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To: reasonisfaith
He sure got that one passed quickly to protect himself later on. But none of his signatures were valid.

I believe his illegitimate terms in office will be annulled.

Your belief is a legal absurdity.

While your argument that Obama was illegitimate has been rejected by the courts over 200 times, even if such claim were assumed as true, your absurd claim that all acts of Obama would thereby be annulled would still fail due to the de facto officer doctrine.

Black's Law Dictionary, 11th Ed.

officer de facto. (18c) 1. An officer who exer­cises the duties of an office under color of an appoint­ment or election, but who has failed to qualify for office for any one of various reasons, as by being under the required age, having failed to take the oath, having not furnished a required bond, or having taken office under a statute later declared unconstitutional. 2. Corpora­tions. Someone who is acting under color of right and with apparent authority, but who is not legally a cor­porate officer. • The corporation is bound by all acts and contracts of an officer de facto in the same way as it is with those of an officer de jure. — Also termed de facto officer.

Norton v. Shelby County, 118 U.S. 425, 441 (1886)

The doctrine which gives validity to acts of officers de facto, whatever defects there may be in the legality of their appointment of election, is founded upon considerations of policy and necessity, for the protection of the public and individuals whose interests may be affected thereby. Offices are created for the benefit of the public, and private parties are not permitted to inquire into the title of persons clothed with the evidence of such offices, and in apparent possession of their powers and functions. For the good order and peace of society, their authority is to be respected and obeyed until, in some regular mode prescribed by law, their title is investigated and determined.

State v. Carroll, 9 Am. Rep. 409; 38 Conn. 449 (1871)

9 Am. Rep. 409

Officer de facto — acts of, valid.

The Judgment of a judge de facto is valid.

An officer de facto is one whose acts, though not those of a lawful officer, the law, upon principles of policy and justice, will hold valid, so far as they involve the interests of the public and third persons, where the duties of the office were exercised: 1. Without a known appointment or election, but under such circumstances of reputation or acquiescence as were calculated to induce people, without inquiry, to submit to or invoke his action, supposing him to be the officer he assumed to be. 2. Under color of a known and valid appointment or election, but where the officer has failed to conform to some precedent, requirement or condition, as to take an oath, give a bond, or the like. 3. Under color of a known election or appointment, void, because the officer was not eligible, or because there was a want of power in the electing or appointing body, or by reason of some defect or irregularity in its exercise, such ineligibility, want of power, or defect being unknown to the public. 4. Under color of an election or appointment by or pursuant to a public, unconstitutional law, before the same is adjudged to be such. (See note, p. 484.)

3,627 posted on 01/26/2021 12:35:14 PM PST by woodpusher
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To: woodpusher

“While your argument that Obama was illegitimate has been rejected by the courts over 200 times,”

How hard is it to get courts to run like cowards away from political pressure?

Or toward a thick envelope of cash passed discreetly into the hands of a judge?

If you think the deep state didn’t bribe or threaten every one of those judges, you’re living a fantasy.

Let’s see what happens. Law in this country is all about bending language to fit political compulsions. When the truth about Obama comes out, politics are going to go in a direction you’ve never dreamed of.


3,628 posted on 01/26/2021 4:27:37 PM PST by reasonisfaith (What are the implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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