[tom h]

"The heat they took in 2000 when their jurisdiction was unchallenged, would likely make SCOTUS gunshy to involve itself when their right to decide is nebulous."

I agree with you ... that if the matter isn't crystal clear the SCOTUS will leave well enough alone, meaning they would defer to the results of the 2008 election and turn down the challenge to BO's eligibility. It would not be the first time that the SCOTUS has acted in this fashion.

But, lest we forget, the SCOTUS is VERY VERY aware of the eligibility issue. Justice Roberts had a private discussion with Obama during the weeks before his inauguration; it has been presumed that questions were asked because the meeting was very much out of precedent.

And, let's not forget Justice Thomas' comments during a Congressional hearing earlier this year. A Puerto Rican congressman joked about his own eligibility to be President, and Justice Thomas smiled back and said, "well, the Supreme Court is certainly evading the question of eligibility."

But there is no doubt that if the SCOTUS ruled that Obama was illegitimate, the nation would have a constitutional crisis like it never had. Forget Nixon's obstruction of justice or Clinton's perjury. For Obama to have run for the office, knowing full well he was ineligible, this is a crime far beyond that of Nixon's or Clinton's. And we could expect riots in the inner cities that would put Watts or the Rodney King riots to shame.

Can't wait.

[Frantzie]

“..the nation would have a constitutional crisis like it never had..”

The nation is bankrupt and the dollar could implode at any time. Get it over with. Maybe the idiots will wake up, shut off the TVs and corn cob ball games and dance shows the drooling idiots. TV empowers Obama - ALL TV including Prince Al Waleed Bin Tal of the House of Saud’s Fox News.

Apuzzo has done a fantastic job and filed the best case of all. This one has slowly and quietly been working it’s way through the courts as Mario has been very careful and methodical.

[tutstar]

I couldn’t believe it when Thomas said that. Maybe they were waiting for a case presented on more exact terms. Maybe Appuzo is the one who took the right approach. Who knows?

[hoosiermama]

There are two meaning of the word evade. The second one is only found in older or more complete dictionaries.

It's second meaning is:...to be too difficult, puzzling or baffling for, Example: the flavor evades definition.

Thomas is quite the wordsmith. I suspect he was using the second definition.