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It is not necessary to have a law to require presidential candidates to release their birth certificates. The constitution requires them to be "natural born." The only way to determine that or at least, the "best evidence" is the birth certificate.

By what convoluted reading would the constitution require something and then prohibit the enforcement by omission?

The secretaries of state, members of congress and the judges have all taken oaths to uphold and defend the constitution. Their failure or cowardice in not do so, is not indicative of the need for a new law. Shall we give them more laws to ignore?

Yes it is necessary, that or a decision by a court. The US Constitution is not self-implementing.

“By what convoluted reading would the constitution require something and then prohibit the enforcement by omission?”

Because of a million arguments one could make about the required details of enforcement ? And because there is no established definion of the requirement ? What is “natural born” ? It does not have an established legal meaning.

“The secretaries of state, members of congress and the judges have all taken oaths to uphold and defend the constitution. Their failure or cowardice in not do so, is not indicative of the need for a new law. Shall we give them more laws to ignore?”

Well, goodness knows they ignore a lot of laws they shouldn’t and enforce more laws than they should. But this complaint is just griping. You and I have even less right than they do to personally implement our reading of the law.