The "birther" issue was in the news this morning, and prompted me to wonder where I was born and if I could swear to it. Of course, I don't remember where I was born (I was very young at the time) so I couldn't really swear to it.
I have a birth certificate that says where I was born, and my mother told me where I was born, but I'm still not sure. What if my father was in a witness protection program and had a false identity, and the federal government created new identities for him, my mother, and me? Surely, the federal government is capable of creating forged documents that look real enough to fool me and other ordinary citizens. And maybe all these aunts, uncles, and cousins that I seem to have are not related to me at all, and they are being duped as well.
I can't be certain.
I have a birth certificate that says where I was born, and my mother told me where I was born, but I'm still not sure. What if my father was in a witness protection program and had a false identity, and the federal government created new identities for him, my mother, and me? Surely, the federal government is capable of creating forged documents that look real enough to fool me and other ordinary citizens. And maybe all these aunts, uncles, and cousins that I seem to have are not related to me at all, and they are being duped as well.
I can't be certain.