Birth Certificate A Tempest In A Teapot

I'm all for the rule of law, so I understand the fervor of so many people to verify whether Obama is a "natural born citizen" as required by the Constitution for someone to be eligible for president. The recent release of Obama's long-form certificate may or may not resolve the controversy. For one, it is now confirmed that Obama's father was a citizen of Kenya, which may mean that Obama is not a natural born citizen as a matter of law regardless of where he was born. Another hurdle -- one that I'm sure the administration privately enjoys -- is that doubts surround the authenticity of the long form itself. If that particular argument has legs, the administration can claim that it was right all along and that nothing will appease the "extremists."

But allow me to ask of what significance is a possibly illegitimate president when we are saddled with a certainly illegitimate federal government? Could the "birthers" truly sleep like babies at night knowing that a natural born citizen signed scads of unconstitutional bills into law during his tenure? Or knowing that a natural born citizen unilaterally ordered yet another act of war without procuring a declaration of same from Congress? Or knowing that a natural born citizen unilaterally enacted untold number of regulations carrying the force of law without any legislative debate? Or seeing this natural born citizen appoint more federal judges and Supreme Court justices who voice open hostility to their appointed task of enforcing the Constitution rather than altering it?

The fixation on the birth certificate is as ludicrous as a fixation on personal hygiene in prison -- it is the systematic rape and murder that should hold our attention in both instances.