Is Barack Obama a Natural-Born U.S. Citizen? PDF Print E-mail
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Only a natural-born U.S. citizen can be the president of the United States. A close examination of Obama’s “birth certificate” would suggest that he’s not, or that there’s something else he’s hiding from the American People.

In response to mounting media questions about the failure of the Barack Obama presidential campaign to produce his birth certificate, an official spokesman of the campaign has endorsed as genuine the image of a document purporting to be his "birth certificate." However, experts who have examined that image in high resolution have pointed out inconsistencies and irregularities which suggest that the document is a forgery.  If the document is indeed a forgery, its high profile use by the campaign, suggests an attempt to conceal the truth of Obama's birth circumstances and citizenship qualifications from the American people.

The campaign has posted only a low-resolution image of that document, which it claims is his "birth certificate," on its "Fight the Smears" website, along with purported proof of why the claim that Obama may not qualify as a "natural born citizen" is false:

 
Lie:
Obama Is Not a Natural Born Citizen

Truth:
Senator Obama was born in Hawaii in 1961, after it became a state on August 21st, 1959. Obama became a citizen at birth under the first section of the 14th Amendment
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside...."


In true Democrat side-stepping fashion, the campaign has failed to acknowledge that when Hawaii became a state and the wording of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, are not the real issues.

The fact of the matter is Article Two, Section One of the Constitution  requires that the President be a "natural born citizen" and not simply a naturalized citizen. The issue is whether there is proof that Obama was born in Hawaii in 1961, the legal status of his mother at the time, and what exactly is written on the original birth certificate, that is if said certificate actually exists.

Some bloggers have claimed that the purported official State of Hawaii document, originally published by the radical left Daily Kos blog, is a fake, and a poorly executed one at that.

Examination of the higher resolution images does show significant irregularities with Hawiian birth certificates at the time and signs that the image has been modified in Photoshop or some other image editing software.

Is Obama's Birth Certificate a Fake?

The evidence includes:

1. Use of a second generation reproduction of the seal of the State of Hawaii at the top
2. Blacking out of the Certificate number in an attempt to prevent it from being traced
3. Absence of any official signature or seal which typically appear on such documents
4. Crudely arranged borders inconsistent with a professionally produced official document
5. Crude overlay of the textual items on top of the patterned background, indicating that the background was produced first and then the textual images laid on top of it by a graphical program rather than being scanned from the original.
6. Failure to use the double-S symbol before the listing the relevant statute (HRS 338-13b) as appears in official uses of the State of Hawaii.
7. The appearance of the backward facing text "Jun 6, 2007" that appears to come from a stamp in the lower right hand portion of the document.
8. The description of his father's race as African, when the term Negro was reportedly used at the time of birth.
9. The use of an identical typeface for all text items on the page.


Furthermore, this document does not even presume to be a copy of the original birth certificate but instead is a secondary Certification of Live Birth, which may be used when the original birth certificate can't be located. It can even be produced after the fact with just the affadavits of a family member, or even the child himself.

The Obama campaign, however, has not even produced a paper version of this document, in spite of the media's persistent requests to produce the original Birth Certificate.

 Jim Geraghty, reporting on the Campaign Spot blog of the National Review and one of the original writers on the controversy, stated that "If Obama were born outside the United States, one could argue that he would not meet the legal definition of natural-born citizen -- because U.S. law at the time of his birth required his natural-born parent (his mother) to have resided in the United States for '10 years, at least five of which had to be after the age of 16.'"

He then points out that Ann Dunham, Obama's mother, was 18 when Obama was born "so she wouldn't have met the requirement of five years after the age of 16." 

Ironically, a similar controversy surrounded John McCain for a period of time because he was born in the Panama Canal Zone. McCain was born to two American parents, one of whom was serving in a US military hospital in the Panama Canal Zone.

 

However, the First Congress, on March 26, 1790, approved an act that declared, “The children of citizens of the United States that may be born beyond sea, or outside the limits of the United States, shall be considered as natural-born citizens of the United States.” That would, of course, include McCain, whose parents were both citizens and whose father was a Navy officer stationed at the U.S. naval base in Panama at the time of John's birth in 1936.

But the irony doesn’t stop there, because a non-binding resolution was introduced and passed affirming that McCain qualifies as a "natural born Citizen," as specified in the Constitution and is therefore eligible for the highest office in the land and the resolution was co-sponsored by none other than Barack Obama.

The difference between the two presidential hopefuls, however, is that McCain has always been completely open about the circumstances of his birth. The Obama campaign, on the other hand, is refusing to submit to any kind of public scrutiny and expects that, rather than producing the only scrap of evidence that could prove his eligibility to be the next president of the United States, the American people just take his word for it. And herin lies the problem; to refuse to produce something as minor as a birth certificate strongly suggests that one has something to hide. What is Barack Obama hiding?




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Posted by Bareezers, on 27-07-2009 20:05,
This article goes way overboard in the attempt to explain Obama’s birth certificate. Let’s put it this way. If you look at the bottom of the birth certificate it says: This copy serves as prima facie evidence of the fact of birth in any court. “Prima facie evidence” as defined is: “Evidence that will establish a fact or sustain a judgment unless contradictory evidence is produced.” The state of Hawaii is saying that his birth certificate can be challenged in a court of law, if evidence to the contrary is proved. The birth certificate shows the format of that document was revised in November 2001, so obviously it is not a duplicate of the original.  
It’s not a matter of the State of Hawaii not issuing a paper certificate, either - they do upon request. Hawaii doesn’t voluntarily send one out, but if you need your certificate for any reason, they’ll send you out a state certified document. ( as evidenced by what’s circulating on the internet) Obama quite possibly needed a copy of his birth certificate when he became a U.S. senator. The citizen requirements for a senator and president are different. The question should be: What was the issuance of a birth certificate predicated on? It’s possible Stanley Ann Dunham received some sort of birth documents in order to board a plane bound for Honolulu with the newborn Barack, and immediately went over on August 8th to the registrar’s office and gave a different account as to Barack being born in Hawaii. Obama knows the circumstances.
 
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Posted by nicki, on 22-07-2009 21:26,
You nut jobs go against your God and your State. If only you could be tried for treason. If God did not want it to be so, would it be? Is He so powerless? You give Real Christians an aweful name.
 
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Posted by Neva White, on 12-05-2009 17:40,
I too question the secrecy behind the birth certificate. And we Christians study truth, something that the liberal world just can't get their minds around. If there is no problem with the birth certificate, release it to the public, the same way the obama adim released the memos that put many of the honest people who put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe in jeapordy. obamas behavior since taking office speaks volumes of his intentions for our free nation, most recently his refusal to participate in a national day of prayer which has been going on for the last 58 years. His stance on abortion, concern for the muslim world and his apology tour. If Americans would take the "rock star" veil off their eyes they would see what the rest of us are seeing.Deceit. And to "laugh" at anyone saying they wish another american's kidneys would fail is not very presidential.
 
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Posted by Get Real, on 07-04-2009 02:26,
dmbunker: You need to do some of your own "fact checking." This story has and is being covered by every major conservative NEWS site. This one certainly wasn't the first. Not even close.  
Secondly, ASHAMED!? Ashamed to call yourself a Christian!? Jesus said if you are ashamed of Him before men, He will be ashamed of you before the Father.  
You can't be a follower of Christ and be ashamed of it. It doesn't work. If you're ashamed, then what's the point? Either you're a Christian and proud of it, or you're not Christian at all.
 
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Posted by dmbunker@aol.com, on 03-04-2009 15:20,
Journalism has for a long time considered fact checking essential before putting out a piece. This "work" is a blog and the word "news" should not be attached to this assertion. I am ashamed to be called a Christian after reading the "opinions" masquerading as "news" on this entire site.
 
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Posted by Jeff, on 09-12-2008 01:16,
It is distressing but hardly unexpected to see lies like this appearing on a "Christian" website. Unfortunately, Christianity has become the last refuge of a scoundrel. The 3 most common traits of modern American "Christians" are intolerance, mendacity, and vindictiveness.
 
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Posted by Beth, on 30-10-2008 13:47,
I feel very sorry for people who are unable to think for themselves. There is no way Mr. Obama would have been allowed to run for President if he hadn't proven beyond a doubt that he is a US Citizen. Why don't you try to make the world better--isn't that what Christians are supposed to do.
 
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Posted by Reedfrost, on 17-10-2008 11:11,
Both Barack's Grandmother and sister claim he was born in Kenya... and his stepdad said that he went to a philipino school, and was a professed muslim... hmm... and this is on this site because Obama is against christian values. quite obviously. he even says in one of his books, that he "would side with the muslims should the political winds turn ugly." interesting...
 
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Posted by James, on 14-10-2008 22:45,
What is Barack hiding? i bet he's a terrorist who is bent on destroying America's government from the inside out. Or maybe, just maybe, this is a ridiculous claim that has little credibility. Where are the sources? Who are these experts who have looked the document over? This article is vague at best. Furthermore, the Illinois Senator has most likely had to turn over a legitimate Birth Certificate at one point or another to actually become a senator. But the lying terrorist argument is still an option. You decide.
 
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Posted by Tom Paine, on 01-09-2008 20:34,
All of the ridiculous speculations in this article have been addressed by responsible investigators. I will offer just one example related to the assertion that "Negro" was the proper description of the father's race rather than "African." For the purposes of the Hawaii birth certificate parents' race is self reported and accepted if deemed reasonable. It was considered entirely reasonable that an African would not report himself as "Negro" which is after all a description coined by European colonialists.
 
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Posted by Karen, on 24-08-2008 23:38,
Sick of Faux Christians: 
What are you saying? That Christians can't be involved in politics and stand up for what they believe in? I would say that who is to become the next president is very relevant to Christians. I know it's relevant to me. As for false witness, CWNEWZ is not the first to report this. The story is 110% true. There are serious questions about Obama's birth certificate and he refuses to come forth with the actual certificate. You don't even know these people and look at what you are accusing them of. Half of the team are pastors, evangelists and authors. Faux!? I think not.
 
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Posted by Sick of Faux Christians, on 23-08-2008 21:59,
Question: Why is a "Christian News" website placing anti-Barack information on it's website? What does Barack's birth certificate have to do with "Christian" news? Also, what does the bible have to say about bearing false witness?
 
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Posted by Mr. Big, on 12-08-2008 09:21,
Since the electronic copy of the Hawaiian birth certificate is obviously a forgery, I believe a Senate Hearing is required to resolve the matter in much the same way McCain was investigated and approved to run for POTUS. 
 
Write your Senators.
 
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Posted by Sheilah, on 16-07-2008 05:37,
Obama is not a natural born citizen according to immigration rules. Stanley Ann Dunham had just moved to the island and became pregnant thereafter. She wasn't there long enough for the child to be a LEGAL us citizen 
Obama's father from Africa was an African -muslim and 
Obama's mother was one of total of four wives;the other three back in Kenya. 
One interesting fact is at that time Hawaii had rules on whites marrying blacks,etc.BO is a child of miscegenation.
 
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Posted by Nan, on 12-07-2008 17:02,
Part 1: 
Cut the shenanigans. Here is what people really are wanting to see is the elongated version of Obama?s Birth certificate. The reason they want to see that version is because Americans want to know: 
 
1) Was Obama?s mom and dad married at the time of his birth? to expose him as being illegitimate. (Call it nosey? so what. He needs to understand that he does what the people (not the MEDIA) asks of him. PERIOD) 
 
2) Was his father listed as an Arab which will expose him as being an Arab American (that would not look good for him in this present climate) 
 
Continued
 
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