Re: Sheriff's investigators release initial findings on Obama eligibility
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/rss_viewer/birth-certificate-long-form.pdf
So I guess there's a perfectly good reason why Snopes would have cropped the document posted on whitehouse.gov ? They wouldn't have any motivation to hide the fact that the security paper background is obviously not original and exists as a separate layer?
Go ahead and compare them. The evidence is right there, plain as day.
Do you even can read? Why don't you just read what does it say near the bottom. Duh, it's a copy that was certified by state.
They scanned it, printed it and signed it.