Citizen Obama?

[Robbie]

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - Vol. 10, No. 203
Citizen Obama?
Today's comment is by Bob Bauman JD, former U.S. Congressman and now Senior Writer and Legal Counsel for The Sovereign Society.

Dear A-Letter Reader,

Election year 2008 is officially the 18th U.S. presidential election during my lifetime. God willing, it will also be the 13th (maybe an unlucky number?) election that I've cast my vote for president.

 

Of course, I've also been a candidate elected to public office, so I know from experience that this is the time when all sorts of weird stories about candidates crawl out of the woodwork every election year.

A few months back there was a minor outcry claiming that Republican presidential candidate, Senator John McCain may not have been eligible to serve as president. The critics claimed he was not "a natural born citizen" as required by the U.S. Constitution.

Senator McCain was born in the U.S. Panama Canal Zone in 1936, where his father was stationed in the U.S. Navy. This outcry was more or less silenced when the U.S. Senate passed a bi-partisan resolution endorsing their colleagues' "natural born" status.


Yet Another Unnatural Born Candidate?
Now comes one Philip J. Berg. He is a former member of Pennsylvania's Democratic State Committee and former deputy attorney general of Pennsylvania. Berg also happens to be a highly disgruntled Hillary Clinton fan, who was backing her for president.

Berg filed a lawsuit last week in U.S District Court. He is asking the court to declare Obama ineligible for the presidency because he is not a natural born American citizen. He has asked the court to prevent him from running for the position.

The Berg lawsuit claims that Obama's eligibility is doubtful on several grounds, including some Obama family members' allegations that he was born in Kenya. Berg is also questioning Obama's parents' citizenship status which he claims prevented them from automatically granting Obama U.S. citizenship. He also questions the authenticity of Obama's Hawaii birth certificate.

Berg has also claimed Obama was a citizen of Indonesia as a child and Obama retained that foreign citizenship into adulthood without recording an oath of allegiance to the United States. That's a requirement to retain your American citizenship.

As both an attorney and long-time citizenship expert, I know something about the legal tangle that can befall an innocent infant born to American parents in foreign lands.

Yes, sometimes the odd circumstances of a foreign birth can call into question a hapless child's American citizenship. However, I'll let the federal court decide whether Barack Obama fits into this category or not.


This Is Just a Smaller Symptom of a Greater Issue
Whether legitimate or not, this lawsuit raises a greater issue that impacts all Americans who have an official U.S. passport (which about 30% of us do).

In recent times, the U.S. government is using your U.S. passport as a means of coercion in various ways.

In the United States, the government will deny you a U.S. passport simply for being in debt to the Internal Revenue Service. You can also be denied a passport if you owe more than US$2,500 in back payments for court ordered child support.

Since 1986, the U.S. State Department has told the IRS about any American who renews their U.S. passports from a foreign address (certainly not a crime in any way). Passport renewals require an applicant's Social Security number, so the IRS uses this information to see if applicants have filed income tax returns.

An IRS official speaking in Zurich said the IRS is making a special effort to track down all U.S. citizens who renewed U.S. passports while living in Switzerland (you can surely guess why).


Your Passport Has Become a Tagging Device
More recently, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) used their all-powerful "fighting terrorism" excuse to track the movements of every U.S. passport that comes or goes by air or sea. They even added land border crossings to the list, so they essentially have a travel profile of each and every American.

As my colleague Mark Nestmann pointed out,
http://nestmannblog.sovereignsociety.com/2008/08/surprise-surpri.html

"Instead of known or suspected terrorists, the government is tracking everyone who crosses a U.S. border. And since there are no limits to how the government uses the data collected, the information is almost certain to be used for politically motivated surveillance."

I agree with Mark. The potential for abuse in this system is obvious.

"Imagine that such a system existed now, and the DHS were to release data 'in the public interest' that a leading presidential candidate had made previously undisclosed visits to Iran, North Korea, or Cuba."

The Berg lawsuit alleges Obama used his alleged "Indonesian passport" to visit Pakistan when he was 20 years old. Obama is lucky the DHS surveillance system didn't exist back then, or that trip could have damaged Citizen Obama quest for the White House.


Avoid the U.S. Government-Issued Digital Stalkers
Even if this surveillance system is up and running, you can still avoid these digital stalkers when you travel. You can simply opt to travel with another passport when you travel between countries outside of the United States.

If you're a U.S. citizen, you must use your U.S. passport when you enter or leave the United States. But you're under no such obligation when you enter or leave other countries.

I have no way of knowing the merits of the Berg lawsuit, but the U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that American citizens retain their citizenship when there is no clear intent to end that status.

The Court has also supported American citizens' right to hold dual citizenship. Those rulings would seem to protect Senator Obama's American status, although he might qualify as a "dual national."




What Is Dual Nationality and Why Does it Matter?
Dual nationality simply means that you are legally a citizen of two countries at the same time, qualified as such under each nation's law.

You could automatically receive this status if you're born in a foreign country and one of your parents is a U.S. citizen. In that case, you would become both a U.S. citizen and a citizen of the country where you're born.

Or you could become a dual national from an operation of law. For example, as a U.S. citizen, you could marry a foreigner and become a citizen of your spouse's nation. Or if you were a foreigner who was naturalized as a U.S. citizen, you can still retain your citizenship from the country of your birth.

You get the idea. The point is acquiring and using a foreign passport does not endanger your U.S. citizenship in any way. In fact, it's pretty common to retain two passports depending on your circumstances.

Some countries won't permit their citizens to hold a passport from another nation. This was the case in the U.S. until 1967, when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of U.S. citizens to hold a second, foreign passport. Before that time, the official rule was that a person acquiring second nationality automatically lost U.S. citizenship.

Since 1967, the government generally presumes a U.S. citizen does not intend to surrender citizenship. You have to produce proof of that intention before the U.S. government will officially let you give up your U.S. citizenship (i.e. "expatriate"). The burden of proof then falls to the government to prove U.S. citizenship. This presumption is set forth in a U.S. Department of State publication, Advice About Possible Loss of U.S. Citizenship and Dual Nationality, (1990).

As a matter of policy, the U.S. Government recognizes dual nationality, but does not necessarily encourage it. (Once again, you can guess why - they would rather be able to track your every move.)


Just Say "NO" To the Stalking Big Brother
Big Brother Homeland Security is now mindlessly tracking our every move, so I think it wise for Americans to acquire a second passport. You need a second passport to guard against the inevitable restrictions that take away your freedom to travel and associate with foreigners.

I often hear concerns expressed about currency controls. But a far greater and very real threat is people control.

Now you can begin to see why a second passport may be highly useful. Your qualification for a second nation's passport, one that comes without restrictive strings attached, can serve as your additional passport to greater freedom.

That official document can be your key to a whole new world of free movement, expanded international investment, greater flexibility, and adventure. In addition, it can mean safe passage without delay.

BOB BAUMAN, Legal Counsel

EDITOR'S NOTE: Bob is the author of the long-time Sovereign Society best-seller, The Passport Book (now in a 6th edition). This all-inclusive guide gives you facts, figures and helpful how-tos about living in dozens of countries abroad. You can pick up your own copy here.
http://www1.youreletters.com/t/1542663/2329837/1589555/0/

[Robbie]

Stick to the Facts
Posted by: "Mark Godbey" mkg4583@yahoo.com   mkg4583
Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:14 pm (PDT)

Obama Opposes D.O.M.A. and Biden wrote VAWA. Both are
anti-fatherhood. Of course, Barack dad abandoned him, not his fault,
but he has no idea what a father means in the life of a child. Of
course, he is anti-fatherhood. He panders to the extreme minority LGBT
- feminist women lobby to get him elected.

Can we please stick to the facts on this forum?

http://properlyscared.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/marriage-obama-style/
<http://properlyscared.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/marriage-obama-style/

ON February 28th Obama sent a 700 plus word letter to the gay lobby with
his pledge to use the "bully pulpit" to shove states into
passing same-sex union bills. His tone is self-congratulatory–a
"see how much I have done for the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender) community," tone.

Obama has underscored his desire to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act
(DOMA), the 1996 law permitting states to refuse recognition of, say,
Massachusetttes' law on same-sex "marriages." DOMA also
insulates marriage at the federal level–throwing the question of
same-sex unions back to the states. For this reason, the homosexual
lobby has made the repeal of DOMA their top priority–thus, it is no
wonder Obama pandered to the gay lobby by promising to work for the
repeal of DOMA. (For the record, so has Hillary.) Obama declared DOMA to
be discriminatory.

To this point, 40 states have some form of legal defense against
same-sex "marriage," and 27 states have gone to the trouble to
pass amendments for their state constitutions to forestall the
homosexual lobby. If DOMA is repealed, American taxpayers will be forced
to fund the homosexual lobby's version of "marriage."

And no one really cares about "sham" marriages for Democrats. Lets
bring out the real champions of the Democrat party -the champions of
fatherhood and marriage: Clinton, Kennedy, Edwards...

--- In Fathers-4-Justice@yahoogroups.com, "Teri"
<teri.sharedparentingworks@... wrote:

 On October 18, 2008 Obama and Michelle will celebrate their 16th
 wedding anniversary. I just saw Michelle on the Ellen Show. She
 loves and respects her husband very much.

 On June 17, 2008 Joe (a Roman Catholic and former single dad) and Jill
 celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary.

 Biden may be a complete idiot when it comes to domestic violence, but
 your comment about their family values is ridiculous.

 Can we please stick to facts in this forum?

 teri


 --- In Fathers-4-Justice@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Godbey" mkg4583@
 wrote:
 
 
  Sure they are, Obama-Biden plan to destroy the DOMA , because they
are
  anti-marriage, which makes them anti-fatherhood, (See VAWA) and
  anti-motherhood (see attacks on SARAH PALIN).
 
  I support the party of Family Values (let me see, which one is
that?)
 
 
  --- In Fathers-4-Justice@yahoogroups.com, "Darrick Scott-Farnsworth"
  <darricksf@ wrote:
 
   Neither Obama or McCain are talking or doing anything about
parental
  rights.
   Neither platform has anything that could be construed as coming
close
  to
   family justice. If you are a commie loving liberal and want to
suck on
  the
   tail-pipe of man made global warming and look to have big brother
run
  your
   life then you are NOT for true family justice. These Green-weenie
  types need
   to increase the size of their family control programs to control
the
  mother
   and the children so as to control all of our personal liberties.
The
  big
   government rinos that run the GOP are not much better since they
just
  want
   to tweak the failed federal programs and slow or stop the rate of
  growth
   instead of cutting them all together. If the politician gives you
a
  back
   room nod but fails to do anything publicly then this is the
classic
   pandering move just to get your vote. Get you collective heads out
of
  your
   rear ends, SUPPORT THE CANDIDATE THAT SUPPORTS EQUAL PARENTAL
RIGHTS
  with
   real action!
 
   Darrick Scott-Farnsworth
   Executive Director A Child's Right
   www.achildsright.org <http://www.achildsright.org/
   2692097144
 
 

[Robbie]

Stick to the Facts
Posted by: "Teri" teri.sharedparentingworks@gmail.com   sharedparentingworks
Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:24 pm (PDT)
You said:

Obama "has no idea what a father means in the life of a child."

You're kidding, right?

He's a father of two little girls. You must have missed this: story
and video:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/25/obamas-daughters-interrup_n_121322.html?page=7


mark, you keep forgetting that many of the people here do not agree
with your opinion of gays. many of us realize that gays and lesbians
love their kids just as much as straight parents. and they deserve
the same equal rights that you want.

teri
teristoddard.org

[Robbie]

[NOW News] Don't Take His Word For It
Posted by: "Bob Norton" condor68@comcast.net   condor69y
Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:01 pm (PDT)


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Food For Thought Regarding Obama‏
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-----Original Message-----
From: irishdutchman@aol.com
To: IrishDutchman@aol.com
Sent: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 7:58 am
Subject: Food For Thought Regarding Obama

    There are 2 things I rarely discuss with people - Politics and Religion, and I very rarely send these types of emails.  I'm peaceful by nature and usually try to avoid conflict.  However, my fear for this country and even the future of mankind is is just too strong to not send this on.  If it offends or angers you, I'm sorry - that is not my intent.  My hope is that people will take off their blinders and start seeing the danger we are facing if this man gets elected.  Just what IS his real agenda?  And why are so many people willing to "let him slide" on so many things?!

     
    Keep in mind, the man in this video is a DEMOCRAT.  If you listen to nothing else I say or read nothing else I send, please take the time on this one.  Can you say "Third Anti-Christ?"

     
   

[Robbie]

Racist Obama Threat Investigated in San Marcos
Reported by: San Diego 6 News Team
Email: newstips@sandiego6.com
Last Update: 12:12 pm

http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=ee1f9cda-92c3-409c-8da5-8cb0680e7141



Message sprayed on utility box in San Elijo Hills. (San Diego 6 News)
Message sprayed on utility box in San Elijo Hills. (San Diego 6 News)
SAN MARCOS, CA - Commuters in San Marcos and people walking their children to school saw a series of racist signs threatening presidential candidate Barack Obama. African-Americans and Muslims Thursday morning.

San Diego County Sheriff's detectives tell San Diego 6 News they are investigating the incidents as vandalism and hate crimes.

One sign read spray painted on an electric utility box read "Death to ni--ers, Muslim and Obama."  At least two other similar signs were spray-painted in the area, one of them near San Elijo Middle School.

"I am so upset that my son had to see this at 7:15 in the morning, so sad," said one woman in an email to San Diego 6 News.  "We need to find the vandals," she added.

[Robbie]

Obama Says: "Shut Down" All Tax Havens




Well, he's finally come right out and said it. Yes, he has.

Democrat presidential candidate, Barack Obama, speaking on October 23rd in Indianapolis, again attacked "big corporations" who use "tax loopholes" offshore - but he also made clear that he wants "to shut tax havens" down.
Obama Image

If you would like to hear the farthest Left member of the U.S. Senate advocate an end to tax havens, spoken in his own smooth baritone, click here, then click on "Listen Now."

Of course, Obama - who can draw 100,000 adoring Europeans in socialist-leaning Berlin - is not yet Dictator of the World.

He has no power, as yet, to ban tax havens worldwide or change the internal bank secrecy laws of sovereign nations such as Switzerland and Panama. But a President Obama could impose currency controls on dealings with selected countries, ban Americans from moving cash offshore, and even confiscate assets under emergency decrees and the nefarious PATRIOT Act.

The young Illinois senator has made crystal clear that high among his goals in an Obama Administration will be: 1) the curtailment, if not abolition of tax havens worldwide; 2) an end to all business and personal financial privacy; 3) automatic exchange of tax information among all national tax collectors; 4) nullification of bank secrecy laws, and; 5) public records of all hitherto private beneficial ownership of trusts, foundations and corporations.

Alexis de Tocqueville predicted Obama's ilk way back in 1835 when he wrote: "The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money." And so the New Deal motto has been revived: "Tax, tax, spend, spend, elect, elect."

BOB BAUMAN, Legal Counsel

P.S. I urge you to at least consider the prospect of offshore banking, as the window of opportunity may soon be slammed shut. It's not something that's limited to the super-rich anymore, and as taxes rise and regulations tighten, the benefits of an offshore plan multiply. You owe it to yourself and your savings to at least look into it.