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“At this stage, I wonder if anything would be done even if Obama held a press conference and announced he was foreign born and not a US citizen...”

No.

The reason is under the Constitution, once a President is sworn in (without regard to how he got to that point)the only way to remove a “sworn-in President” is through impeachment or resignation of course. Neither are likely to occur.

Exactly.

I hear people invoking the Supreme Court and the Justice Department over this but I don’t know of any legal authority they have to challenge the sitting POTUS’s legality to serve.

As you say, even if the “smoking gun” were found there’s little to nothing that would come of it. Not that I like that but it’s just the reality of it. Is CNN or MSNBC or any other major media outlet going to go full 24/7 hair on fire if it were to happen? No. I really can’t put much stock in the birther thing because regardless of what they might be able to provide it won’t result in anything. Hate it, but....

Admittedly we are in uncharted waters in dealing with this usurper. Notwithstanding, I submit to you that it would be worth attempting to invoke Article XX Section 3, and or Article XXV, Section 4, to remove him for “failure to qualify” and or “inability to discharge the duties of his office.”

Such an eventuality would be infinitely preferable to resorting to force of arms as a final remedy. If he is shown to be constitutionally illegitimate and Congress refuses to act, than we can never again even have the PRETENSE of a constitutional republic. He CANNOT be allowed to stay in office in that event, no matter what.

“At this stage, I wonder if anything would be done even if Obama held a press conference and announced he was foreign born and not a US citizen...”

No.

The reason is under the Constitution, once a President is sworn in (without regard to how he got to that point)the only way to remove a “sworn-in President” is through impeachment or resignation of course. Neither are likely to occur.

Don't you think that is being a bit obtuse? You don't think that if the American public became aware, that they had elected a person, who was not even an American citizen, to the office of President, that they would not demand Congress to act?

And what about the MSM? Wouldn't the public be demanding from them answers to how this could have happened? Where was the vetting?

If it comes out that 1) the Obama narrative is a lie, and he was never eligible to hold the office of President, and 2) members of Congress, and the MSM media knew or should have known - you would seen the American people demand 'change' again.

Things have changed since 2008. Back then Obama was the great symbol of hope, now he's a reminder of how inept Washington is. If this is true, and it comes to light, you WILL see action in Congress. The one thing they can always to be relied upon, is that they will act in their self interest, and it will be in their self interest to act. The MSM is also on shaky ground with the American people. And this could also be a fatal blow to them - it's kind of like the blue dress, and the national guard docs rolled up together, and multiplied by 1000. The MSM will be shown as the worthless propaganda that it is.

The Constitution doesn’t say any of that. The Constitution prescribes the oath to be taken.

I agree, though, that the only way to remove a putative President is impeachment and conviction. Then he must be arrested and tried for his crimes.