The Constitution contains provisions for its own amendment, and these provisions are by necessity popularity-dependent. If enough people want to amend it, then it’s perfectly Constitutional to amend it. I really don’t think the people pushing this issue have really thought through what would really happen if they “won”. They seem to be imagining that President-elect Obama would be promptly turned out of office, and somehow replaced with a President they like better. How exactly is this supposed to come about? The realistic fall-out would be widespread riots, further crashing of the financial and credit markets, and a fast-tracked Constitutional amendment making him — and all future Presidential candidates with similar birth circumstances — eligible.
There were no serious attempts to address this before the election, by any person or organization with the necessary expertise and credibility. Such people and organizations do exist, and I think they must have had very good reasons for not pursuing it — either that they believe/know he was in fact born in Hawaii, or that the fallout from showing he wasn’t would have been much worse than having him as President (i.e. Hillary Clinton as President, combined with violence-supporting radicalization of many black Americans).
I don’t see a financial collape and widespread riots. The black population is ALREADY disproportionately radicalized. I think there would be a smooth transition actually. And a sigh of relief all around from some of the idiots who voted for this clown in the first place.
You must have a heckofa crystal ball to *know* what’s going to happen. Amazing!
Uh, it traditionally does take the Chief Justice to swear in the new president. If he isn't eligible, and it is already determined by fast-tracked hearings prior to January 23, I wouldn't bet on our Chief Justice swearing in a phony.