They had a perfectly valid lawsuit, Berg v Obama, right in front of them and they could have easily hung their hats on that if they so chose. But they didn’t, and that makes him de facto qualified..."
From Wikipedia (which does occasionally have it's usefulness):
De facto is a Latin expression that means "from [the] fact". In law, it is meant to mean "in practice but not necessarily ordained by law" or "in practice or actuality, but without being officially established".
Makes the muffed oath and private repitition (which we must take on His Most Truthful and Transparent Word) come a bit more into focus, doesn't it?
JG
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Yes indeed.