When it came to the Obama birtherism thing, it sorta made sense. First, because it was a fun way to generate conversation. Second, because it was started by people associated with Hillary Clinton’s 2008 campaign. Then you have the notion of how bad Obama’s certificate of live birth looked. It did appear manipulated. And he wouldn’t release his actual birth certificate, which was surely him trying to troll people. And succeeding. And the media pretty much refused to investigate anything in Obama’s background, which meant people would run wild.
However, with Kamala Harris, this is simply dumb beyond belief. On Twitter, Dana and both engaged a Kamala Harris Birther, and this is what they are pushing
https://twitter.com/ConR689/status/1089612028656930816
This has been debunked easily by many. Here’s what they are pushing
(Snopes) In January 2019, Jacob Wohl — a Twitter political troll and veteran of a failed smear campaign against Robert Mueller — dipped his toes into the topic of constitutional law, asserting his view that 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris of California was constitutionally ineligible to hold the office of President of the United States:
https://twitter.com/JacobAWohl/status/1087736259517108224
Now, Snopes is not perfect. Nor is Politifact. But they are correct
The U.S. Constitution says that “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 the key language is whether Harris is a “natural born citizen.” And experts say she meets that definition.
First, there’s the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. The relevant portion says that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.”
Second, there’s a 1952 statute (8 U.S. Code § 1401) that echoes the language in the Fourteenth Amendment and says that people born in the United States are “nationals and citizens.”
And third, there’s an 1898 Supreme Court decision, known as the Wong Kim Ark case. In its 6-2 majority decision, the justices ruled that Wong — and others born on United States soil, with a few clear exceptions — did indeed qualify for citizenship under the 14th Amendment.
Kamala was born in the U.S. in Oakland. It matters zero that her parents weren’t U.S. citizens. Had they been diplomatic personnel, this would have been different. But, they weren’t. It’s why there is actually a birthing industry where citizens, especially Chinese, come to the U.S. to give birth., making the child a natural born U.S. citizen. It’s why illegals come to have their kids here (well, in this case, to establish roots so that the parents do not get deported). Politifact gives this birther conspiracy a Pants On Fire rating, and it deserves it. The Constitution, the law, and court rulings prove this.
So, just stop. Don’t go there. It’s not even a fun one like with Obama, when so many did it tongue-in-cheek. This is clear cut. Move on. Because you are not helping the show with this. You’re hurting it.
