Saturday, January 21, 2012

Why the Obama Citizenship thing matters again...

So we all remember the "birther" conspiracy yes? That is, President Obama was born in Kenya, (or in some versions Indonesia), ultimately refuted (if you believe the hype) by release of Obama's Hawaiian birth certificate.

But there has been a new twist, and it's gaining steam. If you look at Obama's long form birth certificate as released by the White House, his father's birth country is listed as Kenya.

A lawsuit filed in Atlanta Georgia aims to keep President Obama's name off of the Georgia ballot. This particular case is seeking to define the phrase "natural born citizen" to mean a person with both parents born in the United States.

If this definition is ultimately upheld by the Court, Obama is not qualified to run in Georgia, and his name will be kept of the Georgia ballot. A decision in this case has long reaching implications for the President. A hearing is set for next week, and a Judge has quashed a request to keep the President out of the courtroom...