Posted by
Mike on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 3:39:24 PM
http://westernperspective.blogspot.com/
The question of where Obama was born is a distraction to shift the
focus away from the real reason why he is unqualified to serve as
President of the United States. Kenyan officials and relatives of Obama
have a vested interest in saying that he was born there to promote
their own country. The real question is not one of birth, but of
parentage.
Barry Obama's status follows that of his father. When
born in Hawaii in 1961, Obama was a subject of the British Crown like
his father. He only obtained US citizenship by virtue of the Fourteenth
Amendment. Hence he is not a natural born citizen.
The question
is one of remedy. The federal court in exercising jurisdiction is
called upon to decide whether Barack Obama can actually prove that he
is qualified to be President. Citizens have a right to demand that our
government leaders, and the Commander in Chief in particular, are
qualified to hold public office. Because of the separation of powers,
it is doubtful whether a federal magistrate can remove someone from the
office of President. Congress alone has that power through impeachment
proceedings. However, the Constitution only allows impeachment in the
case of "high crimes and misdemeanors".
It is worth noting again
that Barack Obama took the presidential oath twice, because in the
first ceremony there was a defect. This basis of impeachment will have
to be fraud on the electorate, which will require proof of intent. This
will be difficult to prove in Obama's case, mostly because of prior
cases of unqualified candidates running for office. The court could at some point, however, issue an order barring Obama from seeking reelection in 2012.