Missouri has introduced it but I think has not yet passed it. So I was a bit early on that one.
The Donofrio case is interesting because it does not beg for evidence that he was not born in the USA. It petitions that the public information that Obama Sr. was a Kenyan and actually a British subject at the time of Obama Jr.’s birth, and the historical record of how the term ‘natural born’ is to be interpreted, that this is claimed to infer Obama’s ineligibility.
However, Donofrio can subpoena the vaulted long form from Hawaii as evidence of the father’s nationality. Whether or not Obama complies with such a subpoena or fights to quash it, he becomes cornered UNLESS there really is a vaulted long form certificate that indeed shows he was born in Hawaii.
The way I see it is if Obama motions to quash a Donofrio subpoena to produce the vaulted long form, then Americans will conclude he is hiding from the truth.
If he produces the vaulted long form, then Donofrio can still go forward on the issue of how the Founders intended the meaning of ‘natural born’.
You said — “Missouri has introduced it but I think has not yet passed it. So I was a bit early on that one.”
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Ahhh..., good deal! I’m glad to add another one to the list of states. That’s three that I know of, so far.
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And then you said — “The way I see it is if Obama motions to quash a Donofrio subpoena to produce the vaulted long form, then Americans will conclude he is hiding from the truth.”
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Yeah, and even *more so* — if various state enact that legislation — can you imagine the “nightmare scenario” of Obama trying to overturn about 20 states requiring specific documentation. That would be a nightmare for his re-election.