[Godebert]

"Professor Chin wrote: "The rule of law would be mortally wounded if courts, Congress or the executive could legitimately ignore provisions of law they deemed obsolete ... It would be a grim moment in history if the very oath to 'preserve, protect and defend the Constitution' that made a person President was also a falsehood that defied the document." Chin was referring to a McCain presidency, but should not the same sentiment apply to any president, including Obama?"

What amazes me the most, is that so many so-called Conservatives here on Freerepublic have rolled over on this issue, including veterans who have sworn an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.

Shameful.

[Fantasywriter]

You are right to an extent, but don’t rule out the troll factor. There are several known Obots posting on eligibility threads. The issue attracts them the way Obama attracts moonbats. Some get zotted and then come back—anti-birtherism is that compelling to them.

If you haven’t already done so, you should consider taking a tour of some of the biggest Obot anti-birther sites on the Web: ObamaConspiracy, Fackcheck.org and Fogbow to name three. You will see every ‘fact’ and argument used by FR anti-birthers spelled out there in easy-to-access form. You will also hear them boasting about their FR ‘stealth’ [as if we don’t know who they are] identities, and how they make us look like idiots.

It’s well worth a few minutes of your time, imho.

[Fantasywriter]

One clarification. Most Obot trolls flock to this subject because they genuinely believe Obama is eligible and it’s only ignorant wingnut racists who disagree. I.e.: they see themselves as immeasurably intellectually superior to knuckle-dragging ‘birthers’.

HOWEVER, the rainmaker behind the Obot anti-birther sites—Soros—knows the truth. I.e.: that Obama is not eligible. Thus he’s willing to spend whatever it takes to prevent one of these cases from reaching full blown wide-ranging Discovery. He knows if that ever happened Obama would be kaput—and along w him Soros’ plan for destroying the USA. So he has used every means $ can buy to mock, ridicule, intimidate, threaten and destroy anyone who dares take Obama’s lack of eligibility seriously. So far he has succeeded, but perhaps his methods will fall short in ‘12.

But back to the Obot Trolls. They are among the most deluded, used and clueless people on the entire Net. It’s sad yet funny at the same time. If Stalin were still around he’d have to invent an entirely new term to describe them. ‘Useful Idiots’ is far too benign.