If Obama knows himself to be ineligible, that would mean that he has sought an office he knew he could not attain legitimately. I do not doubt that many people would rather appease such a person than risk the riots that would result from disqualifying him. Unfortunately, there are precious few cases in history of a person taking office via intimidation and then relinquishing it voluntarily.
Plausible deniability. Who has retrievable memories of where they were the day they were born? If you grew up with people telling you you were born in “x”, you grow up believing you were born in “x”.
At the same time, how many of us have been told we were born in “x” but have a grandma in Kenya giving interviews saying you were born in “y” because she witnessed the birth?
If it were me, I’d damn want to know exactly where I was born, x or y?
The sad thing is many of those same cowards who are afraid of riots are right here on FR.
Both Obama and his wife are highly educated people with law degrees and they have worked in high-powered law firms. Do you really believe that he is going to risk everything that he and Michelle have worked for, their futures, the futures of their two little girls, when a simple public health document would bring it all crashing down? Not to mention that the scandal would be the biggest thing in democrat history, instantly rendering things like Watergate unremarkable.