[Dustbunny]

I knew they would. We are now stuck with a POTUS who just may not be a natural born citizen.

Why would any of us think the Supreme Court would follow the Constitution?

[Kleon]

I knew they would. We are now stuck with a POTUS who just may not be a natural born citizen. Why would any of us think the Supreme Court would follow the Constitution?

This has always been about defining something that's never been clearly explained, and defining it in a way that best suits our purpose. If it was clear from the constitution that Obama couldn't be President, then either Clinton or McCain would have jumped on it.

[ga medic]

“Why would any of us think the Supreme Court would follow the Constitution?”

Seriously, there are 4 strong conservative justices at the Supreme Court. The case was presented and Justice Thomas allowed it to be brought to conference. If Scalia, Thomas, Roberts and Alito did not feel this case had merit, then it didn’t have merit.

This case was attempting to create a definition of natural born status, which was not clarified in the Constitution. Not only that, Donofrio was using a pretty obscure interpretation of natural born, which had never been used before. The SCOTUS obviously decided that his interpretation did not have merit. This is far different from failing to follow the constitution.