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I might as well post this topic as well so Filipinos who may have heard about this can get the rest of the details. Again, I will refrain from making much commentary on it.
You may have heard about an issue surrounding the current President of the USA. The issue is simply is he eligible to be the President of the USA? Further, the questions go into is he a “natural born citizen” and is he even a citizen of the USA?
Here is what is known or, better said, not known. The current President of the USA has not disclosed his original long-form birth certificate (location of birth and presiding doctor info), kindergarten records, Punahou school records, Occidental College records, Columbia University records, Columbia thesis, Harvard Law School records, Harvard Law Review articles, scholarly articles from the University of Chicago, passport, medical records, his files from his years as an Illinois state senator, his Illinois State Bar Association records, any baptism records, and his adoption records.
Why has he not disclosed this information? I have no idea and I refuse to speculate. Why didn’t those in charge of double checking candidates do their jobs? Again, I have no idea. But all this does create a lot of problems and questions.
First, a “natural born citizen” is simply defined as a citizen of the USA born to two citizens of the USA. It was included for the purposes of loyalty to the nation. According to his book, his father is a Kenyan citizen thus making him ineligible to be President of the USA. Why is this important? On a personal level, this raises a serious question. I am a legal immigrant to this country. I am not yet a citizen of this nation by personal choosing. I do have two daughters. By the definition in the Constitution, my daughters will never be eligible to be President of the USA. So this begs the question of is he eligible or not? If he is, then the law is ignored and my children are also eligible when they reach 35 years old. If my children aren’t eligible, then neither is he unless the details in his book are fraudulent.
Second, the office of the President of the USA makes the holder of it a significant person of history. Any historian worth their credentials operates only on verifiable information. As of now, they have nothing to work with to write up his entry into the history books.
Third, there are massive legal ramifications if he isn’t eligible. Every executive order he signs, every military command he issues, every appointment he makes, every law he signs in would be deemed illegal and have to be undone. That would include the Stimulus, the budget, the health care bill, the student loan stuff, the takeover of the USA automotive industry, the appointment of a judge to the Supreme Court of the USA, and every other thing he signed off on. Also, any person in the military would be following illegal orders thereby stripping them of the protections of being in a standing military. Quite simply, those in the military being deployed to the theater of war in Iraq or Afghanistan would be war criminals. This could destroy the American military in one move from within.
Finally, this is my pet peeve on this topic. Anyone who has gone through the process of immigrating to the USA knows of the expense, wait times, and extensive background checks and documentation needed to come here. It is a very sad statement when becoming a legal immigrant to the USA is far more thoroughly checked than a person running for one of the most powerful positions on the planet.
Before I hear the standard drivel, his skin color has nothing to do with producing legal documents establishing his truthful history. Being elected does not make him above the law. This entire topic does not depend on what one believes or what opinion one holds. Easily proven facts are not being disclosed. Why? What is the point in not disclosing such basic information?
Also, do not construe this post as a political statement. I’m not a citizen of the USA and can’t vote legally. I just want to know what rules we are all supposed to play by. I play Monopoly by the rules, I want to live that way too.
Thanks for reading!
Live Well,
Anah
