Barack Obama has been a Senator, surely he is citizen of the US?
The citizenship requirement for Senator is not as stringent as that of the President. The Senator position requires only “naturalized” citizenship. Thus, even the SHORT FORM which is merely computer-generated, may suffice. However, it must be borne in mind that it is secondary evidence. If it has been tolerated as proof then that is acceptable, but when challenged, the candidate must prove his birth with the ultimate legal document which is the LONG FORM or vault certificate. As for President of the US (POTUS), the requirement is natural born citizenship. This is precisely why the cases against Obama demand that he proves his citizenship by showing the circumstances of his birth because only these circumstances can prove if he was born as a natural born citizen. Obama refuses to do so, and the voters are challenging his refusal. Obama’s SHORT FORM may be acceptable for Senator but not for US President when there are voters who are requiring him to show his actual LONG FORM.
