The Official GOP Chant issued by elected Republicans in response to the "Natural Born Citizen" question. But that is who we have to work with over the next two years.
Pray for one governor, one state legislature, one state's AG, to fight to keep him off 1 state ballot in 2012. Federally, we are going nowhere with this.
Even if the country is "lucky" to get 1 state to have an explicit requirement for a long form b.c. (for example) in order for someone to run for POTUS (yes, we want this to happen in all 50 states, but realistically it won't)...expect that requirement to be tied up in the courts. Perhaps for years, perhaps not. Will it be effective in time for the 2012 election? Who knows.
Then, even IF we are fortunate to have such rules in place for one (or more) states...it STILL wouldn't answer the question of weather or not someone like Barry...who (let's say for the sake of the argument) was born in HI and his B.C. lists Sr. as his father but who was ALSO born a British subject, inherited by birthright from his foreign father. What then? The argument will have been greatly diffused because THEN most people would say...look, you already have your requirement of proof in place, yet you want more.
The root of the issue must be addressed.
That is, can someone born a foreign citizen...regardless of place of birth, can that person who was born with foreign allegiance owed be considered a "Natural Born Citizen" even though the framers wouldn't have considered them such? Someone producing a long form B.C. doesn't necessarily answer that question.
Intent of the framers. That's what we need here, and what we want.
That, and working to get more real conservatives who believe in our Constitution...ALL of it, elected.