Petition to the Hawaii Government to release Obama’s Vital Records

This Petition Campaign began on January 4, 2010.

Petition to the Hawaii Government to release Obama’s Vital Records

FULL TEXT OF PETITION

(To be included as a cover letter, with the consignment of every 1,000 petitions)

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Dear Esteemed Officials of the State of Hawai’i,

I am quite certain that you are aware that there is widespread public concern as to whether  or not Barack Hussein Obama II is eligible to serve as President in accordance with Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the U.S. Constitution, which requires that the president-elect be a “natural born Citizen” of the United States of America.

You may not be aware, however, that 4 Supreme Court Decisions have authoritatively explained that those born of two U.S. Citizens, on U.S. soil, are “natural born Citizens” [cf. The Venus, 12 U.S. 8 Cranch 253 253 (1814); Shanks v. Dupont, 28 U.S. 3 Pet. 242 242 (1830); Minor v. Happersett, 88 U.S. 162 (1875); United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898).]  In fact, the Supreme Court of the United States has never admitted the use of this term to describe the citizenship of any other category of citizen.

Barack Obama, however, claims as his father, Barrack Obama, Sr., a man who was a Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies in 1961.  He makes this claim in his book, Dreams from My Father, and via the release of an electronic image of a Hawaii Certification of Live Birth.  If such is the case, he cannot legitimately hold the U.S. Presidency.

As I am sure you will readily admit, it is patently absurd for the United States of America and its citizens to rely upon electronic images of alleged government documents, while the general public is refused an opportunity to inspect such documents.  Such a manner of acting violates all that America represents and everything which our Founding Fathers fought and died for in the American Revolution.  We are a nation of the people, by the people, and for the people. Our government by nature must be open and transparent.

The State of Hawai’i echoes this long tradition of freedom when in its Uniform Information Practices Act it states  (92F-2):

…the people are vested with the ultimate decision-making power. Government agencies exist to aid the people in the formation and conduct of public policy. Opening up the government processes to public scrutiny and participation is the only viable and reasonable method of protecting the public’s interest. Therefore the legislature declares that it is the policy of this State that the formation and conduct of public policy—the discussions, deliberations, decisions, and action of government agencies—shall be conducted as openly as possible.

WHEREFORE, being that upon entering the office which you presently hold, you swore: “that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of Hawaii, and that I will faithfully discharge my duties…to best of my ability” (Hawai’i Constitution Article XVI, Section 4); and,

WHEREAS, the Hawai’i Constitution in its Preamble declares:  “We reaffirm our belief in a government of the people, by the people and for the people, and with an understanding and compassionate heart toward all the peoples of the earth”; and,

WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States of America imposes in Article II, Section 1, Clause 5, the absolute requirement of being a “natural born Citizen” of the United States, in order to hold the Office of the U.S. Presidency; and,

WHEREAS, four Supreme Court decisions have defined that a “natural born” citizen is one born of two U.S. citizen parents, on U.S. soil (cf. see above), it having never defined or used the term to signify any another class of citizenship; and,

WHEREAS, Barack Hussein Obama II, in releasing an electronic image of what purports to be a Hawaii Certification of Live Birth, issued in 2007; has (1) claimed a British subject as a father, and (2) waived all right to oppose the disclosure of the originals on the grounds that such a disclosure would be “a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy”[92F-13(1)]; and,

WHEREAS, on July 27, 2009, Dr. Chiyome Fukino, Director of the Hawai’i Department of Health, publicly admitted that said department has in its possession “the original vital records of Barack Hussein Obama” — even though for nearly all U.S. Citizens there is only one original vital record — and  furthermore since at the same time  she claimed  that he was a “natural-born American citizen” — a statement which seemingly both contradicts his claim that his father was Barrack Hussein Obama, Sr., and which does not specify his actual nationality, in a manner consistent with the terminology of 8 U.S. Code § 1401; and,

WHEREAS, the Hawai’i Uniform Information Practices Act specifies in 92F-12 that “each agency shall make available for public inspection and duplication … information collected and maintained for the purpose of making information available to the general public” (subsections 1 & 15), such as is the above mentioned press release of Dr. Fukino.

HENCE, as the above constitutes both a reasonable basis for doubt as to the citizenship status of Barack Hussein Obama II, in a matter touching the national security of these United States of America, and a reasonable basis to demand and allow for the disclosure of his vital records by the State;

And WHEREAS, inaction by Hawai’i State officials in disclosing these original vital records contributes to the growth of suspicions, doubts, and a weakening of the legitimacy of the State and Federal government; and,

WHEREAS the defense of the legitimacy of these institutions is a sufficiently compelling State interest (cf. Hawai’i Constitution, Article I, Section 6) overriding Obama’s rights to privacy in this matter;

THEREFORE,

We, the undersigned, demand in the name of an open and transparent government, accountable to the people it serves, that the State of Hawaii release ALL VITAL RECORDS, which pertain to the individual known as “Barack Hussein Obama II,” and ALL government documents pertaining to the preparation of the public statements made by Dr. Fukino in regard to the same, which are in possession of any State government office or agency, registry, or held by any governmental officer (such as the State Attorney General) or representative, whether these be original, amended, modified, or otherwise, and that such a release,

(1) Be publicly announced,

(2) Provide the general public the opportunity to personally view the originals under conditions which would guarantee their safety and protection,

(3) Include an independent verification of the authenticity of the documents,

(4) Be done immediately, that is, within the next 30 days, or as soon as possible, and

(5) Be effected by whatever legal or administrative means are necessary, whether by order of the State Governor, the Director of the Department of Health, or by a special enactment of the State Legislature, or by whatever other effective means.

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TEXT OF LETTER TO BE SENT TO STATE OFFICIALS

(In the name of each individual, who signs on to this petition campaign)

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Appropriate Salutation:

As I am sure you will readily admit, it is patently absurd for the United States of America and its citizens to rely upon electronic images of alleged government documents, while the general public is refused an opportunity to inspect such documents.  Such a manner of acting violates all that America represents and everything which our Founding Fathers fought and died for in the American Revolution.  The State of Hawaii echoes this long tradition of freedom when in its Uniform Information Practices Act it states: “the legislature declares that it is the policy of this State that the formation and conduct of public policy—the discussions, deliberations, decisions, and action of government agencies—shall be conducted as openly as possible.”

WHEREFORE, being that upon entering the office which you presently hold, you swore: “that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of Hawaii, and that I will faithfully discharge my duties…to best of my ability” (Hawai’i Constitution Article XVI, Section 4); and, WHEREAS, the Hawai’i Constitution in its Preamble declares:  “We reaffirm our belief in a government of the people, by the people and for the people, and with an understanding and compassionate heart toward all the peoples of the earth”; and, WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States of America imposes in Article II, section 1, paragraph 5, the absolute requirement of being a “natural born Citizen” of the United States, in order to hold the Office of the U.S. Presidency; and, WHEREAS, four Supreme Court decisions have defined that a “natural born” citizen is one born of two U.S. citizen parents, on U.S. soil (cf. see above), it having never defined or used the term to signify any another class of citizenship; and, WHEREAS, Barack Hussein Obama II, in releasing an electronic image of what purports to be a Hawaii Certification of Live Birth, issued in 2007; has (1) claimed a British subject as a father, and (2) waived all right to oppose the disclosure of the originals on the grounds that such a disclosure would be “a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy”[92F-13(1)]; and, WHEREAS, on July 27, 2009, Dr. Chiyome Fukino, Director of the Hawai’i Department of Health, publicly admitted that said department has in its possession “the original vital records of Barack Hussein Obama” — even though for nearly all U.S. Citizens there is only one original vital record — and  furthermore since at the same time  she claimed  that he was a “natural-born American citizen” — a statement which seemingly both contradicts his claim that his father was Barrack Hussein Obama, Sr., and which does not specify his actual nationality, in a manner consistent with the terminology of 8 U.S. Code § 1401; and, WHEREAS, the Hawai’i Uniform Information Practices Act specifies in 92F-12 that “each agency shall make available for public inspection and duplication … information collected and maintained for the purpose of making information available to the general public” (subsections 1 & 15), such as is the above mentioned press release of Dr. Fukino.

HENCE, as the above constitutes both a reasonable basis for doubt as to the citizenship status of Barack Hussein Obama II, in a matter touching the national security of these United States of America, and a reasonable basis to demand and allow for the disclosure of his vital records by the State;

And WHEREAS, inaction by Hawaii State officials in disclosing these original vital records contributes to the growth of suspicions, doubts, and a weakening of the legitimacy of the State and Federal government; and, WHEREAS the defense of the legitimacy of these institutions is a sufficiently compelling State interest (cf. Hawai’i Constitution, Article I, Section 6) overriding Obama’s rights to privacy in this matter;

THEREFORE,

I, the undersigned, demand in the name of an open and transparent government, accountable to the people it serves, that the State of Hawaii release ALL VITAL RECORDS, which pertain to the individual known as “Barack Hussein Obama II,” and ALL government documents pertaining to the preparation of the public statements made by Dr. Fukino in regard to the same, which are in possession of any State government office or agency, registry, or held by any governmental officer (such as the State Attorney General) or representative, whether these be original, amended, modified, or otherwise.

To read the full text of my petition, see http://www.thepostemail.com/2009/12/26/petition

I affirm that the people of the United States have the right to know who their president is; such a right includes full disclosure of all documents pertaining to his citizenship status and his constitutional eligibility to hold said office.

Signed,

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