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Today I heard it again.   “President Obama is not a citizen of the USA, so he is not really our President.”  Is that true?  Can we prove it? Let us review how he got to be President.  Observe several events:  Obama served in the Illinois Senate, The United States Senate, campaigned for more than a year, was certified by the Electoral College and sworn into office by the Chief Justice of the United States (a conservative).  How did all those people and agencies miss checking on his citizenship?

Let us take service in the United States Senate.  Before Obama could schedule a visit to a foreign country (for example he traveled to Africa before he became a candidate), he was required to get a passport.  When I applied for passports for my family, I had to give certified birth certificates, with official raised seals, to the United States Department of State.  Everyone I know who has a passport has been required to present evidence of their birth.  That tells me that Obama has some official record of citizenship filed with the US Department of State.  So his country of birth is established, and any prominent conservative official or politician could view the evidence.  Why haven’t they?

During the Presidential campaign, and once since the election, the State of Hawaii has released evidence of a birth certificate for Obama.  An official presentation by a state government is pretty rare.  Why did Hawaii do that if Obama was not born there?

Let us look at a broader question.  Has any previous President of the US presented his birth certificate to the American people?  Has any member of the US Senate or House of Representatives made such a presentation?
If not, how do I know that any of them are US citizens?

Next the question of John McCain.  Several people have complained that since he was born in Panama, he may not be a citizen either.  Researching the question I discovered that for many decades it has been US law that a child born to American parents in a foreign land is automatically a citizen.  In addition, John’s parents resided on a US Naval base in Panama, which is technically US soil just like an American embassy in another country.
Since John McCain was born of US parents on a US Navy base, he is clearly a natural born citizen.

What will it take to prove Obama’s citizenship to the concerned?