This issue isn’t going away because there is legitimate question about Obama’s eligibility. Gary Kreep indicated during his interview with me that there are more lawsuits being brought, many of them without fanfare in an effort to avoid threats to person and property. I suspect there are suits being brought on behalf of several — maybe even most — of the states in the union.
The electors have a responsibility to uphold the Constitution in the conduct of casting their votes. If they cannot establish conclusively if Obama is a natural born citizen, what then?
Time will tell what is to become of this. Obama’s men who surround him and the media who protect him are powerful. Are they more powerful than the lower courts? The Supreme Court? I fervently hope not. Let truth and justice prevail.
Meantime, I subscribe to the Edmund Burke quote below. I know you do too.
If the electoral college chooses to do nothing about this travesty then we should discuss whether we should support it, if it will not insure a free and honest election then it has no place in American politics.
Maybe a third world country could use it instead.
I can just imagine if all the GOP party was to boycott or ignore the electoral college in the future IF they chose to not follow the proper procedures now.
The best interests of the country will then come into play. Especially in a time of war and International unrest. How so many crises could suddenly surface during one's presidency (Bush), is very unusual and skeptics would suggest a patient, calculated enemy within.
You're more "in tune" on this subject than I.
However, I would be surprised if this generates more than a hoarse audience of the very diligent few. If nothing else was going on of great magnitude, then maybe I would think otherwise.
In regard to the main culprits, the media: There should be a Code of Ethics for all journalists/ News (disclosure of commentary aside) in which the individual or collective individuals are held responsible and punishable under a designated committe of their peers as in other fields dealing with distributing information to the public-say in real estate, law, insurance etc. In journalism there seems only a "voluntarily" code.
Thanks