[Lexinom]

Why are we even discussion FactCheck as though it were a disinterested third party? Dismiss any "facts" from that source out-of-hand from this discussion. (Jamese, I assume you as an intelligent person know the meaning of "conflict of interest", and are aware of the Annenberg-FactCheck/Annenberg-Obama connections.)

Now that we've mopped that up, let's examine the following:

The US Constitution provides no specific guidance for verifying status as being “natural born.”

That's precisely the function of the judiciary. There is no possible way the framers could have seen every possible event and contingency in advance - no one can. We have an established means of verifying birth, there is doubtless plenty of precedent to be found in common law, and we do have a very clear constitutional requirement of "natural born citizen" applied to the very office in question.

The courts need to do their job, without regard to political or other external, non-legal considerations.

[hoosiermama]

the function of the judiciary. There is no possible way the framers could have seen every possible event and contingency in advance - no one can. We have an established means of verifying birth, there is doubtless plenty of precedent to be found in common law, and we do have a very clear constitutional requirement of "natural born citizen" applied to the very office in question.

The courts need to do their job, without regard to political or other external, non-legal considerations.

Sounds like the the frame work for a good letter to the SCOTUS....If you haven't already, write and send each one a copy and remind them! WE THE PEOPLE must have a little talk with our leaders. Addresses and names listed above.