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Judge Smacks Down 'Birther' Orly Taitz For Abusing Court
NPR ^ | 10/14/09 | Frank James

Posted on 10/14/2009 1:42:54 PM PDT by steve-b

Federal District Judge Clay D. Land has slapped top birther Orly Taitz with a $20,000 fine for wasting the court's time, among other issues, with her constant filings after he, last month, dismissed her lawsuit against President Obama's right as commander-in-chief to deploy the military because he allegedly isn't legally president.

Because he didn't get rid of her the first time, he's hoping she gets the message this time from the barbed language in the 43-page order he issued Tuesday.

Right off the bat, on page 1 he writes:

For justice to be administered efficiently and justly, lawyers must understand the conditions that goven their privilege to practice law. Lawyers who do not understand those conditions are at best woefully unprepared to practice the profession and at worst a menace to it...

...When a lawyer recklessly accuses a judge of violating the Judicial Code of Conduct with no supporting evidence beyond her dissatisfaction with the judge's rulings, that lawyer abuses her privilege to practice law. When a lawyer abuses her privilege to practice law, that lawyer ceases to advance her cause or the ends of justice...

...Regrettably, the conduct of counsel Orly Taitz has crossed these lines, and Ms. Taitz must be sanctioned for her misconduct....

Among Taitz's missteps, she accused the judge of treason. That never works out well....

(Excerpt) Read more at npr.org ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: birthcertificate; birthers; bloggersandpersonal; certifigate; humor; orly; orlytaitz; romney; romney4obama; romneybots; romneybots4obama; taitz
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1 posted on 10/14/2009 1:42:55 PM PDT by steve-b
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To: steve-b; Revolting cat!

So NPR talks smack now? Maybe they should interview Dan Rather. He used heroin once as a journalist to see what it was like.


2 posted on 10/14/2009 1:44:17 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (There is no truth in the Pravda Media.)
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To: steve-b

“Among Taitz’s missteps, she accused the judge of treason. That never works out well....”

LOL.

Call me slow, but I’m beginning to think Orly’s a little coo coo. :`)


3 posted on 10/14/2009 1:45:23 PM PDT by hoe_cake (A member of the Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Constitution.)
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To: steve-b

That just angers me.


4 posted on 10/14/2009 1:45:55 PM PDT by allmost
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To: steve-b

surely the interns at npr were having orgasms over this.


5 posted on 10/14/2009 1:45:58 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (Fearing for the republic 24/7.)
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To: steve-b

A win for your boy Obama, steve-b. Congratulations.


6 posted on 10/14/2009 1:46:57 PM PDT by F15Eagle (1 John 5:4-5, 4:15, John 11:25, 14:6, 1 Tim 2:5, John 3:17-18, John 20:31, 1 John 5:13, John 6:69)
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To: hoe_cake

There will be hangers-on, though. Good grief, it’s not as if plenty of sane Freepers warned about something like this.

And this is the judge who was going to make it all happen.


7 posted on 10/14/2009 1:47:19 PM PDT by norge (The amiable dunce is back, wearing a skirt and high heels.)
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To: hoe_cake

“Call me slow, but I’m beginning to think Orly’s a little coo coo. :`)

A little? The woman is bats**t crazy.


8 posted on 10/14/2009 1:47:34 PM PDT by Grunthor (Thank YOU George Bush, for giving us the GOP of today!)
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To: South40

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9 posted on 10/14/2009 1:49:03 PM PDT by South40 (Islam has a long tradition of tolerance, ~Hussein Obama, June 4, 2009, Cairo, Egypt)
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To: steve-b

I was expecting big news today since one month ago Orley announced that she would have Obama out of office in 30 days.

Okay, well she still has seven hours.


10 posted on 10/14/2009 1:49:34 PM PDT by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: steve-b

This type of attack in the justice system against those seen as enemies of the Democratic Party will spread and the fines will grow larger.

Bet on it.


11 posted on 10/14/2009 1:51:38 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: hoe_cake
I hope the birthers keep funding Orley so that I can get a good laugh at her antics each and every day.
12 posted on 10/14/2009 1:52:24 PM PDT by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: norge; Red Steel; pissant

The hopes were for the judge in California (I believe). We already saw this a few days ago in regards to Land.

Of course Barry could just spend $12 for a Long Form Birth Certificate, but that’s much too complicated.


13 posted on 10/14/2009 1:52:35 PM PDT by F15Eagle (1 John 5:4-5, 4:15, John 11:25, 14:6, 1 Tim 2:5, John 3:17-18, John 20:31, 1 John 5:13, John 6:69)
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To: F15Eagle

Well if NPR says it’s true, we should believe every word right?


14 posted on 10/14/2009 1:52:44 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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To: steve-b

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2362460/posts


15 posted on 10/14/2009 1:52:59 PM PDT by tumblindice
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To: steve-b

I’m guessing that Judge Land has been contacted by Obummer and his goons!
I’d would lay odds that Land was appointed under a Democrat Admin..anyone know for sure?


16 posted on 10/14/2009 1:54:19 PM PDT by Yorktownpatriot
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To: F15Eagle

You’re right. I walked into that one with my eyes closed. It is Judge Carter, not Land, who supposedly holds the high card.

Sorry.


17 posted on 10/14/2009 1:54:29 PM PDT by norge (The amiable dunce is back, wearing a skirt and high heels.)
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To: trumandogz

I’m with you on that. I think she did well against that hard-up fish wife Joy Baer.


18 posted on 10/14/2009 1:54:30 PM PDT by hoe_cake (A member of the Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Constitution.)
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To: cripplecreek

LOL, good point. This was on another thread a couple days ago. I think the story is real but yeah, NPR is what they are.


19 posted on 10/14/2009 1:54:30 PM PDT by F15Eagle (1 John 5:4-5, 4:15, John 11:25, 14:6, 1 Tim 2:5, John 3:17-18, John 20:31, 1 John 5:13, John 6:69)
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To: F15Eagle

I don’t doubt the story but I love the way some “conservatives” jump on them and repeat them word for word, including whatever speculation NPR may include.

The same kind of stupidity is why some believe Sarah Palin said she can see Russia from her porch.


20 posted on 10/14/2009 1:56:55 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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To: hoe_cake

I figured out she’s a bit nuts a while ago. Her court filings were worse than pro se filings, and had a bit of the lunatic ravings you often see in them. She almost reminded me of Jack Thompson (disbarred for his rants, among other things).

She was not the right person to be representing this case.


21 posted on 10/14/2009 1:57:29 PM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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To: cripplecreek

Nina Totenberg : “I think [Helms] ought to be worried about the — about what’s going on in the good Lord’s mind because if there’s retributive justice, he’ll get AIDS from a transfusion or one of his grandchildren will get it.” (July 8, 1995 episode of Inside Washington)


22 posted on 10/14/2009 1:57:44 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (There is no truth in the Pravda Media.)
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To: steve-b

http://www.wor710.com/pages/5431240


23 posted on 10/14/2009 1:58:06 PM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: hoe_cake

You forgot the l.
;)


24 posted on 10/14/2009 1:58:57 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: hoe_cake

Orley is a comedic genius.


25 posted on 10/14/2009 1:59:05 PM PDT by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: Yorktownpatriot

Nope by Pres. Bush but........


26 posted on 10/14/2009 1:59:44 PM PDT by wolfcreek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsd7DGqVSIc)
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To: steve-b

Orly Taitz is far more reasonable than the marxist chumps at NPR. LOL


27 posted on 10/14/2009 2:00:09 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: Grunthor

>>“Call me slow, but I’m beginning to think Orly’s a little coo coo. :`)
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>A little? The woman is bats**t crazy.

In a country where laws are put into law without being read the woman is absolutely sane. {ie her “crazy” is FAR more reasonable AND defensible than the actions we’re getting from our government leadership.}


28 posted on 10/14/2009 2:01:12 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: cripplecreek

Yep. Even more disturbing is the glee whenever zer0 gets another pass at hiding whatever it is that has him so dedicated to concealing this document.

Surely Orly acts like a court jester often enough, but the fact remains that most of zer0’s documentation remains obscured. And the world just handed him the Nobel Peace Prize.

This is truly the bizarro world.


29 posted on 10/14/2009 2:04:08 PM PDT by F15Eagle (1 John 5:4-5, 4:15, John 11:25, 14:6, 1 Tim 2:5, John 3:17-18, John 20:31, 1 John 5:13, John 6:69)
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To: steve-b

Odd that they couldn’t find this kind of judge in Alaska when the wackos up there were filing frivalous lawsuit after lawsuit against Sarah Palin.

And for those of you who are saying that Orley Taitz is nuts; you seem to be willfully neglecting the point that Obama could have made this all go away with a simple REAL birth certificate. The certificate he presented was not a birth certificate. My ex-wife had one of those from MA and when she tried to get her Concealed Carry license in New Mexico, they told her that they couldn’t use that and that they needed a REAL birth certificate. Instead Obama spends millions of someone’s money fighting it. Odd ...


30 posted on 10/14/2009 2:04:25 PM PDT by Jackson57
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To: Yorktownpatriot

Judge Land was a conservative Republican on the GA state legislature before being appointed to the federal bench by Pres. Bush (43). The judge in CA on whom everyone is hanging their hopes was, in fact, appointed by Clinton.

No lawyer can file the types of documents Dr. Taitz did in Judge Land’s court and not expect a severe sanction. As did you in your post, she accused Judge Land of colluding with “Obama’s goons,” i.e., AG Holder, because, supposedly, someone who looked like Holder was seen in a coffee shop across the street from the court on the day of the hearing. That may be OK to post at an online website, it is NOT ok to file in a federal court. Oh, and she went on to accuse thejudge of treason, and of being biased because he personally owns shares of 2 of America’s largest corporations.

There is just absolutely no excuse for a lawyer to do that, especially after being warned. She blew it big time.


31 posted on 10/14/2009 2:07:40 PM PDT by EDINVA (Obama CAN'T see the Olympics from his back porch !)
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To: Jackson57
Obama could have made this all go away

"All this" is a bunch of nut cases making all of Obama's critics look like nut cases by association. Why on Earth would he want that to ever go away?

32 posted on 10/14/2009 2:07:41 PM PDT by steve-b (Intelligent Design -- "A Wizard Did It")
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To: Yorktownpatriot
I’d would lay odds that Land was appointed under a Democrat Admin..anyone know for sure?

Land was a conservative Republican State Senator who was appointed a judge by George W. Bush on the recommendation of Sheby Chambliss.

Land's decision was based not on any love for Obama, but on his disgust with Orly Taitz's wacky litigation style, and on his view (well-based in precedent) that civilian courts have no jurisdiction to review military orders. (The case was seeking to overturn the Army's order to an officer to deploy to Iraq. There is a ton of precedent that says that civilian courts can't overturn such orders.)

33 posted on 10/14/2009 2:09:10 PM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: steve-b
Apparently, in our Marxist corrupted courts citizens have “no standing” to question the emperor.

Fidel Castro could be nominated, and placed on ballots.. ( With thousands upon thousands of citizens screaming at their government officials the entire time to check his credentials).

Citizens ( products of our Marxist dominated government schools) could elect Fidel Castro. ( With constitutionally grounded citizens by the hundreds of thousands **vigorously** complaining to their elected officials and begging at their so-called “conservative” talk show weenies them to cover the issue.)

The Electoral College could vote for Fidel Castro for U.S. President. ( Again with thousands of citizen writing, faxing and calling in to object.).

Attorney Berg might even get Fidel's case all the way to the Supreme Court. ( With a minimum of 250,000 FedEX letters arriving begging the Supreme court to hear the case.)

The Congress could approve him.( With thousands of citizens writing, calling, and faxing in objection.)

And...Citizens have “no standing” to go to court and ask that our Constitution be upheld, and Fidel Castro’s natural born status examined.

Somehow, I don't think this is what our Founding Fathers had in mind.

34 posted on 10/14/2009 2:13:29 PM PDT by wintertime (People are not stupid! Good ideas win!)
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To: antiRepublicrat

Here is my conspiracy theory....

Obama wont show his birth certificate because birthers like Orly end up making the whole movement look like idiots. Why would he want this to stop?


35 posted on 10/14/2009 2:19:52 PM PDT by mono
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To: mono

Bingo!


36 posted on 10/14/2009 2:22:16 PM PDT by Melas
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To: steve-b
...When a lawyer recklessly accuses a judge of violating the Judicial Code of Conduct

What is reckless, you damn criminal traitor in black robe?

Here is an exparte meeting to take over America recklessly violating the Judicial Code of Conduct.


37 posted on 10/14/2009 2:25:14 PM PDT by Diogenesis ("Those who go below the surface do so at their peril" - Oscar Wilde)
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To: Diogenesis
"Here is an exparte meeting to take over America recklessly violating the Judicial Code of Conduct. "

You do see Justices Roberts and Thomas in that picture, right? And, I'm quite sure that Alito and Scalia are in the room as well.

Is the Chief Justice also "violating the Judicial Code" when he swears in the VP or President? How about when they attend the State of the Union address?

38 posted on 10/14/2009 2:36:19 PM PDT by OldDeckHand (No Socialized Medicine, No Way, No How, No Time)
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To: steve-b
Is this the same judge that it was reported met with AG Holder during the case? And his fine is for exercising her rights of free speech.
39 posted on 10/14/2009 2:36:39 PM PDT by stockpirate ("if my thought-dreams could be seen. They'd probably put my head in a guillotine" Dylan)
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To: hoe_cake
Call me slow, but I’m beginning to think Orly’s a little coo coo. :`)

This happens a lot. A series, even hugh, issue arises and we support the nut clusters. Demonrats win because our dentist/lawyer/constitutional scholar gets 15 minutes of wacko fame.

What do you get when you cross an Orly with a Paul? A pOrly Ron party.

40 posted on 10/14/2009 2:38:56 PM PDT by HospiceNurse
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To: stockpirate
Is this the same judge that it was reported met with AG Holder during the case?

According to Birther lore.

And his fine is for exercising her rights of free speech.

No, it's for her misconduct. Didn't you read the judge's decision?

41 posted on 10/14/2009 2:40:40 PM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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To: stockpirate

.....judge met with AG Holder...

Friend of Orly saw a man who looked kinda like Holder in lunch room across the street from courthouse. Yep, that cinches it.


42 posted on 10/14/2009 2:41:11 PM PDT by mono
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To: steve-b

I am by no means defending Orly, but I don’t agree with the judge’s rationale on this order.

First of all, Orly brought the case based on the merits believed by her clients to be true. The judge accuses Orly of “knowingly” bringing a false suit, but how could Orly know it was false if she has never seen the birth certificate or records that Obama refuses to release. I’ve seen people sued for a lot less than Orly claimed to have as evidence.

Also, just because Orly is licensed to practice law doesn’t mean that she has given up her free speech rights. Since the judiciary is considered a part of the government, it cannot prohibit Orly from voicing her opinions outside of the courtroom (within the confines of slander/defamation of character). She has a right to declare her opinion that the judge wrongly ruled in this case.

I think this order is more judicial abuse.


43 posted on 10/14/2009 2:49:15 PM PDT by TXDuke
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To: Lurking Libertarian
that civilian courts have no jurisdiction to review military orders.

And yet, civilian courts somehow have jurisdiction to try foreign terrorists.

Weird.

44 posted on 10/14/2009 2:51:11 PM PDT by TheThinker
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To: Diogenesis

These traitors count more than the several hundred thousands of letters, emails, faxes, and phone calls from American citizens begging the Supreme Court judges to uphold their oath to preserve and defend the Constitution.

There will be a special place in hell reserved for this scum.

I am **DISGUSTED**!


45 posted on 10/14/2009 2:53:42 PM PDT by wintertime (People are not stupid! Good ideas win!)
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To: wintertime
And...Citizens have “no standing” to go to court and ask that our Constitution be upheld, and Fidel Castro’s natural born status examined.

Somehow, I don't think this is what our Founding Fathers had in mind.

There probably isn't anything more treasonous than this issue of standing.

The President or any other public official is not supposed to have superior standing to any other citizen.

We are all equal under the law. Anyway that's how it's supposed to be.

The Founders showed us the way and we have strayed from the path.

46 posted on 10/14/2009 2:56:36 PM PDT by TheThinker
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To: stockpirate

That may have been Eric’s twin brother Earl who is known to be a Holder stand-in.


47 posted on 10/14/2009 2:58:06 PM PDT by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: TheThinker
The Founders showed us the way and we have strayed from the path.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

But...When tyranny reigns, our Founding Fathers provided a Constitutional remedy. I pray that we can peacefully and lawfully restore the Constitution.

48 posted on 10/14/2009 2:59:03 PM PDT by wintertime (People are not stupid! Good ideas win!)
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To: TXDuke

Don’t know if I agree with you entirely. Here’s what she did to cause herself some problems and opened the door for the judge to give her a smack down: she made some rather accusatory allegations against the judge, including serious violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct. You can’t do that as a lawyer unless you are really able to back it up. I do agree that, other than this particular aspect of her papers, the judge went overboard in characterizing her legal theories so harshly. As Judge Carter has noted in the California case, the issue is a serious one. Even if found that it is procedurally unsustainable, as Judge Land did, does not make it frivolous.


49 posted on 10/14/2009 3:05:45 PM PDT by JewishRighter
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To: steve-b

Good, fools who bring stupid lawsuits should pay a penalty.


50 posted on 10/14/2009 3:07:54 PM PDT by JRochelle (GBeck 2012: "Yay, O won again! Now the people will REALLY wake up!")
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