a lot of the “birther” stuff, can get complicated. (and some, needs graphics experts).
so i think the best way to start, is something that is simple, clear, and easy to explain.
How did a Hawaiian teenager, get a Connecticut SSN ?
(under the laws at the time, for a teenager,
the only possible way, would have been to apply in person.
and Barry Soetoro never went to CT.)
it is his. it’s on his (dubious) Selective Service Form.
and it is a CT SSN. not Hawaiian.
I frequently am a witness to the real-time acting out of the Kübler-Ross behavioral model of denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
***That is the process I have been through, in grieving for the loss of America as a constitutional republic.
Lately I don’t even add the keyword “certifigate” any more. This is probably the last article I will do that for, because it seems well written and serves as a good punctuation mark for a good keyword.
Really? I haven't noticed.
Legally, that's just not true. Obama would not be the first government official in US history who has been discovered to be not properly holding his office by reason of a lack of some sort of eligibility or qualification.
In fact, it has happened from time to time at all levels of government and the law has become well established over the centuries as to what happens under the "de facto officer" doctrine.
Under this doctrine, even though it is later discovered that a government official who holds color of official title to his office by virtue of a known election or appointment failed to meet a prerequisite of holding office, such as an eligibility requirement, nevertheless actions taken by him within the scope and by the apparent authority of that office will be considered valid and binding. This has consistently been the position taken by the courts.
The only difference in this case is that it is the president. And in order to remove him, under the Constitution the Congress would have the responsibility to determine in an impeachment trial whether he is wrongly holding his office, and if so, to remove him from office after which the courts would then have jurisdiction to try him for crimes.
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To really simplify it, one can just tell the uninformed person that O’s father being a foreigner makes him ineligible. We know that alone makes him a usurper. Then the person can be told the other reasons. It’s pretty damn easy to just ask them “Who does BHO say his father was?” they answer The Kenyan was, then you point out the full definition of a Natural Born American Citizen.
So easy to understand, even a caveman democrat voter can understand it!
: )
Although they will deny it, throw a fit, and who knows what else.
Yes, I too found the levels of “anger, denial, acceptance, depression” mentioned in the article, to be painfully similar to my demeanor following the election of The Usurper.
I can see 2013 from my porch!!!
Calgon, take me away!
(if anyone gets that, I know how old you are!)
I’ve discussed the issue with family members who argue from the position that even if there are questions about Obama’s eligibility it’s best not to go down that road because the consequences of the suspicions being proven correct would be catastrophic. What’s done is done. I get the sense they feel rather heroic for having arrived at such a sophisticated, enlightened view of the matter.