that is just what nobama and the dems are counting on. On Dec 31, 7:26 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > Mark: And we know that the 9 justices are aware of these cases and have to > be doing a lot of squirming trying to figure out how to be able to dodge > this issue. > > On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 6:21 AM, Ohio mark <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > A new case challenging Barack Obama's natural-born citizenship and, > > therefore, constitutional eligibility to serve as president has the > > potential to clear a hurdle that caused several other similar cases' > > dismissal: the issue of "standing." > > > In the case brought by Pennsylvania Democrat Philip Berg, for example, > > a federal judge ruled against the lawsuit in deciding Berg lacked the > > "standing" to sue, arguing that the election of Obama wouldn't cause > > the plaintiff specific, personal injury. > > > In Washington state's Broe v. Reed case, however, plaintiff's attorney > > Stephen Pidgeon says a unique state statute grants everyday citizens > > the required standing. > > > "These lawsuits have pointed their fingers at the various secretaries > > of state and said, 'You handle the elections, it's your job [to verify > > Obama's eligibility],'" Stephen Pidgeon told WND, "and the secretaries > > of state have said, 'No, it's not our job. You the voter have to prove > > he was ineligible.' But when the voters try to do it, the courts tell > > them they have no standing. So it presents a catch-22. > > > "Here, we have standing by means of statute," Pidgeon continued. "This > > particular statute provides for any registered voter to challenge the > > election of a candidate if the candidate at the time of the election > > was ineligible to hold office." > > > Further, Pidgeon explained, "In Washington we also have a > > constitutional clause in Article 1 that says the U.S. Constitution is > > the supreme law of land, so it's very much a state issue that the > > secretary of state has a duty to enforce the U.S. Constitution. > > > "He doesn't think he does; we think he does. That's really the issue > > before the court," Pidgeon said. > > > Washington's secretary of state, Mr. Sam Reed, has opposed the > > lawsuit, brought by a group of 12 registered Washington voters with > > Pidgeon's representation, on several grounds, including the argument > > that the issue is moot now that Obama has been voted upon by the > > people. > > > Pidgeon argues, however, that even if Obama remains in office two > > years from now, the issue will not be moot. > > > "The Constitution's criteria for president are never moot," Pidgeon > > explained. "Article 2, Section 1 says 'eligible to the Office of > > President'; it doesn't say 'eligible for candidacy to the Office of > > President." > > > Therefore, Pidgeon argues, the Constitution's natural-born citizen > > clause specifically and expressly addresses the man sitting in the > > Oval Office, not just the main elected and waiting to get in. > > > "If, at any time during his tenure, a birth certificate actually > > surfaces showing [Obama] born in Kenya," Pidgeon said, "he is > > disqualified from the presidency at any time. And the constitutional > > crisis that is rising out of this – the longer he's in that office, > > the greater the problem becomes, because everything he does will be > > illegal." > > >http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=84966 > > -- > *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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