"Show me your birth certificate"?
I think that issue is nothing but a redherring. To me it would be real petty to deny Obama the presidency, if it were discovered he was born outside the United States. As long as the mother was an American citizen and he lived a significant portion of his life in the United States, should be all that really matters. At first glance the constitution seems to support it. The U.S. Constitution, Article 2, Section 1, says:
"No Person except a natural born Citizen,
or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President."
The word "or" is used here to provide an alternative scenario to "natural born." Every word and phrase must be construed and given some meaning. I can't believe the framers of the constitution penned the phrase "or a Citizen of the United States" without a reason.
Edited by elijah3, 31 December 2008 - 12:27 AM.