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Bill Posey (R-FL) is making his name known to people as he has written and now proposed a bill that would require all future presidential candidates to present their birth certificates upon submitting their papers to run for the presidency. He claims such a law would make the controversies that still swirl violently around the Internet as to the legitimacy of Barack Obama's candidacy would be eliminated. Of course, the fact that Obama released the copy of his birth certificate given to him by the state of Hawai'i proving his birth in Hawai'i has done little if anything to quell the conspiracists, but surely this law would put the whole thing to rest. Apparently, the good people of Missouri are making their own law that would require candidates to provide the same proof before being able to be listed on the ballot in Missouri. The whole thing is rather preposterous, but if it makes people feel better then let's do it.
It should be lost on no one, however, that Obama is the first legitimate person of color to run for the presidency on a major ticket, and he is also the first being accused of not even being a natural born citizen. But, no, there's no racism at work here.