Posted on 11/20/2008 6:16:42 PM PST by Red Steel
Former presidential candidate Alan Keyes joined the fight to release President-elect Barack Obama's birth certificate this week, suing to keep the California Electoral College from meeting.
The suit is the latest of many lawsuits filed requesting the birth certificate, a document that Mr. Obama has so far refused to produce in court. The lawsuit, filed by Mr. Keyes and the American Independent Party (AIP) in the California Superior Court in Sacramento, requests the court to bar the secretary of State from certifying the names of electors to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, R-Calif., and from transmitting a certificate of election each presidential elector.
"I and others are concerned that this issue be properly investigated and decided before Sen. Obama takes office," said Mr. Keyes in an AIP press release. "Otherwise there will be a serious doubt as to the legitimacy of his tenure. This doubt would also affect the respect people have for the constitution as the supreme law of the land. I hope the issue can be quickly clarified so that the new president can take office under no shadow of doubt. This will be good for him and for the nation."
The Electoral College will meet in each state capital to cast its votes on Dec. 15. Dec. 1 is also an important debate in the controversy, as Mr. Obama must respond to a federal case in the U.S. Supreme Court by that date, which will be heard by Justice David Souter, a jurist with a liberal reputation.
Mr. Keyes, an ambassador during the Reagan administration, was a presidential candidate in 2008 for the AIP. Mr. Keyes also ran against Mr. Obama for a U.S. Senate seat in 2004, losing to Mr. Obama by a wide margin.
The controversy over Mr. Obama's birth certificate has been boiling on the news periphery for months. Over the summer, Mr. Obama put an electronic scan of a birth certification on his "Fight the Smears" Web site in an effort to quiet rumors. The document has been unconvincing for his critics, due to flaws in the scan and its low quality. The raised seal and authoritative signature needed to validate the document cannot be seen on the scan at all.
According to the U.S. Constitution, there are distinct requirements to become president.
"No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of president," it reads.
In Pennsylvania, attorney Philip J. Berg filed a suit against Mr. Obama and the Democratic National Committee in August, in the hopes that Mr. Obama would produce his original birth certificate. Mr. Berg asserts that Mr. Obama was born in Kenya.
The case was thrown out of the Third Circuit Court in November because the judge ruled Mr. Berg had no standing to enforce the presidential requirements of the Constitution. Mr. Berg has since requested the U.S. Supreme Court hear the case, and Mr. Obama has until Dec. 1 to file his request that the court not hear the case. Once he has responded, the Court will rule on whether or not the case will be heard.
The Hawaii Department of Health says the original birth certificate is in its vaults, but refuses to release it on the grounds of Hawaii's privacy statutes. According to the statutes, only somebody with "direct and tangible interest" may access the birth records. This usually means that only Mr. Obama, his family, or somebody designated by him could access the document.
Longtime Obama critic Andy Martin is pursuing his own lawsuit to produce the birth certificate against the Hawaii Department of Health, arguing for the certificate's release. Hearings were heard in court on Tuesday, and Mr. Martin said the arguments were spirited.
"We had about a half-hour hearing," said Mr. Martin on his blog (http://contrariancommentary.blogspot.com). "Both the attorney general and I vigorously presented our respective positions. ... I have ordered a transcript of the hearing and as soon as it arrives we will post it on our blogs ... Rather than characterize what was said, I will allow everyone to review the presentation for themselves."
The judge reserved his judgment on Mr. Martin's case until a later date.
Readers can access Mr. Keyes' request for a writ of mandamus by clicking here.
Cool. Right in the marxist’s base of operations.
Yep.
Alan Keyes, whose past political successes include running as an out-of-state carpetbagger, thus making sure Barack Obama was elected to the US Senate.
That certainly ensued, but was it baked in the cake before Keyes imprudently accepted that nomination? I think it was.
I’m hoping that Keyes and additional politicians take up this challenge in other States as well.
http://www.rallycongress.com/constitutional-qualification/1244
Sent to me this morning via email:
Mike In The Morning Calls The Kenyan Embassy (101 WRIF Radio, Detroit, Michigan)
Go to Article titled
LISTEN TO OUR CALLS TO THE KENYAN EMBASSY ABOUT BARACK OBAMA!
November 6, 2008
Then play the audio.The discussion begins at around 12:30 min.
http://my.wrif.com/mim/?cat=9
http://my.wrif.com/mim/?cat=9#
The Interview
Radio Host:
One more quick question, president elect Obama’s birthplace over in Kenya is that going to be a national spot to go visit where he was born?
Kenyan Ambassador:
It is already an attraction. His paternal grandmother is still alive.
Radio Host:
But his birth place, they will put up a marker there?
Kenyan Ambassador:
It will depend on the government. It is already well known.
LISTEN TO OUR CALLS TO THE KENYAN EMBASSY ABOUT BARACK OBAMA!
THIS NEEDS its own Thread!
I think this may be prerecorded, not live.
Being a citizen and a voter does not give us "direct and tangible interest" in the who the President is, or the authority of the Constitution? Is this nuts?
Interesting! Very, very interesting!
Did someone send this interview of the Kenyon Ambassador to Rush Limbaugh and Shawn Hannity?
http://www.rallycongress.com/constitutional-qualification/1244
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