The “birthers” are at it again.
The group, by way of the Arizona legislature, is hoping to force President Obama to show his birth certificate to get on the state’s ballot in 2012 for possible re-election.
White House aides are worn out by the group’s efforts to prove the first black president isn’t a US citizen.
“This is a question that has been answered exhaustively,” White House spokesman Bill Burton told CNN. “I can’t imagine Arizona voters think their tax dollars are well served by a legislature that is less focused on their lives than in fringe right-wing radio conspiracy theories.”
The Arizona House voted Monday by a 31-22 margin to require all presidential candidates to prove they were born in the United States in order to meet the constitutional requirement. The measure still has to be considered by the Arizona state Senate before it can become law.
During the 2008 presidential election, the Obama campaign released the then-senator’s birth certificate proving that he’s in fact a US citizen, but that still wasn’t enough. In December 2008, after Obama was elected, the U.S. Supreme Court turned down an emergency appeal from a New Jersey man claiming Obama was ineligible to serve as president.
Is it really that difficult to grasp? It’s very hard to believe the birthers’ efforts are just about policy — especially since they were going strong prior to Obama’s first day in office.
Advice to birthers: for the sake of sanity, just get over it. —gerald radford
