Unfortunately none of this matters. Foreign-born; foreign-financed. Nevertheless: our next president.
If the SCOTUS decides to actually take this case and rules 1)that Hussein was *not* born in the US and 2)that,under US citizenship laws in effect at the time of his birth,his mother could *not* transmit US citizenship at his birth then,unless I'm mistaken,the Court would be *forced* to rule that he's ineligible to serve given the requirements laid out by the Constitution.
Yes,that's a lot of "ifs" and it's very possible that the SCOTUS won't have the guts to do what's right (if it is right) but....
The American people of all sizes and shapes would riot if Oprah’s Choice were denied his “rightful possession” based on undefined “natural born” terminology.
Unfortunately, I think you are right.
I would love to see the Supremes take this up and rule that Obama can’t be President. While I know this will cause rioting, I truely fear the slow boiling of our rights under an Obama presidency more than a nation wide riot right now.
My gut tells me that they will cave to pressures and find a loop hole that lets this requirement be skipped.
Part of me thinks that the issue of whether Obama was born in America or Kenya isn’t that big of a deal, the other part of me questions what does ignoring requirements do in setting precidents for the future.
The one question I have, would be to the legality of things signed by Obama as President, if he doesn’t meet the full requirements of being the President.
On a personal note, I would love to watch the media scream if the Supremes over-rule Obama’s assent.
If so - until his status - natural born or not - is established I predict endless attempts, like Whitewater , to question his legitimacy . Four tumultuous wasted years because he cannot or will not produce his birth certificate. The original. The one that says, hospital, doctor, time, date, COUNTRY ... he's hiding something. Guaranteed. ;-)