I’ve been recently asked what I think about the birth-certificate-related allegations that have been made regarding President Obama. Here’s my present take:
- I’m afraid the allegations are false and kooky.
- I don’t know if one can avoid sounding kooky even if th allegations were true. So I don’t see any reason to pursue them.
- I think the Constitutional crisis that would be involved in enforcing the Constitution against a popularly elected sitting president would far exceed the Constitutional crisis involved in looking the other way. Just because I hate our present government (and did so before the election) doesn’t mean I don’t think there are far worse things that could happen in North America. Not interested in blood running in the streets over this one.
So I’m staying away. Frankly, it frightens me the way some “conservatives” are addressing this. The principle may be conservative but the results would be anything but. Don’t see any happy ending that can come from this.