Yesterday
I called the Texas Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics in
Austin, Texas to ask if an individual is given his/her original birth
certificate upon request. My curiosity was peeked when I read that
Republican Rep. Judy Burges of Arizona is trying to get a birthers
bill passed. The preliminary vote was 31-22. The bill will have
to undergo a formal vote before it goes to the Senate. Florida and
Oklahoma pulled this prank and met with complete failure.
Arizona
legislatures want all future presidential candidates to produce birth
certificates if they want to be on the ballot. You do not have to be a
political mastermind to know this is about President Barack Obama’s birth
certificate, and his right to be president. Tea Party nitwits, fruitcake politicians and copycat pundits are encouraging these legislators
to conduct themselves like ill-informed yokels. They refuse to accept the President's
birth certificate that's posted online.
I
never saw or read about this kind of brouhaha regarding the birth places of other
presidents. No White man running for president has ever showed his
birth certificate or proof of his citizenship. If it happened I
must have been in a Rip Van Winkle type sleep.
If
presidential candidate Hillary Clinton did not uncover evidence that
Barack Obama is not an American born citizens–then there is no campaign scandal waiting to be discovered. Clinton and her campaign looked
under every rock, every bed, opened every closet. They did
a more than thorough job. I am sure John McCain conducted the same kind
of search.
I think this pending Arizona Birthers
Bill is silly. It is a waste of valuable time. But then, Republicans
are good at wasting time. I have to look at my calendar to remind myself
that this is 2010, not 1810. In 1946 the U.S. National Center for
Health Statistics designed a form for all states to utilize when
recording a birth; however, states were not obligated to use it.
Each state was free to design its own form.
Birth
certificates are titled (a) Certificate of Birth; (b) Certificate of
Live Birth or (c) Certificate of Birth Registration. I have my
Certificate of Birth. Not the original, a copy. I could not get the
original even if I went to court, demanding that Texas not deny me the
original certificate. Is it not my right to have the original
certificate if I want it? Allow me to answer my own question: A
resounding No! I do not have a right to the original. If I lose my
photocopied copy, I can always get another copy. If I had the original, and misplaced it, how would I make a copy? Life as I know it would complicated.
When a state agency asks to see proof of my age, place of birth, if I
am a citizen of the U.S., where is my proof? Word of mouth from
friends and relatives won't cut it. I couldn't say: "Trust me. I am an
American born citizen. I was born . . ."
Before
states were required to record births no official records were kept prior to 1914. If you have researched your family genealogy, you will likely discover that many of your ancestors' birth dates were not officially
recorded. Where your ancestors were born, dates of their births and their ages becomes a
guessing game. Not having this vital information complicates your
search. So it makes sense that original birth certificates are not issued
to individuals but remain in the files of state registrars.
To
state it simply--the original birth certificate is
the only tangible proof of where you were born, the hospital, the
doctor, your parents, the time, family address, occupation of parents,
their ages, mother’s maiden name (if married) and the state seal affixed on the certificate. Years
ago in Austin a baby's birth was announced in the daily newspaper if
the couple was married; the same as President Obama’s birth
announcement. Parents cannot stage these announcements decades
in advance, foreseeing their adult son or daughter might run president
of the U.S.
An
employee at Vital Statics told me that no one gets original records of
any kind. The State of Texas is in charge of those records, but upon
request the individual, or an authorized individual can obtain a copy of
a birth certificate, marriage license, etc. She explained the kinds of paper the copy is
printed on, which has the Texas seal. She said she could not speak for
other states, but she was sure no one has ever been given an original birth
certificate.
All this birthers
trash talking is about an African American holding the highest office
in the United States. His victory was not supposed to
happen. Only White males win the presidency in America. That is this
country’s history, the reason Southern birthers
are going insane. Needless to say, their propagandizing, hate talk and shrill punditry began long before the 2008 election. Baseless
accusations against candidate Obama has always been wildly out of
control. As of 2010, the lies have gotten bigger.
But,
and that is a big hypothetical but, if muckrakers can prove Obama’s
presidency is illegitimate due the birth question, that will
assure the ankle kickers that their suspicions are justified. The next step will be to erase everything President
Obama has done since he has been in office. That proof will be reason
to dismantle all legislation with his signature on it. No repeal. Just
nullify.
Obama antagonist want an excuse to delete the election and his presidency. That
is what they are aiming for with blessings from the media. If this were
to occur--the deletion of Obama's presidency--the unfolding event
would be a hallelujah moment for the Kool-Aid
drinkers. Alas, they will find their lost freedom (that was never
left). A battered, disregarded Constitution will find new life.
