Here’s the bottom line folks:
If, on December 1st, Comrade 0bama has NOT produced to the United States Supreme Court a satisfactory response (which by all rules of logic would mean a valid, legitimate and verifiable birth certificate establishing his Constitutional eligibility to serve as President of the United States), the SCOTUS must rule that he is INeligible to serve, they must rule that the results of the November 4th election are invalid, and that new elections must be held. As I see it, the only way to proceed after such a ruling would be for the current President to resign on January 19th, 2009 and for the Vice President to be sworn in as Interim President for the duration of this crisis.
And make no mistake, it would be a crisis of unheard of proportions, never before seen in America.
If 0bama is unable to produce evidence that he is in fact eligible to serve as President, and if the SCOTUS fails to rule as outlined above, it means that we can kiss our Constitution and Republic goodbye, because the Rule of Law no longer applies.
It would mean that we are no longer citizens, but serfs.
Come on where are the true detectives on this.
Why does this story remind me of the last scene in Caddyshack where Danny’s ball comes to a stop on the edge of the cup, and Lou the caddy master sits there and watches it finally go in.
It seems to me, although I am certainly no constitutional scholar, that if 0bama is found to be ineligible before the Electoral College votes, then they would have to vote for someone else. If he is found ineligible after they have elected him, then it would go to Biden, just as I think it would if 0bama died before taking the oath.
I don’t see any scenario that would force a new election.
Excellent summary, imho.
Thanks.
No new elections—if 0 is found ineligible McCain would likely take office, with Biden as VP. The Electors decide this.
Yup.
It’s sad to say that the Supreme Court is our last hope for upholding the constitution in this free republic.
Their track record so far has been exceedingly questionable.
Like the Captain said in “Hunt for Red October”, I personally put our chances at 1 in 3.
New elections? Unfortunately, no provision for that in the Constitution. The sad fact is that the Framers and amenders of the Constitution weren’t prescient enough to make any provision for a scienario where some candidate could pull such a hoax on the nation, and fail to disclose that he wasn’t constitutionally eligible to be POTUS.
That is not quite accurate. - A "Response" is an assertion of opinion, and request for a particular disposition.
“..it would be a crisis of unheard of proportions, never before seen in America.”
We are already in a crisis more serious than ever experienced in the history of this nation. One more is acceptable if it can solve the question of Obama’s citizenship. Go ahead, let there be riots if they are necessary to preserve our Constitution. Besides, riots will forever identify America haters.
And then, Serfs UP!