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To: Tex-Con-Man
It was a running gag between the Puerto Rican born Chairman of the committee and the Supreme Court Justices testifying before him. It had been going on for more than ten years.

Then let's see where it was used before and see if it was treated the same way.

223 posted on 12/30/2011 12:08:36 PM PST by edge919
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To: edge919
C-Span video - About 2:20 into it...
March 8, 2007 - Supreme Court Budget 2008

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FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2009

March 12, 2008
Chairman Serrano's Opening Statement

. ..Also, I would like to tell you that as of this morning, President McCain has been challenged--I mean Senator McCain, has been challenged out West as to whether he is eligible to be President. I keep asking every lawyer, every judge that comes before me, please clarify whether I can be President, because he was born in the Panama Canal Zone and I was born in Puerto Rico. So I hope if he gets a favorable ruling, which he should, it includes me too. There is more than one way to make me happy.

Thursday, March 13, 2008.
Chairman Serrano's Opening Statement

...And for those of you who were trying to figure out what we were discussing for a few minutes, we did not make any major decisions on anything. Although I must say, on a personal level, that for about 10 years, I have been trying to get out of you an unofficial comment on whether or not someone born in Puerto Rico can serve as President. And from what I understand from a California case, you may have to decide on Senator McCain. So if you do, I will try to get myself included in the same thing.

Justice Kennedy's Testimony

...Mr. Chairman, oh, incidentally, I can give you a ruling right now. You are eligible to come to the Supreme Court.
Mr. Serrano. I am eligible to serve on the Supreme Court? Is that what you just said?
Justice Kennedy. No problem with that. So if your Presidential ambitions subside, you can always come----
Mr. Serrano. But President is kind of cool.

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C-Span video - About 1:15 into it...
April 23, 2009 - Supreme Court Budget 2010

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Justice Thomas "evading" the question of Obama's eligibility is, and has always been, a complete WND fabrication.

227 posted on 12/30/2011 4:00:31 PM PST by Tex-Con-Man (T. Coddington Van Voorhees VII 2012 - "Together, I Shall Ride You To Victory")
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