[cripplecreek]

Somebody buy that judge a bib.

[Paladin2]

"plaintiff unashamedly alleges that defendant has the burden to prove his ‘natural born’ status,”"

Uh, try coming into the US and telling the customs agents that the burden of proof is on them to show that you are not a citizen.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Bought and paid for....according to the judge.

[Lmo56]

“Finally, in a remarkable shifting of the traditional legal burden of proof, plaintiff unashamedly alleges that defendant has the burden to prove his ‘natural born’ status,” Land states. “Any middle school civics student would readily recognize the irony of abandoning fundamental principles upon which our country was founded in order to purportedly ‘protect and preserve’ those very principles.

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I guess the judge has never heard of a writ quo warranto ...

AS ANY FIRST-YEAR LAW STUDENT HAS ...

[OldNavyVet]

History rewards those that are right. Joan of Arc, for instance, was canonized by a religion that previously burned her at the stake.

[TigersEye]

In his order, Land states in a footnote that Obama defeated seven opponents in a “grueling” primary campaign that cost the contenders more than $300 million. Obama then moved on to the general election, where he faced Sen. John McCain, who Land states got $84 million to wage his campaign.

So, he reprimands counsel for her political rhetoric and then winds up his notes with some empty political rhetoric!?!

[woofie]

He’s our President and we all will reap the pain he inflicts upon us

[Drew68]

Moreover, as though the “general opinion in the rest of the world” were not enough, Plaintiff alleges in her Complaint that according to an “AOL poll 85% of Americans believe that Obama was not vetted, needs to be vetted and his vital records need to be produced.”

Please, please tell me Orly did not quote an AOL poll as evidence of her claims.

[snowrip]

What does the cost of the campaign have to do with anything? This judge is doing anything he can to make a point of ridiculing the political nature of the case... and in doing so, he is showing his own political bias.

[dalebert]

why is the judge makeing a pro abama statement in this ruling?

[SteveH]

the judge’s noise seems to be mainly attempt to forestall an appeal... orly filed a notice of appeal for the cook case a couple of days ago...

[so_real]

"(Rhodes) has presented no credible evidence and has made no reliable factual allegations to support her unsubstantiated, conclusory allegations and conjecture that President Obama is ineligible to serve as president of the United States,"

So ... discovery has to be made, facts revealed, and conclusions perfected *before* a case may be presented in this judge's court? Ridiculous. Learn from your mistakes, Orly, and keep pushing. Consider this practice in front of judicial activism. Less emotion, more facts, no name calling.

[eagles left talon]

Who is Judge Land? Is he really a GWB appointee?

[Jude in WV]

“Finally, in a remarkable shifting of the traditional legal burden of proof, plaintiff unashamedly alleges that defendant has the burden to prove his ‘natural born’ status,” Land states. “Any middle school civics student would readily recognize the irony of abandoning fundamental principles upon which our country was founded in order to purportedly ‘protect and preserve’ those very principles.

“Unlike in ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ simply saying something is so does not make it so,” Land says.

By his own words, Judge Land is saying that Obama should provide proof of his birth. Obama signed a sworn statement to the WV Secretary of State that he was constitutionally eligible to place his name on the ballot. Just because he made that statement doesn’t make it so according to Judge Land.

If it turns out that Obama was not born on US soil, then Judge Land should turn his office over to a middle school student.