[curiosity]

I really hope they do release the information in the vital records, though it probably won't have much effect on the birther movement.

Still, it might a difference on the margin.

Nevertheless, I'm not holding my breath. From my limited knowledge of Hawaiian law, there appears to be a legal conflict here. On the one hand, the law prohibits state officials from disclosing vital records to anyone who isn't an interested party. On the other hand, there appears to be this other law that requires release of the information upon which Fukino based her statement.

I'll bet that when the two laws conflict, the law protecting privacy dominates.

But we'll see. Sunlight is the best disinfectant, and it would be nice if Bambi's birth records would be disclosed. It wouldn't make all the birthers go away, but maybe, just maybe they might make some people lest receptive to their paranoid conspiracy theories.

[jarofants]

Birthers are not going away!!! He is still not a Natural Born Citizen, his father was British.

[thecraw]

It wouldn't make all the birthers go away, but maybe, just maybe they might make some people lest receptive to their paranoid conspiracy theories.

And what "paranoid conspiracy theories" might those be? Please enlighten us. We just want to see the long form! Out with it already, Barry!