3:30 p.m. - Supreme Court to Consider Obama Citizenship Case

Arkansas Matters ^ | December 6, 2008 | RNS

[Deepest End]

The decision on granting a hearing challenging President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship is still pending.

The "Washington Times" reports that the U.S. Supreme Court held a private conference Friday morning to discuss whether to take up a lawsuit but it was not on the list of court orders for the day.

According to the "Times" a Supreme Court spokesman said the decision to hear the case will most likely be announced next week.

[Red Steel]

The source article here:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/06/obama-challenge-awaits-a-decision/

The key sentence in the article,

“A spokesman for the court said the decision on whether to hear the suit brought by retired New Jersey lawyer Leo Donofrio is likely to be announced next week.”

[dandiegirl]

Surely the Supremes see it as clearly as you stated. I wish you would fax that exact statement to them asap.

[Guenevere]

hope bttt

[Deepest End]

The ones which are not heard are usually not announced right away. So, the fact that it was not announced, while the other case was, indicates that this Obama Birth Certificate case is *not* going to be heard.

Please verify your source for your information. Per the SCOTUS web site:

The vast majority of cases filed in the Supreme Court are disposed of summarily by unsigned orders. Such an order will, for example, deny a petition for certiorari without comment. Regularly scheduled lists of orders are issued on each Monday that the Court sits, but "miscellaneous" orders may be issued in individual cases at any time.

Generally, if a case is considered at a Conference, viewers can expect that the disposition of a case will be announced on an Orders List that will be released at 10:00 a.m. the following Monday.

[sushiman]

” America is a disgrace to the world and our forefathers. “

Agree . If the SCOTUS won’t protect , defend and uphold the Constitution then we are finished and deserve to be nuked .

[RummyChick]

why would they do that instead of doing a formal denial

[mkjessup]

Sorry, your unnamed and unproven sources are as reliable as the fake birth certificate posted by the Obamunists on ‘fightthesmears.com’.

Nothing personal.

[Repeal 16-17]

That makes two of us!

How many in the US Armed Forces feel as the two of you do?

[Migraine]

According to my sources the Supremes

You seem well-versed; tell me -- do the supremes routinely make up their minds before-the-fact (or the facts)? Please say it ain't so.

[LibLieSlayer]

It only takes four to demand a full hearing... Scalia, Alito, Thomas and Roberts... and I have faith in those four.

LLS

[proudofthesouth]

I wish I knew!

[vortigern]

...and deserve to be nuked

OK you're pissed. But that's a bit over the edge don't you think?

[Parmy]

Even if the Supremes don’t here the case, or what ever they do, we have to keep pushing. We cannot let this ‘great experiment’ die, just because a bunch of our fellows have elected scum and clowns who don’t care a wit about this great country.

[Shady Ray]

At the end of the day, the Court has never had a case even remotely like this due to the fact that the checks and balances in the Federal Govt have historically worked as intended. In this election, there has been a systemic breakdown that has found its way to the Court as an arbiter of last resort. Anyone who acts like this is run-of-the-mill and that they have any idea of how this will be handled is kidding themselves. This very well could lead to a standard denial of cert on Monday. But it very well may not.

This case goes fundamentally to 1) the primacy of the Constitution over the Executive Branch using the clearest terms and facts possible; AND 2) the ultimate ability of the USSC to assert authority over the Executive Branch through the Court's role as Guardian of the US Constitution. Of course, there have been cases touching on these issues before, however, the bright line precedent that would arise out of this fact pattern provides an opportunity to reinforce the Court's authority over the other Branches in an unmistakable way.

Basically, this is a straight-up mano y mano conflict between the Exec. and the Legis. that the USSC will use to strengthen its power, which is the most important thing, after all.

[okie01]

Scalia, Alito, Thomas and Roberts... and I have faith in those four.

How much faith do you have in Kennedy...???

[Mogollon]

Hopefully, the SCOTUS judges are smart enough to understand that this issue cannot be swept under the rug and forgotten.

0bama and his minions have given the issue legitimacy by sealing his birth documents in Hawaii which amounts to a cover-up. (Nixon did nothing except attempt a cover-up of watergate).

[Deepest End]

Your point is well taken, and well stated.

All of these "informed individuals" claiming with certainty their predictions, are specious at best.

I have no idea how this will turn out, however there is no question that this is unprecedented.

[Smokeyblue]

They are too busy giving rights to Islamic terrorists and taking away rights from American citizens to be bothered with a trivial matter like a usurper becoming POTUS.

His own website says he was born a subject of the Queen.

[Doug TX]

Perhaps there is some planning going on regarding this case?

I doubt they could coordinate with the white house without word getting out.....coordinate so the white house could prepare a plan for internal security?

[Born In America]

While it is never good to get ones hopes up, I do have confidence in at least four of the Justices and every now and then a potential fifth. The SCOTUS has had its share of criticism and rightly so when they have in the past legislated from the bench.

As painful as reality can be, purveyors of the US Constitution do have a sacred duty to uphold the very fabric of our Republic.

Unlike some POTUS who have sworn to do so and failed without much consequence, it seems unlikely the last line of defense of the Constitution would ignore a potential violation of the document....