[DiogenesLamp]

Pesumably, someone will mount an election challenge to Obama in 2012; if they follow the proper procedure (not likely if they're represented by Orly Taitz), they will get a definitive court ruling.

It is a sad commentary on the state of "Justice" when procedure is regarded as having more importance than our rights or our laws.

Justice should not be a function of "procedure" but the result of a reasonable weighing of the facts.

[Lurking Libertarian]

It is a sad commentary on the state of "Justice" when procedure is regarded as having more importance than our rights or our laws.

Procedure is very important in election law because it protects democracy. An election challenge must be filed before the ballots are printed, so that, if a candidate is ineligible, he can be removed and replaced by another candidate before the ballots are cast. Otherwise, if a candidate is declared ineligible afte rthe election, the voters are robbed of their ability to choose the candidate they want.