Here is a preview of results from Mario Apuzzo's NJ hearing:
The hearing started bout 9:30 a.m. and lasted about 3 1/2 hours. The judge asked a lot of questions on the natural born Citizen issue, repeatedly interrupting the Attorney Mario Apuzzo's presentation.The judge did not wish to hear anything about forged documents and refused to allow any evidence to be entered on those issues since Obama had not presented his birth certificate or draft registration documents in any form to NJ, so those issues of alleged forgery are not before his court. His reasoning was that the only legal matters before him are whether Obama has to provide any documentation such as a certified copy of his birth certificate with a raised seal on it to the state of New Jersey to try to prove his qualifications as to place of birth in the USA and also as to whether Obama's father being a foreign national and non-U.S. Citizen impacts where Obama is a natural born Citizen or not. The judge seems to place a lot of weight on prior cases that the "Obama for America" campaign defense counsel brought up such as the Ankeny case and Wong King Ark.
However, the judge did listen very attentively to Mr. Apuzzo's arguments as how those cases are being misinterpreted and misstated as to what they determined.
The judge ended the hearing saying he would issue an oral YES on NO decision later today (4/10/12) to the Secretary of State of NJ and the two counsels as to whether he recommends to the Secretary of State of NJ Obama being allowed on the ballot in NJ. The written decision will be issued tomorrow at 10 a.m.
Could have been worse...
Good issues presented by Apuzzo for likely appeal.
"The judge ended the hearing saying he would issue an oral YES on NO decision later today (4/10/12) to the Secretary of State of NJ and the two counsels as to whether he recommends to the Secretary of State of NJ Obama being allowed on the ballot in NJ."
I wonder how the judge will rule. . .