IS BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA ELIGIBLE FOR THE PRESIDENCY? Article II, Section 1, Paragraph 5 of The Constitution
“No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States. “ This was never an issue until the 1950s. Some questioned if Dwight D. Eisenhower was eligible for the office given that for the World War II he actually lived in Europe. I do not think it was ever decided in the courts nor how greatly the issue was pressed but, personally, I believe that Eisenhower was eligible since he was in the military service of the United States of America and I seriously doubt whether he ever declared Britain or Europe to be his residency. The question arose again in 1964 as to whether Barry Goldwater was eligible for the office. He was born in 1909, three years before Arizona was admitted to the Union. From the wording of the provision, I reluctantly have concluded that Goldwater was, in fact , not eligible for the office. I do not recall any specific legal decisions at the time but any question became moot when he was soundly defeated for election in 1964. In 1968, Gov. George Romney of Michigan was the early frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination but he was born of American Mormon missionaries in Mexico and his eligibility was questioned. The question that time also was rendered moot after a series of gaffes cost him any chance and by the convention, he was an after thought. My personal thought was that he also was definitely ineligible because at least Goldwater was born in a territory land that became a state, just as every president until Martin van Buren. All of this could have been settled by a simple act of Congress. Congress could have declared eligible anyone born of American parents who are overseas because of government service. This has been done for military families and children of diplomats. Congress could have extended the eligibility to children born in incorporated territories. The issue of George Romney is very vexing since he was not there due to parental governmental obligations. Things like this have arisen under other circumstances. In northern Maine there are no hospitals and many parents have gone across the border to have their children in Canadian hospitals. I believe that Congress has passed legislation declaring them eligible. This question is now raised being over Barack Hussein Obama. Officially, he was born in Hawaii when it was a state however, the birth certificate’s authenticity is under challenge. A lawsuit filed by Philadelphia attorney Philip J. Beg asserts that he was actually born in Kenya and is therefore ineligible for the presidency. Berg states that the records of the hospital in Kenya can be subpoenaed for corroboration. If he was born in Kenya, I don’t think there is any way he can be eligible since neither of his parents was in government service of any kind. Berg also raises the question of dual citizenship as reflected in his school records from Indonesia. I think is that is minor, though. Stay tuned folks. This one could be big. http://www.americasright.com/2008/08/obama-sued-in-philadelphia-federal.html Roderick T. Beaman,D.O. Board Certified Family Physician When government does other than its legitimate function, it enters into the illegitimate and becomes an agent of evil. The true patriot recognizes this and strives to obstruct government in these immoral and indefensible activities and even reverse them. In this, the patriot endeavors to save himself, his country and the government.
