Posted on 11/19/2008 12:52:10 PM PST by pissant
November 19, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A Sacramento Supreme Court petition filed on behalf of Alan Keyes and others has asked the Secretary of State to withhold the state's 55 electoral votes from the December Electoral College tally until President-Elect Barack Obama proves he is eligible to take office.
The court document joins a host of litigation questioning Obama's eligibility in as many as 15 states, with confirmed cases in Ohio, Connecticut, Washington, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Hawaii, and unconfirmed reports from Utah, Wyoming, Florida, New York, North Carolina, Texas, California and Virginia, according to World Net Daily.
All the cases reported to have failed were dismissed due to the plaintiff's lack of standing, without the court actually investigating the complaint.
However, as Keyes was on the November ballot as the American Independent Party presidential candidate, his is the first case in which the plaintiff is a candidate who lost the presidency, perhaps illegitimately, to Obama. This may mean that Keyes' case will be the first in which the plaintiff is deemed to have sufficient standing, leading the court to investigate the complaint instead of dismissing it.
"Should Senator Obama be discovered, after he takes office, to be ineligible for the Office of President of the United States of America and, thereby, his election declared void, Petitioners, as well as other Americans, will suffer irreparable harm in that an usurper will be sitting as the President of the United States, and none of the treaties, laws, or executive orders signed by him will be valid or legal," Keyes wrote to the Sacramento Supreme Court.
"An unprecedented and looming constitutional crisis awaits if a President elected by the popular vote and the electoral vote does not constitutionally qualify to serve in that capacity," the court document continued.
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Until new elections. It would be VP if he had to leave office due to illness, death, etc. But being ineligible makes the election fraudulent.
“Folks, folks, calm down. We’ve elected a MESSIAH, not just a President. The Messiah is ABOVE the law.”
Oh,THAT’s right! He, The One, descended from the heavens to us lowly mortals as a world citizen (smacks forehead). Ah done fergot!!
That is a not so easy to answer question. If it is before the electors meet, they could vote for just about anyone, or could stick with the names on the ballots. If after the electors meet, then Congress simply votes up or down on whether they are legal.
If Congress boots him, fat chance, House picks the president (one vote per state) and Senate the VP.
No balls
*****“I don’t think so. I think it goes to Mccain or to a new election.”
Ah. That’s a bridge I never thought we’d have to cross, but whaddayaknow? Here we are... maybe!*****
Certainly our Founding Fathers believed future generations of American Citizens would not be so dumb or corrupt to allow this circumstance. We have just proved we are not worthy of their confidence.
No. Obama was not elected on election day; various slates of Democratic-party electors were. If Obama were to be ruled ineligible before the electoral college votes, the Democratic National Committee would choose a new nominee and the electors would presumably elect him or her.
I was looking for “chapter and verse” in the US Constitution, but didn’t find it. I’ve seen it before, though.
All of the electors to the electoral college would still be seated. They would simply be stayed from casting a ballot for Obama. They could put Hillary in office if they so decided.
Let's see if any of the dimbulbs that voted for this putz can see that he hasn't got a clue about economics. The COLB costs $10, and he was in Hawaii twice since Berg filed his suit. He's either cosmically stupid or he's hiding something...and my bet is on the latter.
I look forward to whatever rough ride would come if he’s deemed ineligible.
I thought it was spelled Chuck U. Schumer.
Because they are whimps that is why!
I don’t know if it makes the election fraudulent, but it would seem that the ineligible votes would be thrown out, therefore McCain would garner the most votes...hence......
Seriously, yes, I would welcome that rough ride instead of having my children have to grow up in a marxist country.
got a cite for that info?
it would go to Biden. There is no money for another national election, primary etc. Biden would be Pres.
it would go to Biden. There is no money for another national election, primary etc. Biden would be Pres.
I’m not so sure. But you can bet the lawsuits would be flying. Id Obama is fraudulent, then choosing HIS electors is too.
I don’t think so.
they think its false hope. He is a senator it’s not like they dont do background checks. They do have securoty clearance they already know it’s unfortunately valid. He is a citizen.
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