This is hardly surprising, but the Supreme Court has rejected yet another absurd challenge to Obama's citizenship.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned down another challenge to Barack Obama's eligibility to serve as president because of his citizenship.
The appeal by Cort Wrotnowski of Greenwich, Conn., was denied Monday without comment.
Wrotnowski argued that Obama was a British subject at birth and therefore cannot meet the requirement for becoming president. He wanted the high court to halt presidential electors from meeting to formally elect Obama as president.
Echoing an appeal that was rejected by justices last week, Wrotnowski said that since Obama had dual nationality at birth — his mother was American, his Kenyan father was a British subject — he cannot possibly be a "natural born citizen."
At least two other appeals over Obama's citizenship remain at the court. Philip J. Berg of Lafayette Hill, Pa., argues that Obama was born in Kenya, not Hawaii as Obama says and Hawaii officials have confirmed.
Federal courts in Pennsylvania have dismissed Berg's lawsuit. Federal courts in Ohio and Washington state have rejected similar lawsuits.
I wonder when the whackjobs on the right are going to throw in the towel on this? The Supreme Court has denied cert on two of these absurd cases so far and there can't be any doubt that they will deny cert on the others that are still floating around out there. The plaintiffs don't have standing, but even if they did, the Court would be almost certain to say this is a classic "political question" for the electoral college to resolve.
I can't help wondering if these idiots would be pushing these cases if Obama weren't black. Unfortunately, I think the answer is "no."