Posted on 09/02/2008 5:37:08 PM PDT by Libloather
Motion denied in Obama lawsuit
By KEITH PHUCAS, Special to The Phoenix
09/02/2008
PHILADELPHIA - A Lafayette Hill lawyer who filed a legal challenge to Sen. Barack Obama's presidential candidacy claiming he doesn't meet U.S. residency requirements had a motion for a temporary restraining order denied Friday.
A day earlier, Philip Berg filed a motion for a temporary restraining order in federal court in Philadelphia questioning the authenticity of Obama's Hawaii birth certificate and claiming the Illinois senator was actually born in Kenya, according to court papers.
Though the motion was denied, Berg said he was encouraged that Judge R. Barclay Surrick did not dismiss the lawsuit. The litigation also sought "expedited discovery."
"We're still waiting to serve the senator," Berg said in a telephone interview Wednesday.
Discovery would include examining the candidate's birth certificate and adoption papers, among other documents, Berg said.
Besides Obama, the Democratic National Committee and Federal Election Commission are also named as defendants.
In the motion's supporting memorandum, Berg charges that the DNC failed to verify Obama's eligibility to run for president.
Shocked!!!
There’s a petition that has been filed with the Federal Election Commission challenging Obama to provide the proof he is a U.S. citizen by naturalized birth which appears to be too difficult for him so far.
Yes, it seems strange that all he would have to do is produce the documents to shut down this law suit.
Yeah, good luck with that.
The rats are eating their own.
Probably Obama won’t produce the BC because he is an arrogant ass and the Dems have promised the golden child the presidency.
Besides Obama, the Democratic National Committee and Federal Election Commission are also named as defendants.
***FEC is also named as a defendant, something I hadn’t caught before.
It's still alive.
From Americasright.com:
I just spoke with Philip Berg. The temporary restraining order was denied by the Hon. R. Barclay Surrick, but the exhibits have been taken into evidence and Judge Surrick has decided to leave the case open, allowing subject to once again be brought forth once all parties are served.
He mentioned that all related pleadings and documents can be found at ObamaCrimes.com, including the original complaint, the memorandum in support of the temporary restraining order, the press release, and more.
Furthermore, upon being pressed, he acknowledged that some issues in his background could serve to hinder his credibility, and promised to address those issues with me soon. He also acknowledged that Judge Surrick asked why, after months of eligibility-related information swirling around the Web, he waited until the week before the convention to file suit.
“I told him that somebody had to,” he said.
When I asked, Berg also mentioned that he has had “no contact” with anyone in Hillary Clinton’s camp, and if fact does not even know the political affiliations of those who worked with him on preparing materials for the case.
Developing as we speak ...
After considerable searching, I find that this judge was appointed by clinton in 2000, during his last year in office.
But that fact is interpretable, since he might conceivably be open to working for hillary rather than Obama.
The plaintiff is a Democrat and also evidently a left-winger.
Yes, it seems strange that all he would have to do is produce the documents to shut down this law suit.Why would he want to do that?
Obama would much rather conservatives sink more effort in this rathole.
IMHO, a birth certificate is required as documentation in applying for a US passport.
He may have many other fraud violations relating to school, credit cards, banking and mortgages if his citizenship is not proven.
Just saying
Does everyone who knew that he was barred from serving, due to illegal birth status, go to prison? Chairman Dean could certainly be guilty of sedition...
Still waiting on evidence of where Barry was born. To date I have seen nothing.
If the Liberal Messiah does not prove that he is a “natural born citizen” and he is elected President, Conservatives and Red States must refuse to recognize him as President. Better that there be a Second Civil War, then that we should live even one day under an Unconstitutional President!
It isn't.
Further, I'm not really sure that a birth certificate would be particularly informative in any case. When people are adopted, it is common for new certificates to be issued and for the original ones to be sealed and in some cases destroyed. If someone who was adopted anonymously were to later run for President, I'm not sure that they or anyone else would have standing to unilaterally demand that their birth certificate be unsealed to prove that they were actually born in the USA.
If Obamie is the Messiah, then he is not a “natural born citizen.”
If he is a chickensh*t, then he was hatched.
Obama - the best thing since Ex-Lax.
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