A trial on the merits was held in Georgia, at the specific request of the plaintiffs. Obama’s attorney had refused to show up and the judge was ready to issue a default judgement, but the plaintiffs requested a trial on the merits so it was held.
The judge ruled in Obama’s favor saying: “For the purposes of this analysis, the Court considered that Barack Obama was born in the United States. Therefore, as discussed in Ankeny, he became a citizen at birth and is a natural born citizen. Accordingly, President Barack Obama is eligible as a candidate for the presidential primary under O.C.G.A. under Section 21-2-5(b). February 3, 2012
http://www.scribd.com/doc/80424508/Swensson-Powell-Farrar-Welden-vs-Obama-Judge-Michael-Malihi-s-Final-Order-Georgia-Ballot-Access-Challenge-2-3-12
The Georgia Secretary of State then cleared Obama for the Georgia ballot. The plaintiffs appealed the ruling to the Georgia Superior Court and then on to the U.S. Supreme Court, but SCOTUS denied the appeal a hearing.
Sorry, but I don’t consider that a trial on the merits of the case. The judge relied on precedents in decisions that were unrelated to Presidential eligibility.
The courts played this game for decades in 2nd Amendment cases. The Supreme avoided making an actual decision for political reasons, letting lower courts misinterpret decisions that were only tangentially related, and in many cases were flat wrong. It went on for so long that gun control proponents were calling it “settled law”.
DC v. Heller finally put a stop to it. There was no change to the Constitution. The Court finally considered the plain language in the context and era it was written, and concluded what every honest person knew all along.
Until enough Supreme Court justices have the courage to take on this case, and competent plaintiffs present it (unlike the circus in GA), this case will not be heard on the merits.
Ankeny is the Godwin rule for this topic.
Obama is not a natural born citizen, and we haven't any real proof that he's EVEN a citizen. Hawaii speaks with forked tongue.