Who cares what his Hawaii BC says? That’s a side-show issue. Obama’s own website fightthesmears.org says his father was not an American citizen. Therefore, Obama is not “natural born”. Case closed.
The problem here is that you can be disqualified from being president over the citizenship issue, even if you are and American citizen, if:
a. you were not born here
b. you were born here but your parents were not citizens when you were born
c. you were not born on US soil even though your parents may have been in service to the country at the time of your birth
There are four types of American citizens, only one of which can legally become president:
Native Born (born on US soil to parents, one or neither of whom are U.S. citizens). This is likely the case with Obama
Naturalized (one, born an alien, has lawfully become a citizen of the U.S. under the constitution and laws.)
Citizen by statute (made a citizen via legislation). This is the case with McCain.
Natural Born (born on US soil to an American citizen couple). This is the constitutional requirement and the only front runner in this last election that qualifies would be Hillary.
People confuse “native” with “natural born”. This is a common misconception but there is a nuanced difference between the two. Note that the Framers did not say “native”. In fact, this was debated and it was determined by the Framers that the president should have no allegiances to any country except that of his parents. Thus, native born was not enough. Clearly, “natural born” refers to the status of the parents as well as that of the location of the actual birth.
Interestingly enough, it is more likely that a child born to two American citizens in say, France, and then returned to the U.S. would have greater allegiance to the U.S. than a child born to an American mother and a French father here in the U.S. Yet, no one thinks that the kid born in France to the American couple would be constitutionally eligible for the office of President.
Obama had (we assume) a Kenyan father and has continuously shown a loyalty to Kenya. This is exactly the kind of thing the Framers sought to prevent when they required the POTUS to be natural born (i.e to American citizens). NO DIVIDED LOYALTIES.
For a greater explanation, read the blog http://naturalborncitizen.wordpress.com
