BREAKING -- Berg v Obama - Scheduled for SCOTUS Conference TWICE on Jan 16

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[BP2]

No. 08-570
Title:	Philip J. Berg, Petitioner v. Barack Obama, et al.
Docketed:	October 31, 2008
Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Case Nos.:	(08-4340)
	Rule 11

~~~Date~~~	~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oct 30 2008	Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed. (Response due December 1, 2008)
Oct 31 2008	Application (08A391) for an injunction pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to Justice Souter.
Nov 3 2008	Supplemental brief of applicant Philip J. Berg filed.
Nov 3 2008	Application (08A391) denied by Justice Souter.
Nov 18 2008	Waiver of right of respondents Federal Election Commission, et al. to respond filed.
Dec 1 2008	Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Bill Anderson.
Dec 8 2008	Application (08A505) for an injunction pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to Justice Souter.
Dec 9 2008	Application (08A505) denied by Justice Souter.
Dec 15 2008	Application (08A505) refiled and submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Dec 17 2008	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2009.
Dec 17 2008	Application (08A505) denied by Justice Kennedy.
Dec 18 2008	Application (08A505) refiled and submitted to Justice Scalia.
Dec 23 2008	Application (08A505) referred to the Court.
Dec 23 2008	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 16, 2009.	---------------

No. 08A505
Title:	Philip J. Berg, Applicant v. Barack Obama, et al.
Docketed:
Lower Ct:	United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Case Nos.:

(08-4340)

~~~Date~~~	~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dec 8 2008	Application (08A505) for an injunction pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to Justice Souter.
Dec 9 2008	Application (08A505) denied by Justice Souter.
Dec 15 2008	Application (08A505) refiled and submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Dec 17 2008	Application (08A505) denied by Justice Kennedy.
Dec 18 2008	Application (08A505) refiled and submitted to Justice Scalia.
Dec 23 2008	Application (08A505) referred to the Court.
Dec 23 2008	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 16, 2009.

[Triple]

Ad hominem.

I prefer to look at the case on its merits rather than based on the person bringing it. You know the old adage, even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then.

[Triple]

My understanding is most cases never get a conference.

[trumandogz]

Both of Berg’s claims are baseless.

He has no basis for his belief that George W. Bush carried out the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks and not basis that Obama is not a natural born citizen.

[hoosiermama]

Berg case news!

Please ping me when we know what is happening!

[Lurking Libertarian]

My understanding is most cases never get a conference.

Every case is "listed" for a conference-- it couldn't be denied otherwise. See Supreme Court Rules 15(5), 16(3).

[trumandogz]

If the Berg case is so important, why is it that the conference is not scheduled until January 16th?

[TonyStark]

BTW-How is Berg doing in his attempt to prosecute George W. Bush and Dick Cheney for the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks?

You know, Hitler believed that lunch should be served around noon every day. That doesn't mean believing that 12:00pm is a good time to eat lunch indicates that one is a Nazi.

[trumandogz]

Just to remind you what Berg wrote: ...arrest and prosecute the people responsible for the murders on 9/11/01, specifically including George W. Bush and Richard Cheney. ”

If Berg were right in front of me, I would spit on him, unless he was on fire.

[freeplancer]

How do you know his claims are baseless? You sure are a know-it-all for a newbie

[trumandogz]

I know his claims are baseless because I know that President Bush and VP Cheney are not responsible for the murder of 3000 Americans on 9/11/01.

[tumblindice]

I’d really like to agree with you, noob.
But then we’d both be wrong.

[TonyStark]

Just to remind you what Berg wrote: ...arrest and prosecute the people responsible for the murders on 9/11/01, specifically including George W. Bush and Richard Cheney. ” If Berg were right in front of me, I would spit on him, unless he was on fire.

Your ad hominem vitriol notwithstanding, God bless him for continuing to push the case. If Osama bin Laden could successfully petition the court to get Zero to show that BC, I'd thank him for it. Of course, then I'd shoot him in the knees and then begin his months-long punishments, but I'd be thankful that the case was finally presented successfully regardless of who petitioned.

Think of Berg as "Plaintiff John Doe", and decouple the personal animosity from the validity of the points of the case.

[visually_augmented]

Lurking:”Every case filed with the Supreme Court is scheduled for a confrence.”

If you had read the actual post, you would see that your statement is bogus. From the posted article you can see that the admission for conference was DENIED by both Kennedy and Souter prior to being admitted by Scalia. This is evidence that not EVERY case is scheduled for a conference....

[devere]

“Once Congress counts the electoral votes its basically over. Its the job of the Congress to vet the president when the votes are tallied, after that he is considered qualified.”

U.S. Constitution, 20th amendment
“Section 3. ... If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified;”

The language of the Constitution suggests that you may be mistaken. Obama isn’t President-elect until Congress counts the votes, but the contstitution suggests that he may be disqualified after that. Exactly how is not stated.

While Mr. Berg’s case is very likely to be lost, he has the gratitude and goodwill of every true supporter of the U.S. Constitution for making the effort he has. Those “conservatives” who mock Berg’s lawsuit because it will probably fail, are in my estimation mired in unproductive cynicism. They offer no constructive alternative; just passively accepting the death of the U.S. Constitution as our governing document.

[trumandogz]

The COLB Obama has presented would be sufficient documentation to get a SS Card, a Passport and DL. And as far as I can tell, there is no requirement that a President Elect present more documentation.

And if he were born in Kenya, yes he is a liar but he would still be a natural born citizen in that at the moment of his birth he became an American.

[stockpirate]

HE is also scheduled for Jan, 8, 2009.

I wonder why he now has three?

[justrepublican]

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[visually_augmented]

Lurking:”Every case is “listed” for a conference— it couldn’t be denied otherwise.”

Do you understand what “conference” means?? Obviously not all cases presented to the Judges go to conference. Conference is when all (or most of) the judges meet and discuss the eligibility of the case. To get to conference, one of the judges must accept the case to conference.

[stockpirate]

Berg great American patriot with more onions than any conservative talking head on the radio or TV who sit silent.

[Old Sarge]

Are we within 48 business hours of a resolution yet??

And we're just $10 away from a resolution...