He just hasn’t had to do that for a court yet. The COLB on the net was for all of us who had questions as to whether he was born here in the USA.
Since he is sworn in, he’s probably safe until the time (if) he feels it necessary to produce it. While he loses the birther vote, he picks up votes from the more reasonable people, and the totally anti-birther crowd to offset. Depending on which is more likely to vote he`either will or won’t release the long`form. Or a state may change its rules to require documentation. In which case the COLB, perhaps certified, will do.
BTW, I am still lost on that alleged phony internet COLB issue. I still can’t think over any reason for that to be introduced in court if an Hawaiian registrar verifies the in court COLB. Have you had any ideas?
parsy, who must be having a senior moment (wink wink)
It would be easier and safer just to show the 100% correct physical copy to McCain's lawyers and the WSJ and other press. That would have ended the issue permanently.
Before the 2008 presidential election only political neophytes were aware of the issue at all. After the election the continued presence of the eligibility issue for Obama only increased the Administration's opposition's intensity, it does not help boost democratic turnout.
You have the evidence thing backwards, a DC Quo Warrento case, once launched by a DC judge, would force discovery.
Then the 2008 Campaign COLB will be an issue and will force Obama to produce a Onaka DOH certified physical copy of what ever is on Obama’s actual COLB data, as well as all his other ID documents IMHO, e.g. passport(s).
It is The special nature of a DC Quo Warrento case that will spotlight all the ID document issues. I have doubts that the Judge will accept Orly as an "interested" party as detailed by congressional statute authorizing DC courts to use Quo Warrento granted powers. However, it can't be ruled out because another judge has sanctioned her, challenging her to put up or shut up. The DC Judge has Jurisdiction. The Justice department has allready admitted that in Obama v Barnett. Even to have got to the point of a Quo Warrento case being filed in DC is proof that using a Composite made up COLB in 2008 was a crazy risk to take. Unless revealing the actual COLB data would have been worse.