I'm betting SCOTUS will find some way to dodge all the suits on this issue.
On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 4:39 AM, liberal mike532 ! <[email protected]>wrote: > > 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> > <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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
