Now given that our "Declaration of Independence" declares that we are all equal, why is the President above the law? It's a simple question.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed."
Demagogue me all you want. It's a simple fact. The constitution requires the President to be natural born. Therefore it is the duty and expectation that our President will willingly demonstrate that he is eligible for the office he holds. It's the law and it's his job to uphold the law, not to obfuscate and litigate it.
He has presented a "Certification of Live Birth". This is not what is required by law. He must present a "Certificate of Birth". This is no small matter. This goes to the very heart of the constitution. The President only needs to meet three qualifications under the constitution.
Until and unless President Obama presents his "Certificate of Birth" he is in violation of the constitution. And it is incumbent upon the Senate to remind him of this and if necessary remove him from office for failing to defend the constitution as he promised upon taking office.
If Washington is full of imperial leaders who are above the law, then there is no reason for the rest of America to obey the law either. You can call me a racist, crackpot, dunderhead or whatever four letter word you choose, it doesn't change the facts or the law.
The President has a passport, let him show the document he used to get it. It is the President's duty and obligation to end this controversy that he himself created by claiming to have a birth certificate and then failing to present it.
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