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A letter received from Representative Steven LaTourette of Ohio
regarding Barack Obama’s eligibility issues:

“December 10, 2008

Thank you for taking the time to contact me regarding President-elect
Obama’s citizenship. It was good to hear from you and I appreciate
the opportunity to respond.

As you may know, on December 8, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court turned
down an emergency appeal filed by a New Jersey man who claimed that
Barack Obama is ineligible to be president based on questions
regarding his citizenship. At least one other appeal over the
president-elect’s citizenship remains pending with the U.S. Supreme
Court. As you may also be aware, Hawaii state officials say they have
checked health department records and confirmed that there is no doubt
that the president elect was born in Hawaii.

There have also been several lawsuit on the state level regarding this
issue. The Secretary of State of each state holds the responsibility of
verifying that each presidential candidate meets the requirements as
outlined in the U.S. Constitution. A man from Ohio sued Ohio Secretary
of State Jennifer Brunner in October of 2008, claiming she had to prove
Barack Obama citizenship or remove him from the ballot. However, the
magistrate ruled that the evidence in the case was based on hearsay and
speculation, not admissible evidence, therefore, the case was thrown out.
You may wish to contact Secretary Brunner’s office at 877-767-6446 to
voice your concerns.

Thank you again for taking the time to contact me. If you should have
any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact my office again.
I remain

Very truly yours,

Steven C. LaTourette
Member of Congress”
Representative Steven LaTourette refers to several Supreme Court cases but
does not get specific. Some of the appeals were for emergency stays. None
has been dismissed on merits.

Mr. LaTourette then states:

“As you may also be aware, Hawaii state officials say they have
checked health department records and confirmed that there is no doubt
that the president elect was born in Hawaii.”

That is absolutly false! See below.

Mr. LaTourette then states:

“The Secretary of State of each state holds the responsibility of
verifying that each presidential candidate meets the requirements as
outlined in the U.S. Constitution.”

I am not certain if that is Mr. LaTourette’s position, but if it is, I
applaud him for being one of the few government officials to recognize
the truth.

Representative LaTourette was dead wrong about what the Hawaii Health
Dept. official said, but perhaps he would be open to learning the
pertinent facts.

Why Obama is not eligible

What Hawaii Health Official really said

Latest information on court cases

From the Alan Keyes lawsuit

“A press release was issued on October 31, 2008, by the Hawaii Department
of Health by its Director, Dr. Chiyome Fukino. Dr. Fukino said that she
had “personally seen and verified that the Hawaii State Department of
Health has Senator Obama’s original birth certificate on record in
accordance with state policies and procedures.” That statement failed to
resolve any of the questions being raised by litigation and press accounts.
Being “on record” could mean either that its contents are in the computer
database of the department or there is an actual “vault” original.”

“Further, the report does not say whether the birth certificate in the
“record” is a Certificate of Live Birth or a Certificate of Hawaiian Birth.
In Hawaii, a Certificate of Live Birth resulting from hospital documentation,
including a signature of an attending physician, is different from a
Certificate of Hawaiian Birth. For births prior to 1972, a Certificate of
Hawaiian Birth was the result of the uncorroborated testimony of one witness
and was not generated by a hospital. Such a Certificate could be obtained up
to one year from the date of the child’s birth. For that reason, its value
as prima facie evidence is limited and could be overcome if any of the
allegations of substantial evidence of birth outside Hawaii can be obtained.
The vault (long Version) birth certificate, per Hawaiian Statute 883.176
allows the birth in another State or another country to be registered in
Hawaii. Box 7C of the vault Certificate of Live Birth contains a question,
whether the birth was in Hawaii or another State or Country. Therefore,
the only way to verify the exact location of birth is to review a certified
copy or the original vault Certificate of Live Birth and compare the name of
the hospital and the name and the signature of the doctor against the
birthing records on file at the hospital noted on the Certificate of the
Live Birth.”