i thought you were one of the neoconservatives fighting against " frivolous law suits " !
On Feb 11, 10:33 am, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > *OBAMA WATCH CENTRAL > *Eligibility issue: McCain checked but not Obama > Lawsuit contends Congress failed to qualify Democrat for Oval Office > > *http://wnd.com:80/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=88566<http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=88566> > * > > Posted: February 10, 2009 > 9:09 pm Eastern > > By Bob Unruh > (c) 2009 WorldNetDaily > > A lawsuit that accuses Congress of failing to investigate President Obama's > birthplace before approving the Electoral College vote giving him the > presidency has been amended to include additional claims of rights > violations, including unequal treatment, because Congress did such an > investigation into GOP candidate Sen. John McCain. > > That word comes from Mario Apuzzo, the lawyer handling the case on which WND > previously has > reported.<http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=87622> > > The case raises many of the same arguments as dozens of other cases that > have flooded into courtrooms around the nation since the November > election.<http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-njdce/case_no-1:2009cv00253/ca...> > > The case was brought by Apuzzo <http://puzo1.blogspot.com/> on behalf of > Charles F. Kerchner Jr., Lowell T. Patterson, Darrell James Lenormand and > Donald H. Nelson Jr. It names as defendants Barack Hussein Obama II, the > U.S., Congress, the Senate, House of Representatives and former Vice > President Dick Cheney along with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. > * > > Apuzzo told WND that Congress last year raised the issue of whether McCain > was a "natural born" citizen, a requirement set out in the U.S. Constitution > for the president, because of his birth to U.S. citizens in the Panama Canal > > <http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=88566#>Zone. > > Where's the proof Barack Obama was born in the U.S. or that he fulfills the > "natural-born American" clause in the Constitution? If you still want to see > it, join more than 235,000 others and sign up > now!<http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=81550> > > According to a report in the Washington Post, the Senate unanimously > declared McCain to be a "natural born" citizen, meeting the demand of > Article 2 of the Constitution, which states, "no person except a natural > born citizen … shall be eligible to the office of president." > > The report, however, pointed out that such a statement was opinion only, and > the constitutional question actually isn't so simple. It quoted Catholic > University associate law professor Sarah Duggin saying the > document<http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=88566#>is > ambiguous. > > "Ultimately there has never been any real resolution of this issue. Congress > cannot legislatively change the meaning of the Constitution," she told the > newspaper, saying a constitutional amendment or a U.S. Supreme Court ruling > would be the way to reach a determination. > > However, even though his clients wrote to Congress requesting a similar > review of Obama's birthplace, they were refused. > > "The question is: Why do you do it for McCain, but not Obama," Apuzzo told > WND. > > More specifically, those who doubted McCain's eligibility had an opportunity > for a review but not those who doubt Obama. > > That violates a liberty right for his clients, he said, because as members > of a republic, they have a right to know that their president is legitimate. > > "What I'm arguing is that Congress and President Obama have violated my > clients' due process under Article 5 [of the U.S. Constitution]," Apuzzo > said. > > Already; Congress held a responsibility to make certain Obama is qualified > for the post, he alleges. And the public outcry, evidenced by the dozens of > lawsuits over the issue, should have prompted due diligence on the part of > members of Congress, he said. > > Obama, meanwhile, has refused to hand over "sufficient documents" to verify > his "natural born" status, Apuzzo said. > > "We're not a monarchy," Apuzzo said, "People have a right to know." > > He said his case in U.S. District Court in New > Jersey<http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=88566#>is at the > point where the court notices about the case are being > distributed. > > He said the fact Obama already has been inaugurated changes nothing in his > case. > > "Before that, everything really was premature," he said. "He has a right to > run for office. But when you down to the nitty gritty, he still has to > qualify for the position." > > He said the Constitution specifically raises the scenario of a president who > has been chosen for office but has failed to qualify. > > "Even though you ran, everybody loves you, you still have got to qualify > under the Constitution," Apuzzo said. > > Further, the lawsuit explains, not only are there legitimate questions about > Obama's birth, and therefore eligibility, he might not even be a U.S. > citizen at all. > > "There exists a possibility that Obama could be an illegal alien," the > lawsuit said. "Obama has yet to adequately prove that he was born in the > United States. [Further], Obama has publicly conceded that his father was > born in Kenya and a British subject/citizen at the time of Obama's birth > which precluded Obama from gaining any U.S. citizenship from his father." > > The lawsuits over Obama's eligibility, in various ways, have alleged Obama > does not meet the "natural born citizen" clause of the U.S. Constitution, > Article 2, Section 1, which reads, "No Person except a natural born Citizen, > or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the > Adoption<http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=88566#>of this > Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President." > > Some of the legal challenges have alleged Obama was not born in Hawaii, as > he insists, but in Kenya. Obama's American mother, the suits contend, was > too young at the time of his birth to confer American citizenship to her son > under the law at the time. > > Other challenges have focused on Obama's citizenship through his father, a > Kenyan subject to the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom at the time of his > birth, thus making him a dual citizen. The cases contend the framers of the > Constitution excluded dual citizens from qualifying as natural born. > > Several details of Obama's past have added twists to the question of his > eligibility and citizenship, including his family's move to Indonesia when > he was a child and on what nation's passport he traveled to Pakistan in the > '80s, as well as conflicting reports from Obama's family about his place of > birth. > > Apuzzo told WND the biggest reason to investigate further is the fact that > Obama has refused to allow public release of a signed "vault" copy of his > original birth certificate. > > Several of the legal cases – including those brought by Orly Taitz, Cort > Wrotnowski, Leo Donofrio and Philip Berg, already have been discussed in > conference at the U.S. Supreme Court, which has failed to have a hearing on > any of the merits involved. > > Taitz, in fact, is requesting information from the Supreme Court about a > meeting eight of its justices held with Obama, a defendant in her case, > before the justices reviewed the issues of the case in a private conference. > > Several of the cases still remain active at lower court levels, from which > emergency requests to the high court were launched. > > "I know that Mr. Obama is not a constitutionally qualified natural born > citizen and is ineligible to assume the office of president of the United > States," Berg said in a statement on his ObamaCrimes.com > website.<http://www.obamacrimes.com/> > > "Obama knows he is not 'natural born' as he knows where he was born and he > knows he was adopted in Indonesia; Obama is an attorney, Harvard Law grad > who taught Constitutional law; Obama knows his candidacy is the largest > 'hoax' attempted on the citizens of the United States in over 200 years; > Obama places our Constitution in a 'crisis' situation; and Obama is in a > situation where he can be blackmailed by leaders around the world who know > Obama is not qualified," Berg's statement continued. > > While Obama's campaign team called the cases garbage, here is a partial > listing and status update for several of the cases: > > - Philip J. Berg, a Pennsylvania Democrat, demanded that the courts > verify Obama's original birth certificate and other documents proving his > American citizenship. Berg's latest appeal, requesting an injunction to > stop > the Electoral College from selecting the 44th president, was denied. > > - Leo Donofrio of New Jersey filed a lawsuit claiming Obama's dual > citizenship disqualified him from serving as president. His case was > considered in conference by the U.S. Supreme Court but denied a full > hearing.<http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=83041> > - Cort Wrotnowski filed suit against Connecticut's secretary of state, > making a similar argument to Donofrio. His case was considered in > conference <http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=83299> by > the U.S. Supreme Court, but was denied a full hearing. > - Former presidential candidate Alan Keyes headlines a list of people > filing a suit in California, in a case handled by the United States > Justice Foundation, <http://www.usjf.net/> that asks the secretary of > state to refuse to allow the state's 55 Electoral College votes to be cast > in the 2008 presidential election until Obama verifies his eligibility to > hold the office. The case is pending, and lawyers are seeking the > public's support.<http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=83161> > - Chicago attorney > <http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=88566#>Andy Martin > sought legal action requiring Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle to > release Obama's vital statistics record. The case was dismissed by Hawaii > Circuit Court Judge Bert Ayabe. > > - Lt. Col. Donald Sullivan sought a temporary restraining order to stop > the Electoral College vote in North > Carolina<http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=88566#>until > Barack Obama's eligibility could be confirmed, alleging doubt about > Obama's citizenship. His case was denied. > > - In Ohio, David M. Neal sued to force the secretary > ... > > read more » > > obama-baseball-cap.jpg > 35KViewDownload > > SenatorObama.jpg > 43KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
