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To: wbill
Geez, thanks for doing all the homework. Scratch a FReeper, find an overachiever. :-)

Thomas is pretty easy to use, although I've seen state legislative sites that are better. I wish more people used it -- Congress needs the scrutiny.

When everything originally came out, I was on the "Shut up about it already" bandwagon, because I though that the lawsuits made conservatives look like a bunch of kooks.

I wasn't ever on that bandwagon, but I was skeptical. I still am, but to a much lesser extent. The reason why: Obama lawyered up.

There's an old legal aphorism:

  1. If the facts are on your side, pound the facts.
  2. If the law is on your side, pound the law.
  3. If neither the facts or law are on your side, pound the table.

Obama isn't even doing #2 -- arguing what "natural-born" means. From my non-lawyer's point of view, seeking dismissal due to lack of standing is #3... the equivalent of "How dare you even ask the question!"

1,735 posted on 11/17/2008 12:07:14 PM PST by justlurking (The only remedy for a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.)
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To: justlurking
the equivalent of "How dare you even ask the question!"

Exactly. I like your legal analogy. :-)

I never cease to be amazed at how little people learn from past mistakes. Obama is currently making the same mistake Bill Clinton made....he thought that he was smarter than the American People. He mistook his own popularity for a tacit mandate to get away with anything. Look at Clinton now, he's the punchline to a bad Monica Lewinsky joke.

The new season of '24' comes out this weekend....the American people are on to The Next Big Thing in Entertainment. And the MSM will toss Obama under his own bus, if it will get them better ratings. "Obama LIES to America!" will put ratings through the roof, and if there are any bloody riots that go along with the headline, so much the better. (msm opinion, not mine...)

So, the honeymoon is very nearly over. Hopefully, the MSM will grab ahold of this story before the SCOTUS kicks the story under the carpet, or the Electoral College has its say.

1,736 posted on 11/17/2008 12:21:48 PM PST by wbill
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To: justlurking

There’s an old legal aphorism:

If the facts are on your side, pound the facts.
If the law is on your side, pound the law.
If neither the facts or law are on your side, pound the table.

“Otherwise ... GO POUND SAND !!!” LOL !!!


1,837 posted on 11/17/2008 3:30:02 PM PST by Lmo56
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