April 27, 2011 1:33PM 

# He Should Have Stuck with the Birth Certificate 

By [Neal McCluskey](https://www.cato.org/people/neal-mccluskey) 

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I couldn’t help but notice that in his [remarks to the press](http://dailycaller.com/2011/04/27/obamas-full-remarks-on-releasing-the-long-form-birth-certificate/) about releasing his birth ceritifcate, President Obama reiterated his conviction that Washington needs to “invest in education.”

He should have stuck with the birth certificate issue. [Unlike his belief](https://www.cato.org/ill-take-whatever-evidence-i-like-for-hundreds-of-billions-alex/) in the power of dumping dollars on “education,” he actually has some decent evidence of his natural born U.S. citizenship.

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[Education](https://www.cato.org/education), [General](https://www.cato.org/general), [Tax and Budget Policy](https://www.cato.org/tax-budget-policy), [Center for Educational Freedom](https://www.cato.org/center-educational-freedom) 

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