it doesn't matter if obama was born in kenya. his mother was an american citizen, so that makes him american.
the deception over the birth certificate was unnecessary, but he apparently chose to run with it.
Originally Posted by dilbert firestorm
Not completely accurate. In 1961 the law states that the parents can pass along their citizenship to their child if he or she is born in a foriegn land. Taking into account of a single parent (the mother of course) it was the law that the mother could only do this if she were of the age of majority (18). Now Barack Obama Sr. already had a wife (there was no divorce at this time) so his marriage to Stanley Ann was invalid. They were never married under US law so not only does this make Obama a bastard (surprise!) but only his mother's nationality and her age matter. In August of 1961 Miss Dunham was 18 years old. But another part is that the mother had to be independent or legally emancipated. There is the rub. Was Miss Dunham and independent adult at the age of 18 or still a child and a dependent of her parents? Of course, all this presupposes that a child was born in a different country to a US parent.
Of course, it does matter. Let's say for the sake of argument (no judgement on my part libtards), that we prove beyond reasonable doubt that Obama was born in a different country and was legally not a citizen of the United States. Many times we have people go to civil court to right a previous wrong. Same could be done here. Can we prove that the democrat party failed to do due diligence when they accepted his candidacy for democratic nomination? If found guilty of neglect, how would you punish the democratic party? Say a one billion dollar fine? About the cost of the compaign. What about every bill that Obama illegally signed? Are they null and void? The money Obama sent to his cronyies, do they have to return it?
Anyway, as far as the birthright thing, just remember that we're talking 1961 and not 2008. Different laws, different circumstances.