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Obama Attorneys Without Defense In FL Eligibility Case
frontporchpolitics.com ^ | 1 June 2012

Posted on 06/01/2012 9:40:34 PM PDT by Fractal Trader

Judge Terry Lewis in Leon County has set a hearing for June 18 to consider arguments from the attorneys for Barack Obama and Attorney’s representing Michael Voeltz, who filed the challenge to Obama’s name being on the state ballot.

Judge Lewis is famous for being the judge that was crucial in the 2000 election between Geroge W. Bush and then vice-president Al Gore.

Voeltz is represented by Attorney Larry Klayman’s law firm. Support for Klayman is coming from ConstitutionActionFund.org. What is most interesting in all of this is that this case is not being brought forth by Republicans, but a Democrat.

Klayman cited a U.S. Supreme Court case, Minor v. Happersett as the grounds for determining a “natural born citizen.” The Constitution puts a restriction on the office of president of the United States that it puts on no other office and that is to make sure there are no divided loyalties to any other nation.

Klayman’s argument is one that has not been used in each of the previous cases in the states where Barack Obama’s eligibility has been questioned before a court.

In Minor v. Happersett, Virginia Minor was petitioning the court for the voting rights of women and eventually that was ruled unconstitutional at the time.

However, one thing was clear in the outcome. The Minor v. Happersett ruling defines “natrual born citizen” as the offspring of two U. S. citizens. Klayman is thus making his argument from the birth certificate that Barack Obama has put out which clearly shows that his father was not a U. S. citizen but was a citizen of Kenya.

To understand the citizenship argument from a legal precedent, the below chart from TheObamaFile.com makes understanding the legal terms used for “natural born citizen”, “citizen by statute”, and “native born citizen” easy to understand. It cites the relevant precedence for the use of these terms in the history of American jurisprudence.

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Mr. Klayman said, “The framers were not stupid. They understood that a president with divided loyalties could present a security and other risks for our nation.”

According to Klayman, “Obama’s Muslim heritage, which emanates from his Kenyan father (who had to be deported from the U.S.), frankly explains why he frequently sides with and takes actions to further the interests of Muslim nations against the United States; specifically his refusal to take forceful action against the Islamic Republic of Iran and its leaders over nuclear armament and human rights violations and atrocities.”

WND reports,

Klayman told WND that the case is in the discovery stage in which attorneys are supposed to be able to request documents, evidence and testimony that would further refine and define the issues in dispute for the court.

“Obama’s briefs [said] it would be an undue burden and expense to have discovery,” Klayman said.

Then the judge said he wanted Obama’s representatives to cite the “authority” on which they based their argument that it isn’t necessary to have two citizen parents to be a natural-born citizen.

So far Obama’s attorneys have been unable to cite a credible authority.

According to the Steady Drip the “bare essence of the case” is,

1 The sitting president’s birth certificate is fraudulent. 2 The sitting president is not a natural born citizen, and is therefore ineligible for the presidency, because his father was not a US citizen. 3 If the sitting president is formally ruled ineligible to be on the ballot in Florida, he will not be able to be elected as President of the United (50) States. The article goes on to say, “Our high profile attorney, Larry Klayman, is the only one who has ever sued a sitting president and won.”

So far Barack Obama’s attorneys have been unable to produce anything credible to demonstrate legally that he is eligible to be president.

Barack Obama is not the only defendant in the case. The Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner and the state Elections Canvassing Commission have also been named as defendants.

One thing that many people, including myself, are wondering is what will happen as far as laws signed and supreme court judges appointed along with a host of other things during Barack Obama’s occupying of the White House would be overturned. In a constitutional crisis of this magnitude, how will it all be handled? Second, we also have to wonder how exactly this would effect Barack Obama. Since it would most definitely fall under “high crimes and misdemeanors,” would that entail impeachment proceedings and then since the Senate is controlled by Democrats, would they vote to impeach him?


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: birther; esmit; florida; kenyanbornmuzzie; leoncounty; michaelvoeltz; naturalborncitizen; usurper
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To: txnuke; Brown Deer; Red Steel; LucyT

Orley has one going in Indiana too. Sueing the SoS and Election Board; Discovery asks for an asortment of documentation from BO, Scheduled to be heard this month.


21 posted on 06/01/2012 10:33:45 PM PDT by hoosiermama ( Obama: " born in Kenya."..Is he lying now or lying then?)
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To: Fractal Trader
One thing that many people, including myself, are wondering is what will happen as far as laws signed and supreme court judges appointed along with a host of other things during Barack Obama’s occupying of the White House would be overturned. In a constitutional crisis of this magnitude, how will it all be handled?

Historically, peoples and nations would go to war, and kill each other by the gazillions over such usurpations. But we're much too civilized now for that kind of stuff.

Second, we also have to wonder how exactly this would effect Barack Obama. Since it would most definitely fall under “high crimes and misdemeanors,” would that entail impeachment proceedings and then since the Senate is controlled by Democrats, would they vote to impeach him?

Now that's some funny stuff, folks, that right there. [/cableguy]

22 posted on 06/01/2012 10:38:24 PM PDT by meadsjn (Sarah 2012, or sooner)
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To: MtnClimber

Sorry obama looks like Malcom x


23 posted on 06/01/2012 10:55:15 PM PDT by South Dakota (shut up and drill)
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To: MtnClimber
The only good would be if the dem0crats are destroyed in total if this gets coverage.

While I agree fully, the Republicans are ready to step in where the Dems left off. The party has crept so far to the left with every ensuing 'lesser evil' candidate that JFK could have run to the right of most of them.

We need a truly Conservative party without some of the baggage of some of the splinter parties we have on the right.

24 posted on 06/01/2012 10:58:46 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing)
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To: Fractal Trader

One thing that many people, including myself, are wondering is what will happen as far as laws signed and supreme court judges appointed along with a host of other things during Barack Obama’s occupying of the White House would be overturned. In a constitutional crisis of this magnitude, how will it all be handled?


Swept under the rug as “too big to fail”.


25 posted on 06/01/2012 11:21:24 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!©)
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To: Fractal Trader

“According to Klayman, “Obama’s Muslim heritage, which emanates from his Kenyan father”
__________________________________________________

Inserting that he was Muslim is a mistake and only muddies
the water.
While we do not want a Muslim POTUS, it is not a legal factor.
Concentrate on “natural born”, and/or place of birth.


26 posted on 06/01/2012 11:26:38 PM PDT by AlexW
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To: MtnClimber
Unless his father is really Frank Marshall Davis (who zer0 looks like)

Besides them both being black, there's not a shred of resemblance between Frank Marshall Davis and Barack Obama. Who he really resembles is Malcolm X.



27 posted on 06/01/2012 11:47:42 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Red Steel
5/29/2012 SECRETARY OF STATE’S MOTION TO STAY DISCOVERY

Are you sure that's Hillary and not Florida's Secretary of State? (I'm not sure that the US SoS would have standing to file a motion in a Florida case. The federal DoJ might, though.)

28 posted on 06/01/2012 11:48:50 PM PDT by Bob
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To: meadsjn

“But we’re much too civilized now for that kind of stuff.”

Don’t count on it.


29 posted on 06/01/2012 11:59:54 PM PDT by BigCinBigD (...Was that okay?)
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To: Brown Deer; Fractal Trader
Thanks for the Ping.

I mentioned on another thread that this is the first I can recall a judge ever having remarked, during discovery, on the Plaintiff having a Supreme Court ruling to cite in their argument, and the Defendant offering up, well, nothing much.

It just strikes me as an important development, if the judge is honest and is able to stay ethically strong (and physically healthy).

30 posted on 06/02/2012 12:28:14 AM PDT by Flotsam_Jetsome (If not you, who? If not now, when?)
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To: Red Steel
Arpaio’s presser should be around June 15th.

I just hope he doesn't announce the date ahead of time ( the MSM won't bother to show up anyway. Give a 2 hour warning to local press ). Therefore, there won't be an opportunity for a "breaking national story" to overshadow the announcement.

31 posted on 06/02/2012 12:45:32 AM PDT by TheCipher (Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself- Mark Twain)
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To: Bob; Red Steel
5/29/2012 SECRETARY OF STATE’S MOTION TO STAY DISCOVERY

"Are you sure that's Hillary and not Florida's Secretary of State? (I'm not sure that the US SoS would have standing to file a motion in a Florida case. The federal DoJ might, though.)"

I'm pretty sure it refers to Florida SoS Ken Detzner and not Hillary. If the Florida SoS has made a motion to stay discovery in this case, I couldn't find it after a few minutes of searching Dogpile using a variety of phrases/keywords.

Do you have a link for the SoS info RS?

33 posted on 06/02/2012 12:59:30 AM PDT by Flotsam_Jetsome (If not you, who? If not now, when?)
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To: Fractal Trader

In light of the questions raised I imagine the supremes will punt.They will consider it too dangerous a crisis to waste on defending the law and will opt instead to defend the status quo. In short will not sacrifice one man for the good of the nation. But understand me I DO NOT compare Barak Hussein Obama II anything but anti-Christ.


34 posted on 06/02/2012 4:22:50 AM PDT by StonyBurk (ring)
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To: Fractal Trader
“he will not be able to be elected as President of the United (50) States.”

This is where Obama’s attorney's have a case, as the court will learn, there is actually 57 states.

35 posted on 06/02/2012 5:08:33 AM PDT by PoloSec ( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
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To: PoloSec
He was counting Guam, PR, DC and a few others who benefit from his distribution of wealth philosophy.
36 posted on 06/02/2012 5:23:40 AM PDT by hoosiermama ( Obama: " born in Kenya."..Is he lying now or lying then?)
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To: Fractal Trader

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37 posted on 06/02/2012 5:37:49 AM PDT by antisocial (Texas SCV - Deo Vindice)
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To: ApplegateRanch
-- Swept under the rug as "too big to fail". --

Similar things happen from time to time, not at the level of president of the USA, but other offices. The courts use what is referred to as the "de facto officer doctrine" when an elected official is later found to be ineligible from the get-go.

The only "given" substantial shake-up is removal of the ineligible officer. Congress can, of course, change whatever laws it sees fit to.

38 posted on 06/02/2012 6:01:29 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Smokin' Joe
That's been their plan all along, but Billy popped his mouth off and threw a monkey wrench in the gears.

This plan can only work if the Clinton's have plausible denyalibility that they did not know Zippo was ineligible.

Billy has let it be known he is fully aware Zippo is ineligible so Hillary has now knowingly violated the law by accepting her appointment.

The only way it works now is not step in and save the party, but to seize absolute power.

39 posted on 06/02/2012 6:11:36 AM PDT by IMR 4350
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To: esquirette

Curious - Since Obama released his birth certificate, why would he file a motion to stay discovery? It just makes no sense.

Oh wait a minute, there is a possibility...


40 posted on 06/02/2012 6:12:36 AM PDT by Triple (Socialism denies people the right to the fruits of their labor, and is as abhorrent as slavery)
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