Thursday, November 13, 2008
Obama's influence
Now that the excitement of president-elect Obama has died down some it's intersting to see what kind of impact his election has on the international community. As a Kenyan native I've seen the excitement and pride the Kenyan people have with the election of Obama. I was reading the Daily Nation (Kenyan newspaper) and was looking to see what kind of impact Obama's ties have with Kenya. Kenya usually brings in a lot of tourism (with the exception of the end of last year and beginning of this year due to the roits that occurred after the elections) but there have been talks of creating a route that would take tourists from Nirobi to Kogelo Village where Obama's father was born. Its interesting to see what kind of impact the Obama administration is having on the international community although it is still in the transitioning phase. I think that Obama will take a multilateral approach in dealing with the international community which will lead to more diplomacy and less military action. I think that approach is expected and welcomed by the international community.
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There is an unfortunate connection to Kenya for Obama.
His legal citizenship is actually being challenged in the US Supreme Court (an on going case since Aug. of this year).
Since his father was not a U.S. citizen and was not a U.S. resident for a minimum of 10yrs. AND his mother was under 18 years of age...Legally, Obama may not meet the "natural born citizenship" requirement of the US Constitution.
Also, there are sworn affidavits from a Swahili preist translating Obama's paternal grandmother's responses to questions. She indicated that she was present in the delivery room in Kenya where Obama was actually born. Hmmm?
Check it out at http://www.obamacrimes.com/
Also, the US Supreme Court website has the official court dockets requiring a response from Obama by Dec.1st.
It is unfortunate that this was not resolved prior to the elections because the results will have HUGE reprecussions for our nation.
1. The Supreme Court will forego a ruling on the technicality that a citizen does not have standing to sue for proof that minimum qualifications have been met. This will establish a long term precedent that limits our fundamental rights in a democracy.
OR
2. If the Court does rule against Obama, minorities will feel as if the US intentionally found a way to prevent a "legally" elected African American from assuming office. The problem is that the election itself may not have been legal if Obama is not a citizen.
Perhaps the greater good is served by allowing this "technicality" to slip on by. But it did factor into the voting decision of many McCain supporters.
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