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Answer 1
There is no requirement that a President show a birth certificate, only that he be a natural born citizen (a passport will prove that) and at the time the Constitution was written there was no such thing as a "birth certificate," instead births were registered in the local church. Thus the Constitution does not specify birth certificates as a required form of proof of citizenship for Presidents or anyone else.
Yet the President has shown one anyway and is the first President in American history to have done so. Obama has made public a "certification of live birth," which "birthers" -- people who doubt the president's citizenship -- claim is not the same as a birth certificate. The HI Dept. of Health, which is the agency that issues birth certificates in HI, say it is a birth certificate, and is the only kind HI gives.
In addition the President, in 2011, asked the Hi Department of Health to make an exception to their policies and make two certified photocopies of his birth certificate, a request they complied with. They have confirmed that they are true copies of the certificate they have on file and that current Health Department Director Fuddy personally witnessed the copying of said certificates. Additionally, at the request of the White House, a third certified copy of the certificate was sent directly from the Department of Health to Judge Malihi in Ga. based in part on which he ruled that President Obama is a natural born U.S. citizen and eligible to be on the ballot in the State of Ga.
The Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, two Hawaii newspapers, additionally, have produced August 1961 birth announcements for Obama. Meanwhile, Linda Lingle, Hawaii's Republican governor since 2002, has confirmed that the president was born in the Aloha State.
Answer 2
Of course Obama (and every other candidate for POTUS or Veep) has to produce a birth certificate. Per Article II, Section 1, Paragraph 5, of the Constitution (14th Amendment for the Veep), a candidate must be a 'natural born citizen' and 'have attained to the age of 35 years". Only a valid birth certificate plus proof of his parents' citizenship at the time of the candidate's birth can meet those requirements.
A 'natural born citizen' is a person who was born on the soil (jus soli) and of citizen parents (jus sanguinis) per stare decisis law (see Minor v. Happersett, 88 U.S. 162 (1875)).
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When will Obama produce his birth certificate?
He showed his birth certificate to the public in 2008. Prior to that he would also have had to show it to get a drivers license, passport, register for college, etc.
Did Justice David Souter want Obama's birth certificate by December 1 2009?
There were no demands for Obama's birth certificate. The Obama campaign made the birth certificate public to dispel rumors that he was not born in the United States.
Why is Pres. Obama's birth certificate phony?
It's not. Barack Obama's birth certificate is a genuine document issued by the State of Hawaii.
Did Elena Kagan dismiss Obama's birth certificate cases?
No- she had nothing to do with Obama's birth certificate. She was a law professor before her appointment to the supreme court.
Why is there a birth certificate in Kenya for Barack Obama?
There isn't a Kenyan birth certificate for President Obama. That was a hoax. On the other hand, there is a Kenyan birth certificate for his father, who was in fact born in Kenya. President Obama, however, was born in Hawaii, a fact that has been thoroughly documented.
Is obama a natural born where is his birth certificate?
Obama was born in Honolulu , Hawaii. He released a copy of his birth certificate recently. I presume the original is on file in Honolulu.
Why are you asserting that president Obama grew up in Kenya when that is wholly untrue?
Obama was born in Kenya - I have a copy of his birth certificate - why do you think Obama spent 2 million dollars of our tax money to pay 3 legal firms to seal and keep sealed his records ? This is wholly untrue.... Produce the birth certificate or stop lying.
What is going to be done since Obama's birth certificate has been proven to be a fraud?
Your information is incorrect. Barack Obama's birth certificate issued by the State of Hawaii is genuine.
What does President Barack Obama's 'long form' birth certificate prove?
The "long certificate" proves that Barack Obama was born in the US.
Did President Obama present a birth certificate yet?
There is a certificate of Live Birth on file to be accessed on the White House website.
What was discovered in Kenya in 2009?
Barack Obama's Birth Certificate.
Does Obama have a valid birth certificate from US?
Yes. He certainly does. He has a birth certificate that has repeatedly been verified as legitimate, and that shows he was in fact born in Hawaii in 1961.
