Pirate's Cove

Interesting, very interesting

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider Friday whether to take up a lawsuit challenging President-elect Barack Obama‘s U.S. citizenship, a continuation of a New Jersey case embraced by some opponents of Obama’s election.

The meeting of justices will coincide with a vigil by the filer’s supporters in Washington on the steps of the nation’s highest court.

The suit originally sought to stay the election, and was filed on behalf of Leo Donofrio against New Jersey Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells.

Legal experts say the appeal has little chance of succeeding, despite appearing on the court’s schedule. Legal records show it is only the tip of an iceberg of nationwide efforts seeking to derail Obama’s election over accusations that he either wasn’t born a U.S. citizen or that he later renounced his citizenship in Indonesia.

The Obama campaign has maintained that he was born in Hawaii, has an authentic birth certificate, and is a “natural-born” U.S. citizen. Hawaiian officials agree.

There are also many, many other suits out there.

Now, there are some on the right who want the investigation, and some who don’t. Captain Ed wants the whole thing to just stop, and SCOTUS to deny the suit. John Hawkins wants SCOTUS to take case so it can put an end to the whole thing.

Personally, I am about 95% sure Barry is an American citizen. But, let’s consider something which has been driving this case: why won’t Obama release his birth certificate? He gives us this “certificate of live birth,” which people have shot massive wholes into. He originally releases it to The Daily Kos. Why? His campaign demanded, along with the Compliant Media and the Left, all of McCain’s medical records, apparently going back to the beginning of time. McCain released over a thousand pages of medical records, and that wasn’t enough. They demanded more.

They demanded proof that Trig was Palin’s baby, not Bristol’s. They freaked over the few short pages of medical records Palin released. Meanwhile, Barry, a long time smoker, releases a page or two. And still no actual birth certificate.

Seriously, you know what could end this? Provide a birth certificate, Barack. It really is that simple. You want to prove us cwazy right wingers wrong? Pony up. Hell, I can walk upstairs and pull mine out of my fireproof safe in about 3 minutes. What’s your excuse, Barry?

The New York Times and other papers, not to mention many on the Left, were, at the least, “just wondering” if McCain was eligible to be President because he was born in Panama. Yet, none of them wonder why Obama won’t simply produce a birth certificate. Is it that hard to do? And that is why this continues.

PS: Since so many, particularly Democrats, threw around Ronald Reagan’s name during the election season, let’s ask The Gipper himself what he thinks of the issue

“Trust, but verify.”

Thanks, Big Guy.

More: So, I’m taking a perusal thru the Conservasphere, and ran across a post by Ace regarding the Weekly Standard calling out Marc Ambinder at The Atlantic for Ambinder calling out Townhall for running an ad by a group pushing the Obama is not an American citizen meme. Brought up is the point that no one at the Atlantic is really in a position to poo poo anything, what with bat shit crazy Andrew Sullivan and his Trig-erism.