“partypup,
If this is such a grave and treasonous situation that Obama is committing, and you’re a lawyer, why not do some pro bono work to uncover the truth for the sake of the country and the world? Obviously your lawyer skills are superior to anything the RNC has been able to produce.”
Afx114,
You obviously did not read my post carefully enough. I invite you to re-read it again, more slowly. The average citizen (of which I confess to be, even with my “superior” lawyer skills), does NOT have standing, according to the federal courts, to contest Obama’s eligibility under the Constitution. That means that even I, with my masterful legal wizardry, could not successfully prosecute a suit against Obama on this issue.
Given this fact, it hardly matters whether I choose to work pro bono or for payment. Ditto for the RNC, for which I would never render services, btw. In the courts’ dicta, it appears that only Congress would have standing to inquire into this matter.
Do you get it now?
That said, it hardly seems likely that an infuriated GOP base — in the event of an Obama victory — would simply drop this matter. I suspect it would get pounded in the right-wing media, drilled into the GOP base and eventually pushed into the media limelight and funneled up the Congressional ladder, much as the Whitewater and Lewinsky scandals were thrust upon the Clintons. If the Democrats don’t mind that indignity besetting the country’s first black president, then so be it.
The bottom line is that McCain produced his birth certificate. It’s a $9 document (perhaps as much as $15 with overnight shipping and handling). Why does the Obama camp not simply produce the certificate and be done with this controversy? How is it advantageous to him to avoid addressing the merits of this issue?
And here’s another question for you: While I have no idea whether or not Obama is or isn’t a natural-born citizen, would it make a difference to you if he wasn’t? From the mocking tone of your post, it sounds like this would be more of a pesky nuisance to you than a legitimate Constitutional concern.
