It all comes back to exactly what you said then. We need a SOS who will do what’s right, regardless of what the establishment tells him/her to do. And the right thing to do is to keep him off the ballot unless and until he proves he is qualified. If Obama wants to take years doing the lawyerly piddles it shouldn’t be any skin off our backs; just leave him off the ballot.
Every state should do that. But in order for HI to not just certify a copy of a forgery and that being the end of the story, the state SOS’s need to be aware of the evidence of crimes by the State of Hawaii itself so that it is clear that the credibility of the Hawaii government is shot, and any claims they make thus need to be cross-examined by examining the original, the microfilm rolls, the computer transaction logs, depositions from people whose claims contradict the HDOH, etc.
Are there different courts for criminal trials than for civil trials? We all know the 9th Circus for their legislating from the bench. Do they also hear criminal cases, or just civil cases?
I don't think one has to be a lawyer to file an amici brief but it might be up to the court's discretion to accept such briefs, so it might help if a real lawyer were to file such a brief.
Standard disclaimer, I am not a lawyer, etc.