Federal Judiciary

Legitimacy of Justice Sotomayor's Appointment

By AndrewHyman

I suppose that some people (not me!) will now deny Justice Sotomayor's legitimacy as a member of the Supreme Court, due to what they allege was President Obama's ineligibility. Here's what Andrew Sullivan wrote on July 29 about this:

It is our job to demand all the evidence we want or need. I know the electronic record is legit. I have no doubt that Obama has every constitutional right to be president. I think the Birthers are nuts. But there is no reason on earth that the original cannot be retrieved and shown. Jon Klein and CNN were wrong, and I retract my apology of yesterday. Obama promised total transparency. Where is it?

I agree with that statement by Andrew Sullivan entirely, even though he has since backtracked. On July 28, a news report in the Honolulu Advertiser stated:

One thing that remains unclear is whether Obama has a copy of the original 1961 Certificate of Live Birth, or if he would even be allowed to see it if he asked.

One would think that the American media would have sufficient resources to provide us with a simple answer to a simple question.

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Full post as published by ConfirmThem on August 09, 2009 (boomark / email).