so they STIPULATED to birth in Hawaii, thus rendering the birth certificate moot
AND(!!!!)
declined the default judgment! Do these lawyers make a habit of just pissing off judges?
1. they should have accepted the default
2. they never should have stipulated.
the judges hands were tied and the letter of the law was followed.
No, if they had accepted the default, they wouldn’t have had the opportunity to present any evidence. And they wouldn’t be able to appeal.
The two plaintiffs who stipulated were arguing the definition of NBC. The BC was relevant to their case only in that it legally established Senior as Junior’s father.
They got it right, procedurally.
By stipulating Obama’s being born in Hawaii, he is a natural born citizen. Thus, he qualifies under jus soli.