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Calif. lawsuit challenges McCain candidacy
Legal News Line ^ | 8/13/08 | Chris Rizo

Posted on 08/13/2008 6:22:21 AM PDT by jasonmyos

SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline)-A John McCain presidency would be illegal because the Arizona senator was not born in the United States, says a lawsuit filed by the American Independent Party.

The minor party says it wants McCain's name removed from ballots in California because federal law would bar the former Vietnam War POW from taking office were he to be elected in November, according to the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco.

Article II of the U.S. Constitution disqualifies McCain from assuming office because he was born in the Commonwealth of Panama in 1936, while his father was stationed at Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone, the lawsuit contends.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: 2008; aip; democrats; election; electionpresident; elections; judiciary; keyes; markhamrobinson; mccain; mccainlist; republicans
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To: jasonmyos
This is...

ALAN KEYES

Party

61 posted on 08/13/2008 7:25:26 AM PDT by Bob J (For every 1000 hacking at the branches of evil, one strikes at it's root.)
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To: colorcountry
He SHOULD have to. The Constitution of the United States actually demands it. It IS the law you know? Or is this another "frivolous" Constitutional issue we should just igore?

The Constitution lays out the requirements for president. The Constitution does not say how or when those requirements should be checked or who checks them. There is no law on the books specifying the how or who, either. It's a grey area; throughout our history candidates are assumed to meet the qualification because they say they did. Unless someone can come up with solid evidence to the contrary, Obama gets the same treatment.

IF Obama was born in Hawaii, no problem.

If he wasn't then there'd be evidence supporting that. Got any?

62 posted on 08/13/2008 7:28:23 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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To: Petronski

I’ve seen no evidence that Alan Keyes is behind this ridiculous (yet useful) lawsuit. Don’t blame him because this idiot and the associated party are supporting him for POTUS.


63 posted on 08/13/2008 7:34:54 AM PDT by impeachedrapist
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To: Holicheese
This has already been investigated thoroughly, and he IS natural born. Perhaps just a way to throw off the Obama COLB investigations?
64 posted on 08/13/2008 7:37:55 AM PDT by gidget7 (Duncan Hunter-Valley Forge Republican!)
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To: NC28203
Because Senator John McCain was not a citizen at birth, he is not a “natural born Citizen”....

That's a huge leap.

65 posted on 08/13/2008 7:39:01 AM PDT by Petronski (The God of Life will condemn the Chinese government. Laogai means GULAG.)
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To: impeachedrapist

Alan Keyes was a steaming jackass long before this lawsuit.


66 posted on 08/13/2008 7:40:16 AM PDT by Petronski (The God of Life will condemn the Chinese government. Laogai means GULAG.)
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To: jasonmyos
More stupidity from Alan Keyes.

Why doesn't this loser go away and get a real job.

67 posted on 08/13/2008 7:40:35 AM PDT by writmeister
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To: jasonmyos

Do they really want to go there???


68 posted on 08/13/2008 7:45:45 AM PDT by ninergold3 (Christ would not vote for Barack Obama...Alan Keyes)
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To: TexasRedeye
Is this an "I'll show you mine if you'll show me yours" moment?
I'm not sure John McCain cares one way or the other about Alan Keyes birth certificate.
69 posted on 08/13/2008 7:47:52 AM PDT by 21stCenturyFreeThinker
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To: jagusafr

Yup! My son was born, off post, in a German hospital. He has the same “Certificate of Birth Abroad of United States Citizen”. He’s a natural born American Citizen too. These idiots are nuts.


70 posted on 08/13/2008 7:54:55 AM PDT by rivercat
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To: Always Right

Maybe that’ll be the Clintons’ big surprise!


71 posted on 08/13/2008 8:03:18 AM PDT by Savage Beast (Today Pelosi's going to save the planet. Last week she was Joan of Arc.)
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To: Tolik
That’s right. So, I am honestly confused here and asking for a legal clarification. Can anybody explain, is there any procedure NOT to accept a clearly frivolous lawsuits? Is any suit MUST be accepted?
The article says that is was filed. That doesn't mean that it has been "accepted". It's in the stack waiting to be accepted. Probably the bottom of the stack.
72 posted on 08/13/2008 8:06:47 AM PDT by 21stCenturyFreeThinker
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To: Tolik
That’s right. So, I am honestly confused here and asking for a legal clarification. Can anybody explain, is there any procedure NOT to accept a clearly frivolous lawsuits? Is any suit MUST be accepted?
The article says that is was filed. That doesn't mean that it has been "accepted". It's in the stack waiting to be accepted. Probably the bottom of the stack.
73 posted on 08/13/2008 8:08:35 AM PDT by 21stCenturyFreeThinker
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To: jasonmyos

Liberals are relentless in their pursuit of idiocy, stupidity, foolishness and lies.


74 posted on 08/13/2008 8:13:08 AM PDT by BooksForTheRight.com (Fight liberal lies with knowledge. Read conservative books and articles.)
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To: jasonmyos
Hmm... The American Independent Party = another 3rd Party for Obama!!

If AIP fields a candidate and noone voted for him, is it still a political party?

75 posted on 08/13/2008 8:18:38 AM PDT by MaineConservative (Charlie Summers -- an Iraqi Vet and businessman for Maine's CD-1)
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To: Ulysse
American Independent Party? What is that?

A third party so people can vote FOR Obama without doing it!1 The AIP candidate is Alan Keyes who helped create the B. Hussien Obama mess by being a CARPETBAGGER in Illinois!!

I'd rather vote Libertarian National Socialist Green Party then the AIP!! But only if noone was on the Republican Party line and a few other political parties didn't have candidates running.

76 posted on 08/13/2008 8:26:46 AM PDT by MaineConservative (Charlie Summers -- an Iraqi Vet and businessman for Maine's CD-1)
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To: 21stCenturyFreeThinker

OK, Thanks. So, I can file anything I want, give interviews for the prime time news and front pages, but later, when a lawsuit is not accepted, just quietly move on. If MSM then won’t follow up, I am free to move on to another mischief. Cool.


77 posted on 08/13/2008 8:49:09 AM PDT by Tolik
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To: Tolik
OK, Thanks. So, I can file anything I want, give interviews for the prime time news and front pages, but later, when a lawsuit is not accepted, just quietly move on. If MSM then won’t follow up, I am free to move on to another mischief. Cool.
You got it.
78 posted on 08/13/2008 8:56:03 AM PDT by 21stCenturyFreeThinker
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People need to learn how to read. Markham Robinson is not Alan Keyes.

It's all going to be moot anyway. The lawsuit will go nowhere and McCain will not win California.

79 posted on 08/13/2008 10:17:27 AM PDT by CounterCounterCulture (Alan Keyes for President. Haters be damned.)
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To: CounterCounterCulture

We’ve known about all of this for months.

Dr. Keyes says that John McCain is a natural-born citizen, due to the fact that his parents were Americans.

I agree with him.

We can save for another time the discussion about the irony of John McCain having to defend himself on the basis of natural rights. :-)

Funny thing about all of this is that if the Senator wanted the best man in the country to make his case here, he’d get Alan. LOL...


80 posted on 08/13/2008 7:06:13 PM PDT by EternalVigilance (God exists. What impact does that fact have on your plans?)
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