Reminder about release of AKA Obama birth record

The entire reason there is a professional field known as forensic document examination is that a great deal can be told from examination of the original document itself. Far, far less can be told by looking at a photocopy of a document, and very little, if anything at all, can be told from looking at a digital image that purports to be an image of an original document. Too much opportunity for adulteration, no opportunity to examine the paper, the ink, any impressions made on the paper, etc. These online arguments discussing images (especially photographic images) are like people studying animals by examining photos of scat.

Forensic document examiner Sandra Ramsey Lines,

A Former Federal Examiner with a long history of expert testimony in state and federal courts has testified in an affidavit that states, in part:

“Software such as Adobe Photoshop can produce complete images or alter images that appear to be genuine; therefore, any image offered on the internet cannot be relied upon as being a copy of the authentic document.”  Sandra Ramsey Lines’ summary is also posted at U. S. Law Blog.

Excerpted from a full spectrum examination into the eligibility issue:

Obama “I have nothing to hide but I’m hiding it.”
http://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2009/04/aka-obama-fans-all-together-now-say-omg.html