It in no way advances conservatism or serious conservative presidential candidates.
Well, many of us think defending the NBC clause is a conservative matter.
And if you want to argue the “Natural Born Citizen” status, why do you keep promoting the Birth Certificate is a fraud angle? Obama readily admits his father was Kenyan.
Entertaining a birther fantasy, imagine Orly arguing before the Supreme Court that Obama is not eligible because his father is a Kenyan. Scalia demands to have the document validated. The “fraudulent” birth certificate is entered as evidence. Obama is now guilty of fraud. Or it's genuine and the case continues. Either way Obama loses.
So again I ask. What is the point of birthers obsessing over the birth certificate if they are really concerned about Obama’s natural born citizen status? The birth certificate confirms the critical information.