Don't give up on Constitution

Don't give up on Constitution
Posted: May 16, 20091:00 am Eastern© 2009

I've said it all along.

Sooner or later, the truth is going to come out about Barack Obama's eligibility – or ineligibility – to serve as president of the United States.

It might take 20 years to get to the bottom of this mystery. But, eventually, the American people will find out whether he is indeed a "natural born citizen," as required by the Constitution.
I've been told a thousand times by smart people to let this matter go. It's just considered a hot potato. If you talk about matters like this publicly, I'm warned, you run the risk of being marginalized as a whacked-out kook job. It's risky, they say, because, at any moment, Obama might just pull out the long-form, vault-copy of the birth certificate and make you look stupid.

He's president, they say, whether you like it or not – and nothing is going to change that.

None of that resonates with me, because, as an American, I believe the Constitution is the law of the land. Once I give up on that basic premise, America no longer even has the potential of pulling itself up by the bootstraps out of the lawlessness it has embraced and rediscovering all that made us great and different.

That's why I was gratified by the news this week that a second member of Congress has embraced legislation that would require proof of constitutional eligibility from future presidential candidates.

Some months ago, freshmen Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., filed H.R. 1503, an amendment to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. H.R. 1503 would "require the principal campaign committee of a candidate for election to the office of president to include with the committee's statement of organization a copy of the candidate's birth certificate, together with such other documentation as may be necessary to establish that the candidate meets the qualifications for eligibility to the Office of President under the Constitution."

Not surprisingly, given the current political climate – when even Obama's most vocal critics dare not mention the eligibility issue for fear of ridicule – no other member of Congress ran to sign the bill as a cosponsor. Now, Virginia Republican Bob Goodlatte has bravely stood up for constitutional integrity – and a mechanism for demanding those who run for the highest office in the land be minimally qualified.

It might seem insignificant.
It might seem like too little, too late.
It might seem like closing the barn door after the cow is out.
Let me explain why it most definitely is not.

In case you didn't notice, I believe Barack Obama has every intention of seeking re-election in 2012. I would prefer not to have to endure two terms of an ineligible president who is already transforming the country from its heritage of limited government, constitutional restraint, the rule of law, free enterprise and personal freedom. I would prefer not to wait 20 years to find out I was right about Obama's personal history. I would prefer to see for myself his personal records to verify his autobiographical account of his life story.

Obama's opponent in the last presidential campaign, John McCain, was vetted in a congressional hearing to determine whether he was a "natural born citizen" and eligible to seek the presidency. Obama was not. Instead, the American people simply took him at his word. The Electoral College simply took him at his word. The Congress of the United States simply took him at his word. The secretaries of state who presided over primary and general elections simply took him at his word. The Federal Elections Commission simply took him at his word. The Supreme Court of the United States simply took him at his word.

Is it safe to say, after observing Obama in office for several months, that he is not always as good as his word?

Maybe he didn't tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth in his autobiography.
He surely didn't tell the truth when he took the oath of office "to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

Maybe, just maybe, this bill could prevent a similar travesty in the future.
If you have not already signed the petition demanding proof of Obama's eligibility to serve as president, please join more than 370,000 others who have.

For the evidence against AKA Obama see:
http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2009/04/aka-obama-fans-all-together-now-say-omg.html