Leo Donofrio has thought carefully and well. As he has explained, it does take time for a reader to grasp the arguments. The second or third time through Minor v. Happersett, the care and certainty of Justice Waite's arguments began to penetrate. This is splendid thinking. Mr. Donofrio has mentioned that he is collating his research into a book. I have never spoken with the man, but suggest, as a believer in rewarding talent and effort, that it would help bring the argument unavoidably to the attention of the public if his book were to sell very well.
The media will assiduously avoid careful analysis which could inform the many citizens too worried about the collapse pf our economy being conducted by Obama and his cadre. Having no idea at what stage Mr. Donofrio is in constructing his book, or books, this writer would eagerly pre-purchase a copy, and I suspect I am not alone. In fact I suspect Mr. Donofrio's works, though this was clearly not his motive, would be a best seller, addressing what the “pundits’ avoid. From the left we expect dishonesty, but our "conservative" writers have joined the left, showing clear disdain for the law recited in dozens of cases, and enunciated by so many of our greatest legal minds.
Knowing a number of people who have self published quality books, that has become a viable path to publishing, lacking only the marketing clout of a tradicional publisher. Amazon will print to order, and the quility is excellent.
But a Regnery or similar publisher might ease the task with editing assistance. The point is not to make Mr. Donofrio wealthy, though from the work he has done it is well deserved. The discovery of Chester Arthur's ineligibility was, remarkably, completely ignored by state-run media, because they are protecting their monarch. We all benefit from the truth. Mr. Donofrio has clearly honed his legal tools. Very few practice constitutional law. To the the careful lay person, Minor is clear to a fault. Wong Kim Ark is murky to a fault, and Mr. Donofrio is explaining how and why. These analysis have enormous consequences, but, having read the legal sparring for over three years, Mr. Donofrio’s intellect and pursuit of the truth is unquestionable.
I believe we at FR can become more active participants in the education of other citizens by buying his book in advance. Goodness knows most of us have a recent shelf of law and history books. Mr. Donofrio already has the material for the most important legal book to our generations, and perhaps to that of our children.
Only the Indiana Supreme Court recognized Mr. Donofrio’s remarkable historical discovery of Chester Arthur's fathers British citizenshp, though their recognition only illustrated the corruption of our legal system. They inferred that Arthur's alien father was known to the court and citizens in the 19th Century, a blatent lie, and that Arthur was allowed to take office knowing his non-conformance to common-law. Until revealed by Mr. Donofrio and his sister, there is no evidence anyone suspected Arthur's father as not a citizen when he was born.
Of course the court in the Ankeny case had not read Donofrio’s analysis of Minor v Happersett, a decision that only just preceeded Garfied’s death, making it implausible that Arthur's enemies wouldn't have removed him had he not misdirected everyone by hiding his birth certificate. So Mr. Donofrio’s scholarship has only been recognized by enemies of the truth, or cronies of Obama.
To the point is my suggestion that we at FR encourage Mr. Donofrio to write his book with pre-orders. Either a publisher comes forward or someone with publishing experience steps forward to help organize, with the clear understanding that our intention is to free Mr. Donofrio, as publishers do, with an advance based upon the pre-purchase, and with the clear belief that the finished book will dominate Amazon and NYT sales after it is published. This will force the definitions into the public, stopping the usual “There is no question that he is a citizen”, or unresolvable discussions about “Photo Shopped” documents by World Net Daily, which has no doubt sold lots of subscriptions with their manifold discoveries of documents or forgeries or....
The legal quality of Mr. Donofrio’s analysis may not draw out the usual professors, those whose public essays metamorphose with the political winds, but they might. For law professors the issue is the continuation of generous income and benefit packages, which is no crime, unless the implication is that justice is for sale, like predictions of human-caused global warming are for sale by scientists whose incomes depend upon the DOE and NSF. Lets buy the services of the legal mind, and an excellent one, that has already unlocked the well hidden secret of clear precedent, affirming the definition understood by our framers. The common-law and common language were the only source of definitions for terms used in the Constitution, other than the one definition “Treason” in Article III section 3. But, while evidence is that Larry Tribe, Obama’s Harvard Con law professor knew of the precedence, citing WKA but not Minor, when Minor was Justice Gray's first citation, it took and honest attorney to explain the truth. (Tribe only avoided court over his blatant plagiarization of another author through the protection of Elena Kagen).
Without Mr. Donofrio we would probably not know of the collusion between Soros’ Chief Informoration Officer at Center for American Progress and Cornell, or of the blatant and probably criminal scrubbing of “Full Text” Supreme Court case copies hosted by the most frequently accessed legal archive on the Internet, Justia.com. Disrespect for the Constitution isn't just about socialism. It is about big money, trillions of dollars to keep the cronies in position to dole out private tax money to government unions. Reading Mr. Donofrio is not enough. If George can fund a dozen anti-constitutional political corporations, most of which also receive our tax money, we need to support the most successful expositor of truth we have.
The Heritage Foundation, Hoover, Hillsdale, Mark Levin's little group, have failed to address the eligibility issue, either with clarity, or at all. They have shared the tactics of the left, ridicule, and in the process, dismissed Chief Justice Marshall, Chief Justice Waite, 14th Amendment John Bingham, John Jay, John Hamilton and George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson who made Vattel our first law book. Let's act to help unravel the fog cast by leisure class socialists who knew well that the truth would not be easy to find. For 501C3 organizations conservatism is a business whose proprietors place their subscriptions, and popularity in the Washington or San Francisco media above their fealty to our founders and framers.
Mr. Donofrio once suggested that Obama supporters probably knew the truth about Chester Arthur. They certainly knew the truth about Minor v. Happersett or they wouldn't have proved the unreliability of “free” access to legal documents by editing them.
A number of FR members appear to know Mr. Donofrio, Danae, Rxsid. It may be that Mr. Donofrio will not want to be involved in a commitment to deliver, a contract. Mr. Donofrio already has delivered, with more to come as he opens up Wong Kim Ark. Perhaps his book is simply a lightly edited collation of his current product? This writer has probably already betrayed influence many decades ago by Ayn Rand, that morality demands the rewarding of excellence. This legal analysis may and should have international ramifications. Perhaps we can discuss how we can insure the Mr. Donofrio’s work, gets the exposure needed, openly? We want to employ the talents of Leo Donofrio. Like publishers, we want him to have as much time to organize, compile and edit his work as he needs, keeping in mind that next November we will have another election. His work requires traveling to explore and confirm paper archives. He has been assisted by others whose compensation should be at Mr. Donofrio’s discretion. His editorial help should be paid.
Let's do it right. Mark Levin can market his popularization of important legal philosophers for three hours every day, while dismissing eligibility and avoiding the great jurists who struggled with and resolved the issue so essential to defining our republic, the meaning of citizenship. While we can guess at Levin's fears, Leo Donofrio has brought constitutional law to life, analyzing legal history directly, not that there is anything wrong with Fredrick Bastiat. It is simply the truth that Vattel, whom no pundit will mention other than to point out his country of origin, was by far the most cited legal reference during the first forty years of our nation, and our first law book. Mr. Donofrio's analysis is also clarifying the legal foundations which led to the interpretation creating anchor babies of the children of illegal immigrants.
This is a Constitutional crisis, with another election approaching, and no one willing to talk openly about eligibility. Our supposed conservatives are blithly promoting as vice president another man, Marco Rubio, whose non-citizen parents at birth will provide continued cover for Obama, just as McCain did before Rubio. We need to help Mr. Donofrio help us all by making sure his analysis becomes a best seller. I hope he gets rich from the sales, but want his book published for me and my family. Mr. Donofrio's efforts could make the lives of my children, not to mention what is left of mine and my wife's, stop converging to life in Cuba and Venezuela. The wisdom of our framers in requiring a president born to parents with sole allegiance to our republic, citizens, could not be more clear. Ignoring the law, when we are a nation of laws, is destroying our nation.
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