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KALKASKA — Kalkaska County is circulating a new strategy for enhancing its park and recreational opportunities, a step many consider crucial for sparking economic growth in the county.
For six months, the county's Parks and Recreation Committee toiled on the new recreation plan to help guide the development of the county's parks, trails and other natural resources. The committee surveyed more than 300 citizens and held public meetings before they wrote the plan.
Some ideas contained in the new report include:
n A commitment to linking multiple recreational trails and developing new trail systems, motorized and non-motorized. The plan suggests creating a Kalkaska Trails Task Force to help with the endeavor.
n Increase awareness and usage of county-wide parks and recreational opportunities through public relations, new media, signage and print materials.
n Explore the possibility of a community endowment to help fund recreational opportunities.
Mark Randolph, convener of the Parks and Recreation Committee, said adopting the plan is important for the county's economy.
"The takeaway from all this for me is there is a realization among many citizens here that recreation in Kalkaska County is a key to our economic development," said Randolph. "It comes up repeatedly in comments (from citizens.)"
Jeff Sieting, Kalkaska village president, said there's also ongoing discussions about building a skate park for kids near the Cherry Street School. He wants to see more attention paid to marketing the county's current parks and outdoor properties, such as the Rugg Pond area.
"We have dozens and dozens of areas around here that are so beautiful and picturesque," said Sieting. "What we want is tourists to come and enjoy what we have."
Sarah Lucas, a planner at the Northwest Michigan Council of Governments, said the county Board of Commissioners will soon consider adopting the plan. Adoption will assist the county in applying for recreation grant funding from the state.
A draft of the plan is now available for public review at the Kalkaska Library, the county administrative office and online. The online version can be downloaded from the Council of Governments website, www.nwm.org.


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Climate change is expected to devastate coral reefs, as warmer oceans are believed to be inhospitable to corals. But corals may be more robust than commonly thought. A number of studies have found coral colonies that endure high water temperatures. Now, a team of scientists has taken a step toward identifying the genetic mechanisms that might be giving some corals a natural resilience to thermal stress.
Coral reef ecologist Daniel Barshis and colleagues at Stanford University took advantage of markedly different environmental conditions in two nearby but separate pools on a reef at Ofu Island, American Samoa. Because of local factors that isolate some areas of the reef from winds and waves that might mitigate temperature extremes, some pools in the reef are highly variable in temperature, with summertime water temperatures topping 93 degrees Fahrenheit, which – depending on other factors – can trigger bleaching, or a damaging loss of the symbiotic algae that corals depend on.
Yet Acropora hyacinthus, a common reef-building coral found in these pools, grows faster and is more thermally tolerant than corals of the same species in nearby pools that do not get as hot. The team took samples of corals from both the highly variable and the moderately variable pools and subjected them to thermal stress experiments under laboratory conditions while monitoring the levels of expression, or activity, of a wide range of genes.
The researchers identified 60 genes with an unusual expression pattern. Under normal temperatures, these genes were more active in the corals from the highly variable pool. But when water temperatures rose, they were more active in the corals from the moderately variable pool. "We're not really sure if the tolerance is a direct result of the activity of these genes or an associated factor," Barshis says. But perhaps the higher gene expression under normal conditions – which the team calls "frontloading" – prepares these resilient corals for periodic hot water, the team reports in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Barshis calls the findings preliminary because of the complexity of coral biology.
Still, Barshis says, the study "somewhat paints a hopeful picture" for coral reefs. He suspects that, like the Ofu reef, most major reefs harbor high-temperature habitats that may be fostering the diversity needed for corals to survive extreme temperatures.


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Prosecutor: 'For James Eagan Holmes, justice is death.'
Colorado prosecutors announced Monday that they intend to seek the death penalty against James Holmes, the man accused of murdering 12 people during a July 2012 screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater.
"For James Eagan Holmes, justice is death," Arapahoe County District Attorney George Brauchler during a court hearing Monday, the Denver Post reports.
The trial is scheduled to begin August 5. Before deciding to seek execution as punishment for Holmes, Brauchler said, he consulted with the families of victims.
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The Post reports that presiding judge William Sylvester on Monday reassigned the case to another judge, Carlos Samour, citing the added time required for a death penalty case.
Holmes, 25, offered last week to plead guilty in exchange for a sentence of life in prison.
The youngest victim of the theater shooting was 6-year-old Veronica Moser-Sullivan, who died while watching the movie with her pregnant mother, who survived after suffering a miscarriage.
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The death penalty hasn't been applied in several recent mass shooting cases. Jared Loughner, who pleaded guilty to the January 2011 murders of six people in a Tucson, Ariz., parking lot, was sentenced in November to life in prison. Adam Lanza, who killed his mother before murdering twenty-six people at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school in December, killed himself before he could be arrested.
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There are now more than 200 Friends groups supporting National Wildlife Refuges, with about 10 new organizations created each year. Friends organizations are crucial to the collective mission of the Refuge System and accomplish approximately 20 percent of all work on National Wildlife Refuges, which is the equivalent of 648 full-time employees.
The National Wildlife Refuge Friends Grant Program funds projects that assist organizations in being effective co-stewards of important natural resources within the National Wildlife Refuge System. The program's goals are to assist refuge Friends organizations in developing projects, expanding and increasing their capacity and skills, meeting local refuge challenges, gaining and building community recognition and support, and building long-term relationships.
Funding priorities for this program include:
Since 1998, the National Wildlife Refuge Friends Grant Program has provided over 440 awards totaling more than $1.8 million in federal funds. While matching contributions are not required of these grantees, over $1.5 million has been contributed towards these projects, which significantly leverages the limited investment of federal seed funding.


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"The Simple Joys of Grandparenting" by Abigail Gehring contains classic stories, nursery rhymes, games, activities, and more for you to share with your grandchildren. Illustrations from classic stories along with recipes to make with the kids are included. Your grandchildren will look forward to sharing special moments with you from this book.
Dr. Alanna Levine has written "Raising a Self-Reliant Child." This book is a parenting plan for newborns to age 6, which gets back to basics avoiding over-indulgence and strict control. She shows you how to use teachable moments to foster independence for many things such as toilet training, sleep time, meal time, and more. Children can also learn how to dress themselves and make breakfast on their own. A very helpful book.
Lyle Barnes has spent 20 years profiling serial killers for the FBI in the novel "Night Terrors" by Dennis Palumbo. He's now retired, but falling apart mentally due to his terrible night visions. Daniel Rinaldi thinks he can help Lyle. What he doesn't know is that Lyle is the target of an unknown assassin and needs to be in protective custody. When Lyle takes off, it puts everyone into a desperate manhunt in this heart-pounding thriller.
"A Dual Inheritance" by Joanna Hershon is novel taking place through three generations. Starting in 1962, Ed Cantowitz and Hugh Shipley meet during their senior year at Harvard. Hugh has had a privileged life, Ed hasn't, but his drive and ambition are superior to Hugh's. They are friends, but in only a couple of short years their lives take different directions and their friendship ends abruptly. But did it really? They remain connected even if they don't know it in this compelling story.
Sportswriter Allen Barra has penned "Mickey and Willie," the story of baseball greats Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays and their parallel lives. Barra tracks each man and shows how their lives were very similar, each having the same set of talents. Both were trained by their dads to excel in baseball as a means of escaping a tough life of manual labor. Each had garnered fame at the same time and both had private lives that were very different from the roles they had to play in public. Baseball fans will enjoy reading the similarities between these two stars.
"Animals" is a board book for babies and toddlers. A photograph of an animal with the name printed at the bottom of the page, is a simple, yet informative way for young ones to learn. Don't be surprised if children want to "read" this more than once and name the animals for you.
Top dog Duke runs a work crew at a construction site and each dog has plenty of work in "Dig, Dogs, Dig: A Construction Tail" by James Horvath. All the equipment helps them get their work done for building a new park. When they unexpectedly find something buried deep in the ground, they have to work extra hard to get it out. Wait till you see what they uncover in this fun rhyming story.
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For Steven Murphy, the keys to winning a softball game are good pitching and consistent defense. The Glasgow High School coach got both of those things from his team Thursday night as the Lady Scotties shut out Barren County, 4-0.
"The difference in the ballgame today was pitching and defense. Brittany (Dugger) pitched well today, changed speeds and kept people off stride. And we made the plays defensively," said Murphy. "When you put those things together, you don't have to score a lot of runs. Tonight we scored enough to win."
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Avik Roy, Forbes Staff
Last month, a key policy committee of the American Medical Association recommended that the AMA formally support a plan for Medicare reform that tracks closely with the one proposed by Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, and Ron Wyden. Today, the AMA House of Delegates voted to officially adopt their committee's recommendation, giving a boost to reformers in Washington and around the country.
The House of Delegates "recommended for adoption as amended or substituted" the recommendation from the AMA's Council on Medical Service to support a "defined benefit" reform of Medicare—similar to the various Paul Ryan proposals—in which beneficiaries could "purchase coverage of their choice from among competing health insurance plans." The AMA recommended offering "a wide range of plans (e.g., HMOs, PPOs, high-deductible plans paired with health savings accounts) as well as traditional Medicare."
The Romney-Ryan-Wyden plan for Medicare reform may have a tough time getting through the Democratic Senate and White House. But as I've noted, the victory of Obamacare at the ballot box provides for an alternative route to premium support-based reform: gradually raising the Medicare retirement age, such that over time, more and more retirees get their coverage from Obamacare's exchanges.
The AMA has done a lot of damage to its credibility over the years by behaving like every other special-interest group in Washington, putting its own interests above those of the broader public. But in this case, they've done a good thing, and they deserve some credit for it.
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While Avik says that this is an example of AMA putting aside its own interests for once, I believe this is the opposite.
Hidden deep in the original document on the policy committee recommendations (http://www.ama-assn.org/assets/meeting/2012i/i12-refcomm-j.pdf) is the real reason the committee is recommending this: AMA wants to preserve the fee for service model that encourages overutilization of care and enriches providers. The money quote is here:
"Offering beneficiaries a choice of plans for which the federal government would
contribute a standard amount toward the purchase of traditional fee-for-service
Fee for service Medicare is the problem and is contributing to rising health care costs. Obamacare puts in place programs to start to move Medicare away from that model and towards paying for quality, not volume. No wonder AMA would be worried about this.
Anyway, the AMA doesn't represent most doctors. Those days are long gone. 77 percent of physicians say that AMA does not represent their views: http://thinkprogress.org/health/2011/09/07/313211/77-percent-of-doctors-say-ama-does-not-represent-their-views/?mobile=nc


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Robert Elmer Allison of Waynesburg, Greene County, worked on a river boat owned by Tri-River Fleeting, which is currently listed on West Carson Street in Pittsburgh.
Allison reportedly left work on Dec. 21, 1994 and was headed for a bar in the west end of Pittsburgh. All of this belongings were found on the boat and he has not been seen since.
Sources that list his disappearance say he was last seen "leaving Tri-River Fleeting in Bethel Park near Pittsburgh" but it is questionable as to why a river business is listed in Bethel Park. He was 42 years old at the time of his disappearance.
Allison is described as being a white male with brown eyes and wearing glasses, brown hair and a fair complexion; about 5 feet, 9 inches; and 170 pounds. He was suffering from depression at the time of his disappearance.
There is little more information on this case. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Pennsylvania State Police, Waynesburg Barracks, at 724-627-6151.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. —
Clay Buchholz is rounding into form for the Boston Red Sox.
Making his fifth start this spring, Buchholz pitched four-hit ball into the sixth inning, but the Red Sox lost 5-3 to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
Buchholz allowed one run and four hits in 51⁄3 innings. He struck out four and walked one.
The Pirates scored four times in the eighth. Pedro Alvarez hit a tiebreaking two-run shot off Anthony Carter for his first homer of the spring.
Garrett Jones hit his first spring homer leading off the second for Pittsburgh's only run against Buchholz, who went 11-8 in 29 starts last year.
"Everything feels good," Buchholz said. "It feels good to feel good, really. All the pitches are coming along. A few here and there, maybe I'm trying too hard to make a better pitch than what I should."
"But at least they're good pitches – they're down for the most part. Everything's rolling along right now," he said.
The right-hander threw 88 pitches.
"A number of quality pitches with men in scoring position," manager John Farrell said. "I thought he kept the game in check, didn't speed up on him at all. Thought he and (catcher) David (Ross) worked will together in those situations to use all his pitches. Again, another very solid outing for Clay."
Left-hander Jeff Locke, vying for a spot in the Pirates' rotation, went four innings. He allowed two earned runs on seven hits and a walk.
"Early on, the first inning and a half, my fastball on both sides of the plate was missing big," Locke said. "It didn't really miss middle of the plate. If I threw in, it was in-in. If I threw off, it was way off. It wasn't as spotty today as I'd like to be. But, aside from any other outing, I feel that I mixed my pitches well and really threw all my stuff."
Locke faced a Red Sox lineup that was very close to what it will be on opening day.
"It can't hurt you to face that lineup," he said. "It's pretty close to what they're going to put out there every night. They have a lot of good bats, and it's a great challenge."
In the Boston second, Jarrod Saltalamacchia led off with a double and scored on David Ross' single. Jose Iglesias later had an RBI single.
With one out in the third, Will Middlebrooks tripled and Saltalamacchia singled.
"He's more confident and more poised on the mound now," Pirates pitching coach Ray Searage said. "He's got a better idea of what he wants to do."
"Maybe sometimes it doesn't happen the way he's thinking about it. It's good to have a conversation with the kid now and he's on the right page. It's nice to talk to him about certain situations, whereas last year he had to have a crash course on everything," he said. "You didn't want to overload the poor kid. He's grown up a little bit. There's still more that he has to learn."
Pirates reliever Vin Mazzaro worked perfect two innings, striking out five. He fanned Iglesias, Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia, Mike Napoli and Middlebrooks.
Notes: The Pirates granted RF-1B Brad Hawpe his unconditional release. ... Pirates CF Andrew McCutchen was scratched with a stomach virus. ... Pittsburgh LHP Francis Liriano is scheduled for a bullpen session today. There is still no timetable for him to come off the disabled list with the broken right arm he sustained in December. ... Pirates RHP Jeff Karstens will make his first Grapefruit League start on Sunday after being sidelined with biceps tendinitis.


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Comment posted on Water Resources (Scotland) Bill introduced – issues arising by Karl Hughes
Stealth entry by the back door eh…you wee rascals.
As I said months ago the Scottish Government mean to flood more glens to provide pumped storage facilities for energy storage, energy generated by large commercial windfarms.
Given the huge environmental footprint of resevoirs of any type…this needs to be taken into consideration when folk quote wind as having a small environmental footprint…it does not…whether we are talking conventional back up or pumped storage…large scale commercial wind causes large scale damage to our uninhabited more natural locations.
I also hasten to add that the recently anounced connection to Norway will also use their spare storage facility or planned storage facility….much as Denmark is doing now…generate/export/store/release/buy back…madness.
Karl Hughes also commented
- EURELECTRIC position "Trade-offs between environmental legislation and the low-carbon agenda"The 2009 Renewables Energy Directive stipulates the need to support "the use of energy storage systems for integrated intermittent production of energy from renewable sources." (wind) Yet regulatory obstacles such as disproportionate implementation and too broad interpretation of environmental legislation are impeding the further development of hydropower in Europe"
Again Euroelectrics position:"Policymakers must address the conflicting objectives of the low-carbon agenda and the environmental agenda"
So there we have it, the big businesses are trying their damdest to de-regulate or change current environmental legislation to allow damage to the environment…talk about madness…Not content with messing up the planet already…they intend to mess it up some more…please do not give me the cop out of "this is to protect the planet" what is the point in europe destroying more wilderness areas to counteract US/China/India emmissions when they are the current culprits. Bild a wind farm/sponsor a flooded glen !!!
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- Anas Sarwar: on the indyref bus with Labour on the move
There is very little difference between any form of extremism and Facism…
The Kurds will get their nation…they have heaps of Oil…more on the way.
Iraq can't manage them, Syria has basically said …yes go ahead…the Tiurks will allow a pipeline and charge them to export…whatsmore is they are opening their arm's to displaced persons..whatever their cultural background.
By all accounts Kurdistan is quite a different place, the people are organized and determined…well armed…the terrain is mountainous…vegetated ( green even) and has plenty of water…I sincerely wish them well.
Anyhow…I need to switch off and watch something a bit happier before I sleep…Monty Python and the Life of Brian methinks….then dream about Family and Tiree… we are blessed to live where we live…truely blessed.
- Anas Sarwar: on the indyref bus with Labour on the move
You right Richard…I would be interested to know who you think the major two players are…for myself, Iran aka China…Saudia aka USA…two different branches of Islam…two different empires, one on the rise one on the wane..
Seriously in the middle east Israel/ Palestine is a bit of a side show…a catalyst but not the main event…the Shia/ Sunni war here on the brew in Iraq will be the big one.
The lines on the map are been re-written…from my perception of things here we are firstly seeing a religious war…but on the back of this is Oil and also not so far down the road water…it would be wrong to think that oil is the driver of this discontent, its simply a means to an end.
And lets throw one other firework into the mix..social networking, instant communication, or if you prefer, instant misinformation…the new hearts and mind tool.
"We are heading towards the end of the holy month of Ramadan and eidh follows…the weather starts to cool in September…the proverbial will start hitting the fan in the next 6 months" basically the words of a work friend who I called in Bagdad today…an Iraqi Shia, whom I respect and call a dear friend…he also told me he plans to move his family to Basrah…there is a food shortage in Baghdad…not because of the trouble up north…but because there are around 1 million new Shia who have moved to fight if ISIS try to attack Bagdhad in force..70% of the 7.5 million population of Baghdad is Shia…and who is arming the Shia…Iran…and who is arming Sunii..Saudia in general…
Hayder told me on the phone that Bagdhad was quiet…only a few bombs this week ( what a way to live ) Hayder also provided me with a VPN for next time the social media gets shut down…LOL…he's a star…
Anyhow, its all messed up…!
Icing on the cake:http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28408926
- Anas Sarwar: on the indyref bus with Labour on the move
Palestine is a ghetto…not unlike Wasaw in 1940 (?) unfortunatelly, poverty supresses education and free thought is lost. We an others created this problem in 47 (?) we suffered from mass guilt over the treatment of jews in the camps…sponsored and still sponsor ( US especially ) a displaced nomadic people in a land we took them back to called Israel…just happened there was already a nomadic people there…the palestinians.
I dare say I would strike out at Israel if I was in Gaza…but I cannot put myself in that mind set…I live on another planet…and I come from a differnt culture…I was not taught from birth to hate Israel, neither were my parents or their parents… the only way to move forward is a two state solution, it has to be a two way peace..education and the end of radicalisation of children…the chances of that given the evolving stage that islam is going through in some quarters is very, slim…education takes investment…maybe if we ( the west) invested the same in Palestine as we do in Israel…peace would find a way (?)
In regards to ISIS here in Iraq…well the extreme elements of sunni militants all went off for jihad in Syria once the US pulled out of here nearly 3 years ago…jumped on the media invented " arab spring" and entered the urban battle fields of Syria…Assad warned of the concequences ( did he not)…anyways, We know what the outcome of a sunni uprising was in Syria…strange it does not get more than a line in a news paper nowadays, yet thousands are dead, millions displaced….ISIS and all of there spin offs are been chased out of Syria…and are now up north and N west of Iraq….killing shia, killing christians…killing moderate sunni.
The majority of the Iraqi army ran off…why ? because they are underpaid and sunni.
The militia ( tribes) run Bagdad and everything south…Shia, 25 million of them, they are the army in Shia Iraq…
Going deeper the water is now finding its own level once again…Back to the days prior to Laurence of Arabia, Gertrude Bell…and Churchills WW1second choice second front ( after Gallipolli) back to the Shia/ sunni / kurd caliphate….back even beyond the Ottoman….Libya is going back to its tribal areas too… as are so many Islamic areas.
We drew all the lines on the map way back when without thinking about the social and cultural implications…our near ancestors have a lot to answer for.
Anyways…back to Gaza…whats going on is terrible…but its far more complex than a few missles…you can't have a one way peace…it has to be a two way peace. I hope for change…but cannot see change…. the planet is going bonkers.
- Darling launching pro-union Tourism Together on Loch Lomond this morning
Well John…extremist actions based on some sort of bastardisation or weird misinterpretation of any religion does nobody any favours…QED
World arm trade is I am affraid outside of my remit…
As for 3 day week…LOL…doubt I will ever be around to see that….
- Anas Sarwar: on the indyref bus with Labour on the move
Errrr? what on earth could be construde as been a reason is beyond me…they are not even targeted at anything other than towns and kibutzz. Hamas ramped up the problem…baited the bull etc…
If criminal acts are a reason to launch rockets at another country…then we best build shelters now.
Just check what is happening to the scum that killed the Israeli lads…and what is happening to the scum that killed the Palestinian lad…one is based on law, the other is based on war !
Normal humans do not launch rockets into a country because of a criminal act caused by a few criminals.
I like everybody else feel Israels is going OTT…but when do they not ? surely by now the Islamic extremists know the reaction that will happen ? their innocents will be caught in the cross fire….do they really care ? the extremists do not care…
Anyhow…we agree the reaction is as ever OTT…what would be an acceptable reaction ? beats me. The world is not such a nice place at the moment…and I cant see it getting any better can you ?
Anyhow…this blog isn't large enough to go into the history of conflict between these two peoples…the cultural differences, religious and otherwise…the socio economics caused by politicians to suppress and manipulate the masses….
Only option is a two state option…until then ( don't hold your breath) the death of innocents will continue…poor people.
Hammas are the scum of the earth…like you say…they are happy to be martyrs…and happy to take innocents with them.
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By Julye Baughman, Capital News Service
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley used his prime-time slot at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday to make the case for Obama's record on jobs and the economy.
The president "is moving America forward, not back," O'Malley repeated, hammering home the Obama campaign's slogan. Five times, he encouraged the crowd to chant along with him and wave their "Forward. Not Back" signs in unison.
"Democratic governors, with the support of our president, are leading their states forward—putting job creation first, balancing budgets, protecting priorities, making the tough decisions, right now, to create jobs and expand opportunity," O'Malley said. "Together with President Obama, we are moving America forward, not back."
A full version of O'Malley's prepared speech can be found to the right of this post.
No other governors are scheduled to speak in primetime, providing Maryland delegates a rare chance to cheer on their home-state governor at the convention.
O'Malley took the fight directly to the Republicans, too, saying, "Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan now say they want to take America back. And so we ask: Back to what? Back to the failed policies that drove us into a deep recession? ... No thank you. I don't want to go back."
Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown said O'Malley did exactly what he needed to do in order to set the stage for the election.
"I thought Governor O'Malley set the right tone and he made it clear that this election is about choice," Brown said.
Brown also was pleased O'Malley highlighted Maryland's successes in the speech and their importance in relation to the national campaign.
"I think there's a very clear contrast. The governor appropriately pointed to successes in Maryland which are based in large part on what the president has been doing on a national level," Brown said.
Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III tweeted about the speech from the Democratic National Convention.
"Great job @governoromalley. Let's move our country forward... Not back. Let's get ready to re-elect President Barack Obama," Baker tweeted.
Others took to their social media too, check out the Storify by Capital News Service with tweets from those amped to hear from O'Malley.
Yvette Lewis, chairwoman of the Maryland Democratic Party, said she was proud of her governor. Lewis said she was so overwhelmed at one point that she couldn't even speak anymore.
"I couldn't even cheer," Lewis said. "I just wanted to sit there and absorb it."
O'Malley's speech came after long day with a packed schedule.
He began the morning by leading the Maryland delegation in the now iconic "Fired up! Ready to go!" chant, popularized by President Barack Obama during his 2008 campaign, and giving a short speech Tuesday morning at a breakfast hosted by Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown.
Tuesday was O'Malley day at the Democratic National Convention—he gave a high-profile convention speech, roused the Maryland delegation, spoke briefly on the floor as a Rules Committee co-chairman and spoke on behalf of his home state at the Democratic Governor's Association panel on the economy.
Shortly after breakfast, O'Malley arrived in the Google tent in uptown Charlotte to participate in the "Growing Our Economy and Investing in Infrastructure" panel featuring other notable participants, including Coca-Cola Co. President and CEO Steve Cahillane, Microsoft Vice President U.S. Public Sector Curt Kolcun and Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer.
The group discussed the importance of spending, job creation and investment in infrastructure in growing our economy, a recurring theme in O'Malley's comments throughout the day.
That afternoon, O'Malley helped the Maryland delegation honor Sargent Shriver, who ran on George McGovern's 1972 ticket, at the Mint Museum in downtown Charlotte before preparing for the night's opening convention session.
When asked what Obama needs to do in order to clinch the election win, O'Malley reverted to his stance on the importance of employment.
"Job growth will help us bring down our deficit, job growth will help us feed our children, job growth is what makes us strong as a country and allows us to educate higher and better levels of every generation," he said.
O'Malley was modest about his not-so-modest role in the convention this week and said he was here solely to support Obama and ensure his re-election. However, political observers say O'Malley may have his eyes on the 2016 presidential race.
"I'm all about the president," O'Malley said. "This is not the Martin O"Malley story, nor frankly, is it the Maryland story. This is about President Obama and the better choices he's making, the choices that are moving us forward."
Patch Editor Sonia Dasgupta contributed to this report.


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Daniel Freedman, Contributor
I write about government and public policy.
According to Romney family lawyers it doesn't matter if Barack Obama was born in Hawaii, Kenya, or even Paris: Because his mother was an American (and not even Donald Trump questions that), he is eligible to be President.
The Romney lawyers investigated this question in the 1960s, when Mitt Romney's father, Governor George Romney of Michigan, was vying for the Republican presidential nomination. George Romney had been born in a Mormon colony in Chihuahua, Mexico, as his grandfather moved there with his wives in the 1880s after polygamy was outlawed in the U.S.
While some opponents nicknamed him "Chihuahua George," his suitability for the highest office because of his birth was never seriously challenged. The reason his campaign faltered was because of his shift in position on the Vietnam War: He went from being a supporter to opposing it, infamously claiming to have been "brainwashed" by military officials. After that Richard Nixon's lead in the polls more than doubled.
Article II of the U.S. Constitution states that "No person except a natural born citizen … shall be eligible to the Office of President," and so the question is: Does natural born citizen mean born a citizen or born in the U.S.? The Founding Fathers were of course aware of both jus soli (birthright citizenship) and jus sanguinis (citizenship through parentage), but deliberately wrote "natural born" rather than something like "born on U.S. soil," arguably to include children born to U.S parents outside the country.
The first Congress of the United States (which included many of the Founders) furthered this interpretation, when, in 1790, they passed the Immigration and Naturalization Act, stating that: "The children of citizens of the United States that may be born beyond the sea, or outside the limits of the United States, shall be considered as natural-born citizens of the United States." (In 1795 Congress however passed a new act stating that: "… the children of citizens of the United States born out of the limits and jurisdiction of the United States, shall be considered as citizens of the United States.")
Originally the passing of citizenship to children only applied through one's father, which is why George Romney (born 1907 in Mexico to an American father) was automatically a U.S. citizen, while Winston Churchill (born 1874 in England to an American mother) wasn't. Only in 1934 did Congress change the law so that citizenship automatically passed through one's mother as well.
A few years ago, while writing an article on the subject, I consulted several top constitutional lawyers on whether someone born a U.S. citizen but outside the country could run for the presidency. I got three different answers. James Ho, a Dallas-based constitutional lawyer (who recently served as Solicitor General of Texas), told me that the "bottom line is that there is no 100% right answer of what natural born citizen means," but said he thought that place of birth is the dominant view.
Mark Tushnet, a Harvard Law School professor, however, took the Romney family line, and said that natural born should be interpreted as having a "fairly strong connection to the territory of the United States," and therefore children of citizens born abroad "probably ought to be treated as natural born citizens."
The third view was taken by Vikram Amar, a law professor at the University of California. He felt that "natural born means citizen at the moment of birth," and so it depends what Congress decides it means. (This view he thought was the "majority opinion among jurists.") According to this approach Congress could tomorrow make every single illegal immigrant a natural born citizen (don't tell Lou Dobbs), and of course it could restrict who is natural born too. This view, like the previous one, supports the Romney family line.
It's only an extreme portion of the population that doesn't believe Obama was born in the U.S., and this question isn't really relevant to him. It does show, however, how far removed from reality the so called "birthers" (the name given to people who question Obama's birth), and supporters like Donald Trump, are. On their website they claim (in bold letters): "We seek strict adherence to the Constitution of the United States of America, regardless to the momentary passions of the body politic." A closer look at the constitution may reveal that they're the ones with the momentary passions.
Daniel Freedman is the director of strategy and policy analysis at The Soufan Group, a strategic intelligence consultancy. His writings can be found at www.dfreedman.org. He writes a fortnightly column for Forbes.com.
Wrong. It absolutely does matter where Obama was born. His father was not an American and his mother was too young at the time to confer citizenship (if he was born in another country) according to US Nationality law at the time:
"A child born abroad on or after December 24, 1952 and before November 14, 1986 to one U.S. citizen parent and one non-citizen parent can acquire U.S. citizenship at birth if the U.S. citizen parent can demonstrate that he or she was physically present in the United States for a minimum of ten years, at least five of which were after the age of fourteen, prior to the birth of the child."
Five years after the age of fourteen is nineteen which means that Obama's mother must have been nineteen at the time of his birth to confer US citizenship, if Obama was born outside the US. This is why we MUST see the best evidence of his birth – the long form birth certificate – for proof of his birth in the US and therefore his citizenship and natural born status.
You and Romney's lawyers have just been lectured by a birther who knows a hell of a lot more about this issue than any of you, obviously. I recommend that you know what you're talking about before you insult an entire group of people. We're defending the constitution and we'll continue to defend it regardless your relentless, ignorant attacks.
Romney to Trump?
Would be more appropriate to say Romney family lawyers to Trump, or even your view of Romney family lawyers to Trump. Romney has made no statement, and as far as I can tell, his father's attorneys have not either.
Birthers are not, as you say, extreme. They simply feel they have a right to the one entitlement that is denied to most Americans, the truth! Most evidence right now points to exactly what Trump is saying, that Obama was rushed into the United States following his birth so he could claim US citizenship, but has no birth certificate. Ask the Democrat Governor of Hawaii, Abercrombie, how his search for the certificate has gone. There is none.
Other legal opinions and articles have shown that there is an issue if Obama is not a natural born citizen. Are you even an attorney, or is this just your opinion?
Romney rightfully calls Tea Partiers patriots, and Birthers are at least a segment of that population. In fact, he said before the 2010 election that, "We are all Tea Partiers now."
The sentiment for our Constitution and against the Europeanization of America continues, regardless of how Obama may demonize our most patriotic citizens.
Maybe Birthers and Tea Partiers would let him slide if there was any real evidence that the President actually loves this country.
In the meantime, give us a Romney or a Trump. Our economy needs Mitt.
Dumbbunny. You know, liberal Obama butt kissers really should read the law instead of trying to smear people who question Obama regards his birth certificate. It's NOT 'enough' for him to be a natural born US citizen simply because his mammy was a US citizen. The law AT THE TIME of his birth required her to have been in the US for 5 years AFTER her own 14th birthday to pass on citizenship to him. She was only 18 when she gave birth, so it DOES matter where he was whelped. Check it out yourself, dumb bunnies from an official US Government website:
perhaps even you can grasp the following:
"Child born in wedlock to one U.S. citizen parent and one non-U.S. Citizen parent between December 24, 1952 and November 13, 1986: A child born outside of the United States to one U.S. Citizen parent and one non-U.S. Citizen parent, may be entitled to citizenship providing the U.S. Citizen parent had, prior to the birth of the child, been physically present in the United States for a period of ten years, at least five years of which were after s/he reached the age of fourteen." In other words, if he wasn't dropped on US soil, he isn't a 'natural born' citizen. And frankly, how is it he managed to attend an Indonesian school at the time foreigners weren't allowed? Step daddy and commie mom renounce his claims to citizenship for him? Did he apply to Occidental and other colleges as a foreign national? Would be nice to know if Zero hadn't put a lockdown on such information from his first day in office. Some 'reporter' you are. Can't even get the simple facts right. IF you're such a genius about Obama, I'm sure you'll be able to tell us WHICH HOSPITAL he was delivered in. So far, no US hospital has claimed him. Nor has anyone claimed he was 'born at home.'
I'm confused. The article indicates that "Romney family lawyers" have said (or perhaps written — it isn't clear) that President Obama doesn't need a birth certificate, and then fails to identify a single "Romney family lawyer" by name. Where are your sources? Who are these "family lawyers? Do they have names? Do they even exist? What's going on here? This is a poorly written opinion piece parading as news. It is unethical to fabricate unamed sources. The editors at Forbes should be as ashamed as this writer to release such a falsehood. Forbes cannot be considered to be a trusted source for news when it stoops to release such unfounded drivel. Your readers deserve better.
Simply astounding that someone this ignorant & easily mislead is not only provided access to a keyboard but is permitted to publish this rubbish is it has any resemblance to truth Hey, "Freedman" got an education before you go spreading this disgusting tripe. I see a previous WELL-INFORMED "commenter" has sought to set you straight re contemporaneous naturalization law circa 1961 and it's applicability in this case. You are not clever enough to deliberately delete, for obfuscatory purposes, ARTICLE II's "Sunset Clause" so its omission is just more proof of your colossal state of ignorance. A bit of advise for our young little blogger–do a bit of thinking of your own — less consultation with a cadre of puffed up "experts"
U.S. Congressman, abolitionist, "Father of the 14th Amendment" John Bingham, confirms understanding & construction Framers used re birthright & jurisdiction House of Representatives March 9 1866:
"I find no fault with the introductory clause which is simply declaratory of what is written in the Constitution, that EVERY HUMAN BEING BORN within the jurisdiction of the United States OF PARENTS NOT OWING ALLEGIANCE TO ANY FOREIGN SOVEREIGNTY IS,in the language of your Constitution itself,A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN"
The Certificate of Live Birth is the only document that will prove Obama is a native born citizen.
Notice I said native born citizen because Obama can never be defined as a natural born citizen.
Obama's father was Kenyan a Subject of Great Britain he never became a U.S. citizen.
At birth Obama was a Dual National.
The U.S. State Dept. defines a Dual National as a person who has Divided Allegiance.
At birth is the keyword here, you only acquire natural born citizen status at birth.
A Dual National at birth cannot be defined as a natural born citizen.
The Framers of the U.S. Constitution feared people with Divided Allegiance and did not want such a person to become President hence the natural born citizen clause.
Thanks for your insight, Mr. Freedman. Could you discuss legal opinions regarding the validity of the candidacy of a US "natural born citizen" under these conditions also putatively at issue: if he or she was adopted by a foreign national & never reclaimed US citizenship at age 18 as required by law. Secondly, how would a potential candidate's validity be affected if the candidate's only US born parent renounced their own US citizenship when required to do so by the country of their foreign born spouse when the candidate was still a minor? Thirdly, would the holding & use of a foreign passport affect his validity? And lastly, would a US "natural born citizen" who had lived for a time in a foreign nation & who entered a US college fraudulently as a foreign student in order to benefit from possible grants, scholarships or beneficial admission standards or entrance quotas still be eligible if the fraudulent receipt of funds constituted a felony?
"Obama Doesn't Need a Birth Certificate"…next you will be saying that he does not need citizenship either to be President. Since the President will not show his long-form birth certificate, his followers are now saying that he doesn't even need a birth certificate. In a court of law, that is admission of guilt. One would expect a higher standard of advocacy from Forbes.
"It's only an extreme portion of the population that doesn't believe Obama was born in the U.S." Really? How do you know he was born in the U.S.?
I would like to ask Tushnet whether Obama's dual citizenship at birth, which mathematically would equate to 50/50 allegiance, would qualify as "fairly strong." Somehow I don't think the Constitution's framers envisioned divided allegiance as "strong enough" for the CIC.
Also, it appears that Tushnet mistakes "connection to the territory" for the actual wording in the 14th amendment of "subject to the jurisdiction." John Bingham, the framer of the 14th, explained that this phrase meant "allegiance" and is quoted as saying that children born in the US of "parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty are natural born citizens."
Understandably, then, "birthers" object much more to the idea of Obama's divided allegiance at birth, and possibly his use of foreign citizenship later in his life either on college applications or a passport, than a foreign birthplace. In the words of Vattel, "… in order to be of the country, it is necessary that a person be born of a father who is a citizen; for, if he is born there of a foreigner, it will be only the place of his birth, and not his country."
I suppose, though, that it makes for much easier research and sensational editorial writing to assume that all birthers are stupid or racist and that they all believe that Obama was not born in Hawaii. This approach of the mainstream media has also made it easy for Obama, as he continues to withhold his documentation, to deftly avoid the subject of the true meaning of "natural born." Mr. Freedman should note that Obama's own campaign website called Obama a "native citizen," and never the Constitutional term "natural born." Obama was, after all, a professor of Constitutional Law.
Come on, isn't it obvious that this is just a publicity stunt by Trump? I like the guy and would vote for him over Obama, but don't take this birth certificate thing seriously.
speaking of "puffed up"…did you use enough "monosyllabic" words to feel better about yourself, or what? I mean really, that wasn't subtle AT ALL! I can almost picture you with a thesaurus looking for one more big one to toss in there. What's funny, is that the Justin501 made a valid, well-constructed, well-delivered, and fact-containing point. Then everyone jumped on the "I'm smart and angry" bandwagon, until it get's to you; by now, no one remembers the valid point anymore. Good job, man. Good job.
Great piece, I really enjoyed this article. It's refreshing to finally see some kind of research – and common sense – applied to the issue of President Obama's citizenship.
Resolution 511
Senate Proves Obama Is Ineligible
definition : The natives, or natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of [ parentS ] who are citizenS .
Congress tried to settle McCains Natural Born status by passing a resolution…. In doing so they, have proven Obama is ineligible to be POTUS. High lighted about 15 times parentS or citizenS
[plural ]
(both parentS must be citizenS of the U.S.)
Obama Sr. was not.
They removed the orginal wording of Resolution 511… but we have it. :http://prowlland.wordpress.com/2008/12/23/senate-proves-obama-is-ineligible/
Hi prowlland, I find your post very interesting. Who is the "they" that you're referring to? (Congress?) If so, did they not have the constiutiional right to change the wording? Just curious.
Let's just call ballyhoo what it is and get on to solving serious problems shall we.
How can we get on to solving any problems if we don't follow the rule of law, particularly in regards to whether this guy is a natural born citizen according to the constitution and has a God given natural right to call this country his own country, thus having a natural basis to act in its interests vs being usurper who is intentionally destroying the country in order to bring it into slavery and oppression? If the head of the train is intentionally headed over a cliff, what good does it do to make decisions in the train when it is being determined by the locomotive that all those decisions are headed to the same end.. destruction?
A misleading headline tied to an article with a major hole in it (the age and residence requirements for a mother to pass US citizenship to a child in 1961) make this article mostly useless except to remind us that there was a debate (mostly scholarly) over a historical presidential candidate's eligibility.
I would add that Barack Obama Sr. had a wife in Kenya when he married Stanley Ann Dunham in Hawaii. If the state of Hawaii recognized that Kenyan marriage, then the Obama-Dunham marriage was bigamous, and null and void from the start. If it turns out that Dunham was not married, the President Obama would have been born a citizen, no matter where he was born.
Of course, Barack Obama was born in Hawaii; we have seen his birth certificate.
I think it's a serious issue, because his place of birth should be verified – or his eligibilty to assume the office of president should be verified – and I don't know if it has been or not. I emailed Sen. Levin about 2 wks ago asking him if there was a verification system in place to make sure that the presidential candidates are eligible to assume office, and he hasn't replied back. I'm just trying to find out what's going on, that's all.
I agree, the headline is misleading.
I urge those reading this and those who are pursuing the truth to avoid "battlefield myopia" and not merely cling to the existence or lack thereof of the long form, authenticated birth certificate. The issue is much greater than the birth certificate or where Obama was physically born, as he could have been born in the Lincoln bedroom during the Kennedy administration and still be ineligible to hold the office of president under Article II, Section I, Clause 5 of the United States Constitution. Our founders determined that Clearly then, the place of Obama's birth is merely one concern, while the citizen aspect of his parents remains another.
I have added the following to the original article for clarification.
If you access Article II, Section I, Clause 5 of the United States Constitution; you will not discover the phrase: "future presidents must be born to two parents who are both U.S. citizens". You will see the term "natural born citizen". The content and intent of the Constitution are clear. The Founders did not use the word "citizen" but the term "natural born citizen" to describe eligibility for the Presidency. The authors of the Constitution no doubt based their understanding of the term "natural born citizen," on the 1758 book "The Law of Nations" written by Swiss philosopher and diplomat Emerich de Vattel, who wrote:
"The citizens are the members of the civil society; bound to this society by certain duties, and subject to its authority, they equally participate in its advantages. The natives, or natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens. As the society cannot exist and perpetuate itself otherwise than by the children of the citizens, those children naturally follow the condition of their fathers, and succeed to all their rights. The society is supposed to desire this, in consequence of what it owes to its own preservation; and it is presumed, as matter of course, that each citizen, on entering into society, reserves to his children the right of becoming members of it. The country of the fathers is therefore that of the children; and these become true citizens merely by their tacit consent. We shall soon see whether, on their coming to the years of discretion, they may renounce their right, and what they owe to the society in which they were born. I say, that, in order to be of the country, it is necessary that a person be born of a father who is a citizen; for, if he is born there of a foreigner, it will be only the place of his birth, and not his country." Ref: "§ 212. Of the citizens and naturals.
In the early days of our country, it was specifically designed to prevent a British usurper from gaining office and undermining American independence.
Accordingly, Barack Obama is a priori ineligible. In that regard, it does not matter where he was born or if we ever see a real birth certificate.
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Donal Trump is broke and he is annoying to the top. He is trying to get himself wealthy, he is worth right now less than 500,000 million dollars. This is a fact.
Who are these so-called Republicans who want to vote for Romney? As far as I can tell, he ought to be a Democrat. Maybe he is a social conservative, but when he and his ilk have bankrupted us, will any of that matter?
As far as Obama, do we the American people not have the right to get the most BASIC information about him prior to trusting him with secrets most of us will never, ever, ever be privy to? I provided my birth certificate to get my drivers license. Is asking him for his prior to making him the most powerful man on Earth–elected man, at any rate–that unreasonable?
The issue is really quite basic, and Romney, here, shows himself utterly out of touch with us unwashed, voting, activist masses.
500,000 million dollars, huh?
That would translate to 500 TRILLION dollars, so yes, I think it's safe to say that "The Donald" is worth less than that. ;o)
Even the most liberal version, NBS passes thru the mother, the law at the time Obama was born stated that for citizenship to pass from only one parent, the mom in this case, she had to be a citizen for at least 5 years from the time she was 14 years old. Unfortunately for the Usurper-In_Chief, she was only 18 at the time of his birth. So she hadn't been a citizen for at least 5 years from her 14th birthday. If you are going to do ANY research (unlike most liberals) you have to spend more than 5 minutes doing it.
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT MINOR V. HAPPERSETT: "…it was never doubted that all children born in a country of parent[s] who were its citizen[s] became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also. These were natives or natural-born citizens, as distinguished from aliens or foreigners."
Do you not see the "citizen[s]" (plural) in the 1790 act and 1795 act in you own article?
and one more thing, Article 2 Section 1 Clause 5 states a natural born [C]itizen not [c]itizen. It is CAPITALIZED because it is an actual individual, a person.
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT MINOR V. HAPPERSETT: "…it was never doubted that all children born in a country of parent[s] who were its citizen[s] became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also. These were natives or natural-born citizens, as distinguished from aliens or foreigners."
Do you not see the "citizen[s]" (plural) in the 1790 act and 1795 act in you own article?
and one more thing, Article 2 Section 1 Clause 5 states a natural born [C]itizen not [c]itizen. It is CAPITALIZED because it is an actual individual, a person.
Natural Born Citizen has been defined!
John Bingham (congressman) in the late 1800′s said on the house floor, more than once, that a Natural Born Citizen is one born "of parents" who are US Citizens and whom owe "no allegiance" to any other country. Every time Bingham defined Natural Born Citizen on the house floor, not a single congressman objected to his statement. This is fact and is documented.
Obama is not a Natural Born Citizen on two counts even if he was born in Hawaii.
1) His father was never a US Citizen
2) Obama's father owed allegiance to another country which subsequentially made Obama owe allegiance to England through the English Nationality act of 1948. Obama himself actually had dual allegiance at birth as well. This was without a doubt what the framers of our constitution did now want having fought a war for independence. Also, remember the requirements for president, it all says "unless you were there at the time of the signing of the constitution", because the framers were mostly born in Europe of non US Citizens but where hugely for america and thus wanted to be able to run if the so wished.
Interestingly enough, John Bingham would know a thing or two about citizenship. He was the father of the 14th Ammendment.
Read Leo Donofrio's website. Look him up. Legal community is following him as he has performed extensive research into the truth.
I should add, it has now come out that Obama is using a social security number that was originally assigned (1970′s) to a person whom was born in 1890. Additionally, this social security number was issued in Connecticut.
1) Social Security numbers are not re-used or re-issued. Go to social security gov site to see for yourself.
2)Social Security numbers are issued in the state that you reside.
Obama's Problem
1) Has someone elses social security number
2) Never lived nor did any of his family members live in Connecticut.
3)Someone that has an immigration issue tries to attain legal status by acquiring a dead persons social security number.
Between the Birth Certificate and now the social security number there is enough evidence to suggest that fraud has likely happened. There is no getting around this.
It needs to be investigated by the house, senate, cia, secret service, fbi, etc. You can't have a broken chain of command let alone a perception of a broken chain of command. Retired Generals have come out and said there is a broken chain of command in our military. That is scary stuff more so when nuclear weapons are involved.
I'd say it is worth a look. The facts are staring people in the face. I think people are so shocked that this has happened they want to believe it is all a lie. Problem is, Facts Don't Lie!
Daniel Freedman, you could be the next Woodard and Bernstein. They made a career on Nixon, you could make one on Obama. But you have to let go of your feelings and use your head.
I see a problem in your reporting
Immigration and Naturalization Act you stated was signed in 1790. According to my quick research, this never happened until 1952. Also, you used Natural Born Citizens. Natural Born Citizens is only stated in the requirment for President and Vice President. It is not in the 14th ammendment as that only states citizens.
Your use of natural born citizen and the qoutes given by people pretty clearly states you talked to people that can't even make the simple distinction between Natural Born Citizen and Citizen.
You can be born in the White House Oval office and not necessarily be a Natural Born Citizen. You need two parents whom are both US Citizens and have no allegiance to any other country. Again, defined by John Bigham, supported by the framers original thinking which was influeced by Vittal's Law of Nations.
You can talk (spin it) all you want but these are the facts.
I am responding, not because I read your post, but because when searching on google I saw your line, "so it DOES matter where he was whelped".
O.K. You want to waste your time on this unproductive exercise to prove some conspiracy theory in which you claim your duly elected President is not your President, but some Anti-American Muslim socialist Mau Mau. Fine. But why do you have to be so nasty and mean spirted so much of the time. Why do you have to use degrading dehumanizing terms like whelp. Why so denigrating?
What happened to you to make you operate on this hateful hurtful level? Or what didn't happen that, despite an adult vocabulary, kept you stuck in this 3rd grade 'rank-out' mentality. Perhaps you weren't breast fed as a baby? Or should I say "Perhaps you when your litter was whelped you didn't get a teat to suckle?"
As a guidance counselor I am having a hard time teaching kids 'caring' when so many adults these days aren't. My lesson this month is respect – I think I'll bring in your post for the elementary school kids to discuss.
Wrong, Wrong, Wrong.
It is "of parents" & "of Citizens".
There is no singular, it takes 2 for a child to be born.
What you are saying is that Osama Bin Laden could impregnate an American woman and that child could become president of the united states. Wrong, Wrong, Wrong.
There are many problems with your previous comment. First of all, you left out the caveat right after your quote that says "…Provided, That the right of citizenship shall not descend to persons whose fathers have never been resident in the United States."
Was Obama's father legally considered a "resident in the United States" when Obama was born? Probably not but maybe so. Secondly, your quote refers to the "children of citizens". This likely means that both parents must have been citizens but it's certainly possibly that it could've only meant one.
Thirdly, you're referring to the United States' first immigration law in 1790 which has apparently been superceded many times since then by other immigration law, including the law that was in place at the time of Obama's birth which stated that his mother must have been 19 at the time of his birth to confer citizenship. She was only 18. You cannot ignore this. It absolutely matters where Obama was born.
Donald Trump is a douche. Where is his birth certificate anyway? It is sad to learn that the politicians in America have low education. We are supposed to tackle economy, health etc not attacking each other to get ahead. Donald Trump is flat broke. In order to hide it, he is trying to destroy Obama
If you had done any research before posting you'd know Trump had no problem releasing his birth certificate. And guess what, unlike Obama's it wasn't forged, and unlike Obama, he didn't let an HONORABLE and EXEMPLARY military soldier and doctor (Dr Terry Lakin) get thrown in jail and lose his pension via dishonorable discharge because Obama/Barry Sotero etc refused to release his documentation to prove he's natural born. If a good person in your company was about to be arrested because of a mix up in your records, and you could clear them by just showing documentation needed, what would you do? What kind of person would do this to a good soldier? AND THEN release a forged document months later not to clear Lakin, but in order to try to derail a book (Where's the Birth Certificate) that was coming out and documented much of his fraud?
"according to US Nationality law at the time."
Jusitn, Johnon, you are incorrect and don't understand this area of law in the U.S.. Go to findlaw and/or lexis. You will see US courts consistently and uniformly apply current law if it wider when it comes to citizenship law in such tests. Certainly the case for McCain who it was long ago was discovered incorrectly had stated in early house campaign literature that he was born in the Canal Zone, when in fact he was born outside the canal zone and not in US jurisdiction. The law on this was changed after his birth and was retroactively applied.
Also it seems the test of where he was born is moot as the Certificate of Live birth has never been questioned in an case in the US (again findlaw).
You're wrong, kdl2a. Even the US State Dept website clearly states that it's based upon the law that was in place at the time a person was born:
"A child born abroad to one U.S. citizen parent and one alien parent acquires U.S. citizenship at birth under Section 301(g) of the INA provided the U.S. citizen parent was physically present in the United States or one of its outlying possessions for the time period required by the law applicable at the time of the child's birth. (For birth on or after November 14, 1986, a period of five years physical presence, two after the age of fourteen, is required. For birth between December 24, 1952 and November 13, 1986, a period of ten years, five after the age of fourteen, is required for physical presence in the United States or one of its outlying possessions to transmit U.S. citizenship to the child.)"
Source: http://travel.state.gov/law/citizenship/citizenship_5199.html
You're wrong, kdl2a. Even the US State Dept website clearly states that it's based upon the law that was in place at the time a person was born:
"A child born abroad to one U.S. citizen parent and one alien parent acquires U.S. citizenship at birth under Section 301(g) of the INA provided the U.S. citizen parent was physically present in the United States or one of its outlying possessions for the time period required by the law applicable at the time of the child's birth. (For birth on or after November 14, 1986, a period of five years physical presence, two after the age of fourteen, is required. For birth between December 24, 1952 and November 13, 1986, a period of ten years, five after the age of fourteen, is required for physical presence in the United States or one of its outlying possessions to transmit U.S. citizenship to the child.)"
Source: http://travel.state.gov/law/citizenship/citizenship_5199.html
To your points
Trump showed his birth certificate.
Trump is not broke at all, that obvious.
It is funny how you liberals ALWAYS resort to name calling. It is sad that you don't use logic, common sense, or your mind. Instead liberals always feel their way. The rest of us use our heads.
There is overwhelming evidence from the medical community that liberalism is a mental disorder. You should see your doctor about what he can do for you. Obamacare won't cover this but if you want a sex change it will cover that, so maybe you should look into that.
If setting in a court room the fore fathers had to vote on if Obama is a natural citizen or not… Would they vote him as a natural born citizen or not?
An american born father
An american born mother
= a natural citizen regardless of where they were traveling when their child is born.
If Obama was born in Kenya, but the Hawai certificate is fabricated… Even though his mother was a us citizen and his father was a Kenyan citizen… Is there a Kenyan birth certificate? The father and mother made a decicison at birth of his citizenship…
At least Romney understands the issue. You don't have to be born on American soil to be a "natural born citizen". The child of an American citizen is a "natural born citizen" irregardless of where he/she was born. These birthers are frothing at the mouth over a red herring.
You need clarification for #2, The child of a citizen.
The US citizen parent must have resided in the US for a total of ten (10) years prior to the birth of the child, with five (5) of the years after the age of 14. Having been only 18 years of age when Stanley Ann gave birth, US citizenship would NOT be passed on if Obama was born outside of the United States.
Give it a couple of years and Arnold will be legally able to run for President. Who knows, maybe even Mikhail Gorbachev mom was born in Hawaii.
I feel that if Obama was white then this would not be an issue. The issue here is cloaked racism. Here you have a white underage girl doing it with a black foreign guy. 18 when the baby was born. Was she 17 when she got pregnant?
I get a distinct impression that the Tea Partiers are a bunch of racists. Why aren't they worried about Farm Subsidies? Those are welfare. How about our bloated military that under common sense should be cut by 90%. If these guys were real libertarians they would be demanded a 'defensive' military and hence closure of bases all over the world and a 90% defense spending cut. But as Obama said. All they care about is his birth certificate.
Not all Tea Partiers are libertarians, it's mixed with republicans and democrats as well, and this is not about race. It's about the Constitution as far as it addresses the eligibility of the president making sure we know who the guy is and has a God given natural interest to defend, lead, and protect HIS country.. not be a usurper set out to destroy the country. And it WAS an issue for McCain as he was sued over this very issue, regarding whether he was a natural born citizen, and Obama signed a bill to approve him BECAUSE BOTH of his parents were US citizens. This was a distraction as your posts are from the main issue.. WHY was Obama/Barry Sotero/Soebarka/Harrison J. Bounel NOT vetted? WHY does Obama have several social security numbers? WHY has he spent over a million in legal fees to keep his records sealed? WHY is the media covering this up? WHY does no one have the courage to make sure this guy gets held accountable, and get arrested and tried for fraud along with those complicit in this fraud (those in the media, the supreme court, congress etc)?
If racism is the reason, then why was McCain questioned as well? I find your argument quite low and far from realism. He has a white side as well. Also, after noticing your posting date, I have realized this idea of yours has been fed by other sites and posts circulating from mostly liberal sources about racism. The same point was on the Yahoo! homepage this morning, big and bold in an attempt to feed more lies and nonsense to our starving country. I bet racism wasn't thought of 3 years or even 2 months ago, but the moment it's brought up and defends your love for Obama, you'll believe it and spread it regardless of how absurd and desperate it is. I understand the "birth certificate (or the "piece of paper" as I call it) was released today, but that does not mean I believe it. Two and a half years in office and three years of speculation on his citizenship should not just be coming out. If he really has nothing to worry about and has had the document the whole time, why was it not released when questions first arose? The issue could have been put asleep a long ago. But now, Americans will question it even more. This will never be resolved as long as he holds office because of his power, but one day, the truth will be revealed.
This has got out of hand people. The President has released his birth cert. End of story.
In fact, Trump should apologise. Then end of story.
Please explain. Why wasn't the President's mother a US citizen between 0 and 14?
All those people that question Obama's birth because they think he was 'born in Kenya' are seriously deluded. These are likely the same people who voted for McCain in 2008 – a guy who was born in the Panama Canal Zone and not on U.S soil. What logic do you suppose they use to dismiss McCain's birth location, and not Obama's?
Holy crap… you truly believe this stuff….
The only thing staring you in the face is you are a lemming…
There are important issues going on in the world…Get a life and become a useful part of society…
Birthers are indeed extreme. They are not interested in the truth. They are only interested in spreading racism.
"Oh no! He is brown! He must be an evil foreign Muslim set on destroying America!"
Even if Tea Partiers were generally patriots (which they aren't), that still wouldn't mean that all of them are. Birthers are simply racist traitors.
Birthers wouldn't know "truth" if it was glued to their faces.
Anyone with a brain knows he was born in the US. He has shown his papers, and newspapers at the time carried a notice about his birth (as was common, as it was not because there was anything special about it).
Name any respected experts who have actually said that live certificate of birth, rather the digital copy is NOT forged? All the ones referenced say it was either very troubling or an obvious fraud. Oh and by the way the guy who created the certificates/certifications came out a few weeks ago and admitted he created them
The difference between questioning Obama and questioning McCain is that the McCain issue was settled early on, while the racists are still whining about Obama.
It's obviously racism when it's only because "he's brown."
The truth has already been revealed. The racists simply refuse to accept simple facts.
Typical liberal, when the facts kill your argument go to the "race card." Well, I am white, I was never raised a racist, I attended school in at least a 50-50 segregated school, have several black relatives, I could go on….SO, don't use the racist card with me! I don't care about his color, I care about his given to lying! Facts are facts and cannot be changed, he has produced fraudulent documents and asked that we just accept them like every other lie he has told.
The Senate passed a resolution concerning McCain why didn't they do the same for Obama, who has cases before the courts questioning his eligibility at the time? That is another FACT.
Yet another article from the liberal socialist media propaganda machine that puts my eyes into perpetual roll. The author conveniently edited out the surrounding part of the natural born section of the Constitution which makes a distinction between a US CITIZEN and a NATURAL BORN CITIZEN.
Section 1 of Article Two ACTUALLY says IN CONTEXT: 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.
So it was not enough to just be a us citizen, one had to be a natural born citizen, which was more specific and a subset of citizenship in the us. The only way to make sure a foreigner, such as from Brittan who would have allegiance to foreign powers could not be president was to make sure natural birthrights were passed on from parents PLURAL to their child, and they be born on us soil. Obama signed off on a bill that approved of McCains natural born citizenship which stated that because both his parents were us citizens and he was born on us soil, the military base in the Panama canal, he was a natural born citizen. Unless the person was BOTH born on US soil and had BOTH parents as us citizens, they could be subject to foreign powers as a dual citizen. As such this would not be their sole country, they would have divided allegiance, would be open to bribery, and could usurp the position and act against its interests because there would be no natural belonging to the country they would have sworn to lead, defend and protect.
Apart from the fact that John Bingham and Vattel who wrote Law of Nations, a resource the founding fathers referenced in regards to law defined a natural born citizen as having BOTH parents be us citizens, what the author seems to miss is that not only was Obamas father not a us citizen but a citizen of Kenya which back then as a British colony, but his mother was a year or two too young to confer citizenship. So no matter which way one wants to go, through his fathers citizenship rights or his mothers, Obama was not and could never be a us citizen, therefore cannot be eligible to be president of the United States. I think those in the media are fully aware of this and are either too cowardly, are being threatened to not address the truth of this issue for fear of retaliation, or are for the implosion of the US via the destruction of the economy (due to debt and government dependence ala the Communist Manifesto) as well as the minds and souls of its citizens.
Not to mention the guy has many different aliases, Barry Sotero, Harrison J. Bounel, Soebarka etc, has used many different Social Security numbers, the one which he now has belongs to a dead person that would be 120 or so years of age and lives in Connecticut, it doesn't matter which way one looks at him, the guy, his administration, and the media are complicit in the kind of fraud that the US has never seen. WAKE UP AMERICA! The fox has been in the hen house for a while now! WHO REALLY IS THIS GUY? WHO REALLY PUT HIM HERE? WHY IS THE MEDIA SILENT ABOUT THIS? PLEASE do your research before it's too late.
This article not only shows the ignorance of the writer but also many lawyers, as well as, Mr. Romeny! As to the lawyers, they should be well aware of judicial "precedent," if not Google it and learn. The Supreme Court has ruled on this case and no lower court can change it. Nor can Congress, if there is to be a change in the Constitution it is to be done by the procedures set forth.
May you both go and read the 1875 ruling by the court in Minor v. Happersett. I quote:
"The Constitution does not, in words, say who shall be natural-born citizens. Resort must be had elsewhere to ascertain that. At common-law, with the nomenclature of which the framers of the Constitution were familiar, it was never doubted that all children born in a country of parents who were its citizens became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also. These were natives, or natural-born citizens, as distinguished from aliens or foreigners. Some authorities go further and include as citizens children born within the jurisdiction without reference to the citizenship of their [88 U.S. 162, 168] parents. As to this class there have been doubts, but never as to the first. For the purposes of this case it is not necessary to solve these doubts. It is sufficient for everything we have now to consider that all children born of citizen parents within the jurisdiction are themselves citizens. The words 'all children' are certainly as comprehensive, when used in this connection, as 'all persons,' and if females are included in the last they must be in the first. That they are included in the last is not denied. In fact the whole argument of the plaintiffs proceeds upon that idea." And further they stated: "The fourteenth amendment did not affect the citizenship of women any more than it did of men. In this particular, therefore, the rights of Mrs. Minor do not depend upon the amendment. She has always been a citizen from her birth, and entitled to all the privileges and immunities of citizenship. The amendment prohibited the State, of which she is a citizen, from abridging any of her privileges and immunities as a citizen of the United States; but it did not confer citizenship on her. That she had before its adoption."
So, you can see, the court has defined the term "natural born citizen" to be "all children born in a country of parents who were its citizens became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also. These were natives, or natural-born citizens,". They did not approach the 14th amendment because the person already had citizenship due to her "natural born citizen-"ship status.
My question to you is "What is reality, now?"
My suggestion to Mr. Romney is: now, either admit you were wrong and hope the people will forgive you or withdraw from the race and learn what you are talking about before opening you mouth.
If I jumped the gun and these were no Mr. Romney's words, I apologize to Mr. Romney..
Wow, dann, you sure know how to spam…
George Wilken Romney was born under Act XXII of Congress passed on February 10, 1855.
"1-That persons heretofore born, or hereafter born, out of the limits and jurisdiction of the United States, whose fathers were, or shall be at the time of their birth, citizens of the United States, shall be deemed and considered, and are hereby declared, to be citizens of the United States: Provided, however, That the rights of citizenship shall not descend to persons whose fathers never resided in the United States.
"2-And be it further enacted, That any woman who might lawfully be naturalized under the existing laws, married, or who shall be married to a citizen of the United States, shall be deemed and taken to be a citizen.
- Obama's father was a British citizen, domiciled in Kenya.
- Obama Sr, was in the US on a student visa under the USA/British Treaty, signed in 1951 by President Truman.
- The treaty then attached the 1948 British Nationality Act (Part II Section 5(a)) to Obama Jr, at birth, making him a dual citizen US/UK.
- Obama Jr was born a dual citizen ((USA)+ (US) + (UK)), however the US Constitution Article 2, Section 1, Clause 5 requires a natural born citizen ((USA) + (US) + (US)).
- Obama's websites used propaganda and lies to mislead the public, because nothing that happens after the birth alters the citizenship defined by the circumstances at the moment of birth.
– Circumstances of birth are a constant which cannot be altered.
- Barack Hussein Obama II, was born a dual-national and therefore never was a natural born citizen, and cannot ever be blessed or converted into a natural born citizen.
- He is not constitutionally eligible to be a US President.
Read these documents:
Be a "relator" and tell your State Governor.Bring Obama down or sue the governor for misprision of felony.
Mara Zebest has written over 20 books on ADOBE software and Karl Denninger has been used in court to verify documents authenticity- The unwaveringly declare the birth certificate (PDF) Obama released on April 27th is a "CUT & PASTE-COMPUTER CREATED COMPOSIT FORGERY" Obama's father was never a US citizen so Obama has allegeance to 2 different countries- this alone should have disqualified him to run- but the powerful democratic machine bypassed the vetting and covered his many crimes- (I did NOT vote for Bush) The most damaging evidence against Obama is that he has had his entire past history destroyed or hidden at the cost of millions-
Obama is an excellent speaker but a master (swindler) CON-man who always seeks the spotlight so he can continue to defraud America- not only with his FORGED birth certificate but by hiding his criminal past at the cost of millions- an HONEST or decent man would not hide his entire past unless there was a lot to hide- just GOOGLE "LARRY SINCLAIR" to hear what one of his old friends has to say about his criminal (pre-political) past- obama has tried to smear LARRY as a liar but I believe LARRY because Obama has hidden everything-
BUDDY.. YOU BETTER READ THE CONSTITUTION AGAIN!!! Its not a mormon thing either!! Is that just to confuse stupid folks?? Romneys granddad, had nothing to do with MITT BEING NON ELIGIBLE. Just because nobody challemged the old man, back in the day, is not a defense!!!
WHY HAS NOONE NOTICED!!! Mitt Romney is NOT natural born!!! So hes INELIGIBLE!!!!! for President!!! Born in Mexico!!! Only one parent is US Citizen!!!!!
MSNBC totally whitewashing it in article and tv show!!!!!! and, No wonder he stuck up for Barry.. He thought he had the same problem. BTW- RUBIO is not eligible either for PRES, or VP!!
Real tired of of these corrupt politicians.. REWRITING their own pasts!!!
MITT IS NOT A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN, RUBIO IS NOT.. OBAMA?? hes in office, regardless.
Stop MISINTERPRETING OUR CONSTITUTION. Just read the actual words bro.. ITS REAL CLEAR, Unless you are a moron.
BUDDY.. YOU BETTER READ THE CONSTITUTION AGAIN!!! Its not a mormon thing either!! You guys add that in, just to confuse stupid folks?? Romneys granddad, had nothing to do with MITT BEING NON ELIGIBLE. Just because nobody challenged the old man, back in the day, ..is not a defense!!!
WHY HAS NOONE NOTICED!!! Mitt Romney is NOT natural born!!! So hes INELIGIBLE!!!!! for President!!! Born in Mexico!!! Only one parent is US Citizen!!!!!
MSNBC totally whitewashing it in article and tv show!!!!!! and, No wonder he stuck up for Barry.. He thought he had the same problem. BTW- RUBIO is not eligible either for PRES, or VP!!
Real tired of these corrupt politicians.. REWRITING their own pasts!!!
OBAMA?? hes in office, regardless.
Stop MISINTERPRETING OUR CONSTITUTION. Just read the actual words bro.. ITS REAL CLEAR, Unless you are a moron
Romney's Lawyers don't know their history of the definition of " Natural Born. Anyone interested in this issue should read up on it. In fact it should be mandatory that all American Citizens know and understand what it means to be Natural Born. Most people don't know that there are 3 types of citizenship in our country. Read the 3 following pieces. DO NOT let anyone tell you anything with out your own through investigation. Neither Obama, Romney, Gov Jindel or Senator Rubio are " Natural Born" and therefore not eligible to the office of POTUS.
Defining Natural-Born Citizen
"The common law of England is not the common law of these States." –George Mason
The UnConstitutionality of Citizenship by Birth to Non-Americans The 14th Amendment
What 'Subject to the Jurisdiction Thereof' Really Means
Does this mean that a radical Muslim can come here to the United States and rape a woman, kidnap her to their Muslim country, let her give birth there and thirty years later after that child has grown into a man/woman (raised radical Muslim) can come back to the United States and become our president? Or more simpler, kidnap a lot of American born girls, bring them to their country to impregnate them, raise the child radical Muslim and after grown years later, come back to the United States and let them become the President? Could something like this be what could have happened to Stanley Durham in her later years ??? Almost as bad as a "Rosemary's" baby!!
Actually, I think our fore fathers meant, born here, raised here and background can and should be publicized if they want to be commander and chief of this great country! NO secrets!
if the law was changed, why isn't it posted rather than taking someone's word for it, ?, in 1934 unwed mothers weren't high on the lists of acceptable people to be giving special rights to….it the Law exists, why isn't it posted ?,…..
what I see are contradictions….each time the law is quoted it speaks of "Citizens" and Parents"….both of which are plural…..meaning BOTH parents had to be US Citizens,…I see no references to any 1934 law making any exclusions to that….obamas father wasn't ever a US Citizen, he never even applied to become one…and the law never gave the Option for one "parent", of the singular "citizen"….
Romney submitted his "Certificate of Live Birth". Further proof that he was born in Mexico, is not an American citizen and not qualified to be President.