As I posted above, the pre-election challenges can be brought in 2012. But a candidate who is on the ballot must bring such a challenge, and during the narrow time frame the law allows (in most states, that would be after Obama files his offficial statement of intention to run and before the ballots are printed).
Why must it be a candidate on the ballot. Do not each and every one of us have standing to determine if our presidential candidates are eligible and have been lawfully elected? It would seem to me self evident that this is the case. Each one of us as sovereign citizens give up by choice some of our power to our elected officials. It is ridiculous on the face of it that we then have no right to question their legitimacy and qualifications.
Why? Do Joe and Josephine Citizen have no interest whatsoever in the eligibilty of someone running for one of the most powerful offices in the world? The only one of the top handful that is actually selected by the people of the country?
Sad that we have sunk to that level.