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To: jamese777
No it is not true. Obama has been sworn in.

So FReaking what? A President is not crowned, he takes office on January 20th at noon, after being duly elected. Taking the oath is a requirement, that must be accomplished *before* he can exercise the powers of that office, just as being a Natural born citizen, being 35 or over, and having resided in the US for 14 years are requirements. Taking that oath doesn't unbind him from the Constitutional requirements for holding his office. What if it was found that he was only 30 years old? Or had lived in the US for only 10 years? I'm not saying those things are true, but they would invalidate his election if proved in a court. The House couldn't impeach him because He would not be, or have ever been, President, since he did not meet the Constitutional requirements to hold that office.

Presidents can be affected by Courts while in office, President Clinton was compelled to testify in court, just like any other person may be, and he was later fined $25,000, and disbarred in Arkansas, all while still in office. (Although the initial disbarment, pursuant to a "plea bargin" came the day before he left office. The original disbarrment action had been brought by a committe of the Arkansas Supreme Court. Later, in October of 2001, he was disbarred by the US Supreme Court, probably based on the disbarment in Arkansas)

57 posted on 01/22/2009 4:07:51 PM PST by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: El Gato

However the only legal action that could effect Clinton’s PRESIDENCY was impeachment. One article of impeachment was related to allegedly perjurious statements made in the Paula Jones case. Clinton was found not guilty on that article. The other article was related to obstruction of justice in the investigation of the Monica Lewinsky affair, again found not guilty.
I think we are talking about removing Obama from the office of President for not being a natural born citizen. He assumed that office at noon on Tuesday therefore impeachment is the only remedy if he is found to be ineligibile.
If a district attorney or a state Attorney General charges Obama with fraud or forgery related to his short form Certification of Live Birth then his original vault copy, long form Certification of Live Birth could be subpoenaed and compared to the copy that is on Obama’s Fight the Smears website.
If the document that he has used to qualify as natural born is proven in a court of law to be forged or fraudulent then impeachment charges for high crimes and misdeameanors could be initiated against him.


77 posted on 01/22/2009 7:57:01 PM PST by jamese777
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To: El Gato
I'm not saying those things are true, but they would invalidate his election if proved in a court. The House couldn't impeach him because He would not be, or have ever been, President, since he did not meet the Constitutional requirements to hold that office.

This is getting embarrassing.

Obama is the President. Nothing less than an impeachment will remove him from office. These lawsuits are a complete waste of time, money and energy.

There is not a court in this country that has the power to remove Obama from office. Not even the SCOTUS.

86 posted on 01/22/2009 8:40:33 PM PST by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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