I see your point.
Instead of denigrating “birthers” I think conservatives like the Becks & Coulters “should” explain that while shouting “Kenya” is a losing proposition, it is proper to pursue personal documentation for elected officials. This should be in the “Freedom of Information” arena. We should be able to see college grades & applications & scholarship documents as well as what is written on the original birth certificate.
By starting with “prove you are a citizen” — which I think came from Hillary — we actually lost a chance to make utterly reasonable requests.
Now... late in the game... the highly motivated people come off like just another group of haters. We have helped to marginalize ourselves.
Maybe a new statement is needed... new spokesmen... we are not trying to remove BHO... we just have a right to see the following 12 documents. Right?
Take a step back: How about a new law to require that anyone running for an elected federal post must disclose all documents related to education, military, and birth.
Append this, maybe, to the FOI act?
Yes, that is needed. That would be in keeping with existing standards for applicants to non-elected government positions. The question is how do you get to the point where there is impetus to create such legislation? It hasn't happened yet, so unless there is some sort of mass outcry, or a crisis (in this case, a Constitutional crisis), such a law would probably never be written.