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To: Radix
There are rules. True, but some are enforceable, some are not. This one is not enforceable. 0 was already elected President despite these doubts and rumors. So what makes you think you can magically make him ineligible? In order to do so, the bar is extraordinarily high. The burden of proof is on you, not on 0.

Of all the things that will stop 0 from winning an easy re-election, this issue is the least likely.

39 posted on 02/19/2011 8:00:27 AM PST by nwrep
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To: nwrep
It seems to me that if states begin the process of requiring proof of citizenship in order to get one’s name on a ballot, then it will be indeed quite likely that this sort of question will never again come up.

But today, this issue is not going away. The ancient 20th century media is in a disreputable condition and dissension is on the rise. The Internet is making a big difference as we all know.

The fact that Obama has little or no documentation concerning his background is a serous deal.

Where are my FOIA concerns being addressed here?

I can spy on my neighbors 24/7 by 365 yet I cannot ascertain where my President has been for nigh on 50 years?

58 posted on 02/19/2011 8:24:59 AM PST by Radix ("..Democrats are holding a meeting today to decide whether to overturn the results of the election.")
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To: nwrep
There are rules. True, but some are enforceable, some are not. This one is not enforceable. 0 was already elected President despite these doubts and rumors. So what makes you think you can magically make him ineligible?

This is the absolute point of fact that Birthers can't seem to wrap their heads around. So long as their is a sliver of margin of doubt, this issue has no chance of bringing down a sitting President. There is no birth-eligibility scenario in 2011 America that ends with Obama being unseated, unless he resigns. Period. It's a sensitive problem, but so long as the Obami keep their story straight, they're safe.

Additionally, like it or not, there's a racist undertone to the Birther argument. If Arnold Schwarzenegger had run for president under similar terms, and people called him 'the Austrian Usurper', it still wouldn't be the same. Decry it all you like. That's politics. Obama has darker skin than your average American president. Calling him "the Kenyan" or trying to prove he's not a real American appears racist to the average American Idol watching citizen.

Fair or not, Obama is where he is because of popular support. Focusing on his incompetence will make him unpopular. Americans hate nothing more than people who suck at their jobs. Focusing on his eligibility will make him sympathetic. Americans aren't interested in eliminating beloved people on technicalities.

Obama knows this. He got into office because of the deep seated guilt that many Americans feel over race. If you keep that fire alive, he'll win again. If you let that fire die down, and people look at him objectively, he'll lose.

92 posted on 02/19/2011 9:22:10 AM PST by Steel Wolf ("There are moderate Muslims, but Islam itself is not moderate." - Ibn Warraq)
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To: nwrep
"The burden of proof is on you, not on 0."

Incorrect.

The Twentieth amendment, section three places the burden of proving eligibility upon the "President elect". If he/she cannot offer proof to Congress that he/she is qualified to serve as President, they, Congress, must name an interim President.

142 posted on 02/19/2011 12:22:10 PM PST by Uncle Sham
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