[MrB]

I wonder how the courts will say he “lacks standing” - because you know that’s where this will end up.

[wbill]

One of the prior posters mentioned that this might get tried in a military court. I've no idea the rules pertaining to such a selection, but it would make sense. The president is the Military Commander in Chief, after all.

From what little I've seen/read/etc, Military Courts are a whole lot less liberal than civilian ones. Not enough to stack the deck, but certainly enough to give Lt. Easterling a "Home Field Advantage", I'd think.

In the end, I think you're right. The plaintiff won't "have standing" or some such nonsense.

What I find fascinating about the whole Birth Certificate flap is that the Administration goes out of its way to identify and face down the "little people" that have slighted it in some way - see JoeThePlumber, Rush Limbaugh, that MSNBC Commentator, and so on.

Now, a number of people have directly challenged the President's authority, and yet the entire administration remains silent. Not a "Look, here's the $#%#$@ document. Shut up and leave me alone". Or a "Begone peasant, how dare you question my...." blah blah blah. Nothing. Zilch. Almost as if someone didn't want attention drawn to it. An interesting dichotomy, no?