Obama birth flap a nonstarter

There is substantial evidence that Barack Obama was born in Kenya. There is testimony from his paternal grandmother of having attended the birth. There is a monument there, recognizing his birth. Since his white mother from Kansas was under 18 at the birth, the father's citizenship determines that of the son.

The other scenario is that paperwork exists that Obama's stepfather, an Indonesian citizen, signed to get Barack into the Muslim madrassa, where he went to elementary school, certifying that Barack was an Indonesian citizen.

Either of these scenarios, if true, would disqualify Obama, under the U.S. constitution, from serving as President.

Obama claims he was born in Hawaii, and shows a copy of a birth certificate from there. It is not a certified state original, however. He could easily clear up the whole matter, by simply having the State of Hawaii issue a certified, official birth certificate and put the whole matter to rest. The fact that they haven't probably means they can't.

Afterall, most anyone, such as this author, has had to run down to his local county clerk's office to get a certified birth certificate when applying for a passport. It took a good 3 minutes (and $10) for them to shell one out.

There are 9 different court cases filed against Obama and his campaign, alleging that he is unable to serve as President. The campaign is spending millions to defend them. They are copiously documented. No court has even heard a case, dismissing them out of hand. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to rule on the one case that has reached them so far, and another is scheduled there on January 9, 2009. Since this is three days after the Electoral College has met and certified Obama's election, it is considered highly unlikely that they will act.

Just because something looks right, doesn't mean you can find a government official with the guts to rule. At least 9 Americans are finding that out the hard way.