There is now enough material in circulation to cause any, ANY state Secretary of State, AG, or Election Board Chairman, to simply order the removal of Barack Obama from the ballot in any state, whether for a primary election, or the election in November.
No "probable cause" of a crime is needed. No charges need to be brought. No order from a court is needed. There are simply questions that need to be asked, and answered. One man in one state could step up tonight and do his state constitutional duty to assure that only eligible candidates appear on the ballot in the state.
At the point that a candidate for any office is ordered off the ballot, he may seek reinstatement by presenting his bona fides to the AG for verification. If refused, he may take the state AG to court. If the AG or the Plaintiff (the removed candidate) is unhappy with the verdict, appeal is available to both. Since the candidate is the PLAINTIFF there is no question of "standing." The appeal's journey to the SCOTUS would be brief. The very real problems of forgeries aside, the SCOTUS should be constrained to tell us what a "Natural Born Citizen" is in direct connection to Article II.
This is a constitutional crisis. The cloud hangs not only over Obama, but over the Presidency and the Republic. It is absolutely inconceivable to me that no state with a Republican administration has stepped up to vet this candidate. That is where our "fire" should be targeted.
This is a constitutional crisis. The cloud hangs not only over Obama, but over the Presidency and the Republic. It is absolutely inconceivable to me that no state with a Republican administration has stepped up to vet this candidate. That is where our "fire" should be targeted.
You are right about the Republican state governments. They should remove 0b0z0 from their ballots and let him sue, appeal or go to SCOTUS. He can use the due process afforded to him if he wishes. He would be crazy to do so, but you never know.
The only problem is that Republican politicians are what they are, spineless cowards who are following the RNC's admonishment to "leave POPULAR 0b0z0 alone!"
We shouldn't leave THEM alone come Election Day.