to make regarding Obama’s ineligibility for the Presidency.

Republican elected officials: how much evidence do you need before you take the appropriate action?

In addition to Obama’s clear Constitutional ineligibility, there are an ample number of apparent inconsistencies in Obama’s personal history to warrant a Congressional investigation.

[Invincibly Ignorant]

Ever try to phone them and ask them?

I'm afraid I'll be scarred for life emotionally after I'm told "get off the phone you dope." :-)

[philman_36]

Another article by Sellin...
Obama’s ineligibility and Republican eunuchs
It's posted at FR here with a diversion attempt at the forefront.
Somebody (possibly Professor Solum or an associate) must have gotten irked at what Sellin wrote.

[Uncle Sham]

"The issue is radioactive because the facts are squishy"

The facts are not "squishy" at all.

Fact Number One

Congress is REQUIRED to ensure that the President elect is eligibile for the office or they must name a replacement if the Vice President elect is also ineligible. (Twentieth Amendment, section three)

”3. If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified.”

Fact Number Two

The burden of proof is on the President elect to prove eligibility. The sequence of words from section three stating "if the President elect shall have failed" is describing an action by the "President elect" that he failed at.

Fact Number Three

The eligibility requirements in Article Two, section one clearly state that NO PERSON who fails to meet the eligibility requirements can serve as President. "No Person" leaves absolutely no wiggle room for anyone who might possibly fool his way into being sworn in through fraudulent representation or Congressional neglect in enforcing section three of the Twentieth amendment.

" No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.”

Fact Number Four

Since Congress must act if the President elect fails to qualify, Congress must be made aware of whether they must act or not. This means that a legal "qualification" is fully known by Congress and that there is no mystery whether someone was eligible to serve or not if that "qualification" was made.

Fact Number Five

We have mystery about the eligibility of the person currently calling himself "President". Nothing but mystery.

Fact Number Six

Since we have "mystery" this means that a "qualification" was NOT made and thus the President elect has "failed to qualify" and cannot be serving legally as President.

Fact Number Seven

"We have no birth certificate" EQUALS "We have a usurper".

Fact Number Eight

It is the duty of Congress to immediately address this issue as per section three of the Twentieth amendment or they are breaking their oath of office from Article Six to "support this Constitution".