A number of us were too quick to cheer the possibility that Obama might actually be disqualified. It remains a possibility, but the judge is still considering the Berg filing.
How did Obama get into Indonesia back around 1980-1981 without an Indonesian passport, when it was said to be extremely difficult for Americans to get in there. It's doubtful he had good connections with people who could help him out.
So, if he did get in there on an Indonesian passport, and it's looking like he may have used one to get into Pakistan, how did he get ahold of it? I can't see the Indonesian government issuing one to someone they didn't recognize as a citizen, and surely if he went out of his way to get that passport, he'd run afoul of Title 8, USC:
From a legal point of view, it would be difficult for Obama to argue that he didn't know what he was doing, since the choices were clear-cut. If he did get that passport, and Berg's motion finally goes through soon, Obama could lose his candidacy. The problem is that if he technically renounced his citizenship, even if he "got it back," he would no longer be a natural-born citizen, but a naturalized citizen by virtue of how he got his citizenship back.
Obviously, a federal judge could just waive the rules. The actual law and constitution didn't stop them from barring Obama and McCain from being on the Texas ballot, despite the fact that both candidates missed the filing deadline.
How did Obama get into Indonesia back around 1980-1981 without an Indonesian passport, when it was said to be extremely difficult for Americans to get in there. It's doubtful he had good connections with people who could help him out.
So, if he did get in there on an Indonesian passport, and it's looking like he may have used one to get into Pakistan, how did he get ahold of it? I can't see the Indonesian government issuing one to someone they didn't recognize as a citizen, and surely if he went out of his way to get that passport, he'd run afoul of Title 8, USC:
taking an oath or making an affirmation or other formal declaration of allegiance to a foreign state or a political subdivision thereof, after having attained the age of eighteen years;It would certainly be a pretty strong case that the action of seeking that passport would be a positive affirmation, in a 19-20 year old Obama's mind, that he was a citizen of Indonesia. Given that dual citizenship was not a legal possibility back then between the two countries, it would be a reasonable legal argument that Obama was making a positive affirmation of his loyalty to Indonesia by seeking its passport.
From a legal point of view, it would be difficult for Obama to argue that he didn't know what he was doing, since the choices were clear-cut. If he did get that passport, and Berg's motion finally goes through soon, Obama could lose his candidacy. The problem is that if he technically renounced his citizenship, even if he "got it back," he would no longer be a natural-born citizen, but a naturalized citizen by virtue of how he got his citizenship back.
Obviously, a federal judge could just waive the rules. The actual law and constitution didn't stop them from barring Obama and McCain from being on the Texas ballot, despite the fact that both candidates missed the filing deadline.
I heard about this a long time ago. I thought that they said his birth certificate was real. Why is there nohing about this in the media? I know most are bias, but I only see this on small sites.
This may have something to do with it. It looks like there may have been quite a bit of forgery involved in the birth certificate that has been "revealed to the public."