Posted on 11/14/2008 7:05:09 PM PST by solfour
I actually think that the Supreme Court might just address one or more of these suits. It is pretty clear when you have this many lawsuits all across the country regarding the issue of Obama’s citizenship status, that there is a precedent needed to clear this issue up once and for all.
I am sure the supreme court justices are all aware that there have been a number of lawsuits and that that there is no clear path for verifying a candidates eligibility or who has standing to address this. Because of this I do think they will at the very least clarify who has standing to verify a candidates qualifications and perhaps designate how this should be properly addressed.
Maybe I am overly optimistic, but I think that there are at least enough supreme court justices that beleive in the constitution that they will address this, if for no other reason, than because it could create a situation whereby a person who might be ineligible to serve could be sworn in as president. If it were to come to light after Obama was sworn in as president that he was not a natural born citizen, it would clearly be a constitutional crisis and would reflect very badly on the supreme court if they had failed to take a case that could have prevented this.
Congress received certified EV from the states. If those for Zero are nullified for being cast for an ineligible candidate the state does not get a do over. Congress must choose from 3 candidates who have received certified EV and that would be McCain, McCain or McCain since he is the only one to have received EV.
Our Founders did not anticipate mass national parties taking control of the process which limits the number of candidates who actually receive EV.
who you are missing here?
The veterans.
American legion,VFW,etc. Get them on board then see what happens!
I’m telling you right now that if this man is declared inelligible to be President, there will be riots in the streets.
Well what you ARE seeing is the first time in US history court cases have been filed raising this question.
Yep. Billy Blythe was boogying around Red Square at an interesting time in history. But... he IS an American citizen and he was fairly elected to the office of President of the United States.
Yes, we have all the “boyhood homes” sprinkled throughout the country.
Our Founders despised parties, factions they called them, and would have never believed that one so large and opposed to critical national interests as the Democrat would obtain power.
It didn't happen until International Communism figured out that it could take the Hill Billy Party and turn it into a vehicle for achieving International Labor/socialist goals in the United States of America. Its been a fun ride since the 1930’s. Looks like they have pretty much achieved their goals.
“Sadly, I doubt any court, including SCOTUS, will get involved in this matter. I hope I’m wrong.
Unfortunately you aren’t, at least not IMHO.
But even if a federal court becomes involved and the USSC ultimately grants a writ of certiorari the case probably wouldn’t work it’s way to that point until half way through the Annointed One’s term. I seriously doubt that Kennedy would go along with the four originalists to unseat him part way through his term even if he is proved to be Constitutionally ineligible for the office.”
Au contraire - mon frere ...
SCOTUS would CERTAINLY fast-track this ... and it could be disposed of within a couple of weeks.
There is NO trial in this case.
Federal Marshalls would be dispatched to collect ALL documents from ALL cases pending (including the vault BC) and then the FBI would conduct forensic analysis.
Results of forensic analysis would be presented to SCOTUS, presumably in chambers.
Decision would likely be immediate after that.
Got it,,,TANKS...
Not to mention significant dancin’ in the streets! Depends on which side you are on...
If you call his shady campaign finances fair; I don’t.
Actually McCain would be President for reasons I have discussed a liitle above.
“— but it’s wise for us to tread lightly until these lawsuits play out.”
Correct, NONE of the pols want to touch this (BOTH DEMS and GOP). I think they are secretly hoping that SCOTUS will grant Cert and (if there is no valid BC) carry the water for them.
That way, they got cover ...
Bush has a legacy (whats left of it, anyway)
Hillary can regain the mantle of the DEMS and run in 2012.
AND, NOBODY gets labelled a racist - ‘ceptin’ maybe SCOTUS - but what do they care ... they have life tenure!
Thanks for posting this important info.
McCain conceded. Sarah Palin did not!
There will be no amendment without State ratification and that will not happen prior to the date a new president must be sworn in.
I just looked on the Hawaii Department of Health website. The only type of birth record that one can request from them is a "certified copy" of a birth certificate, which I think is the type of document that Obama has previously displayed. (Personally I believe that this is a real document.)
So what is really being requested here is that Obama "order" that the original vault copy of his birth certificate be displayed. Various speculative theories hold that this original certificate will reveal information not on the modern "certified copy" and that this additional information will somehow disqualify him.
Perhaps Obama could request that the Hawaii DOH take the unusual step of somehow displaying his original birth certificate (which they apparently never do for anyone else), but he can't "order" the DOH to do so, since he has no authority over them.
Perhaps a court could do so, but wouldn't it have to be an Hawaiian court?
“The response was that the parties were responsible to certify their candidates.
That is pure Barbra Streisand. In fact, the Constitution provides no mechanism for certifying the candidates, but political parties are private organizations that can present Mickey Mouse as a candidate, and it’s their right.”
The fact that there is no mechanism in the Constitution does not mean that the Founding Fathers did NOT want verification when necessary ...
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