[Harlan1196]

The judge offered the plaintiffs a default judgment that would have recommended that Obama be off the ballot.

The plaintiffs REJECTED the default judgment and requested that the case be decided solely on the merits of their arguments and evidence.

The judge rejected their arguments and evidence.

They had victory in their hands and threw it away.

[FroggyTheGremlim]

"The judge offered the plaintiffs a default judgment "

Sorry, I didn't know that.

Stupid.

[edge919]

The judge offered the plaintiffs a default judgment that would have recommended that Obama be off the ballot.

There's nothing to indicate the judge was actually going to issue a default judgment. The plaintiffs did NOT says they wanted the case to be decided ONLY on their arguments and evidence.

[MMaschin]

The plaintiffs REJECTED the default judgment and requested that the case be decided solely on the merits of their arguments and evidence.

The problem is that the judge made his decision on evidence that was not admitted.

There were three seperate cases, and the the judge agreed to seperate them. One of the cases - the first by Van Irions stipulated to the authenticity of Obama's birth certificate, and that he was born in Hawaii.

Even though there were three copmpletely seperate cases, the judge only issued ONE ruling. In this ruling he stated that Obama had been born in Hawaii. He based his ruling on this even though there was absolutly NO EVIDENCE presented to base this upon - at least for the other 2 cases.

It might be argued that Orly entered Obama's BC into evidence when she argued that it was fraudulent, but where the president was born never came into evidence in the case braught by Hatfield - his is the one that has a good chance of winning on on appeal.

[Brown Deer]

your first post retread troll: Did I miss something along the way - I was hoping and praying it was a done deal.

[noinfringers2]

It would appear such was the case. However, the complainants had two hurdles, a judge and a SOS. Not knowing the penchants of the two,separately or joined, my understanding is the complainants chose to at least have their evidence on record. They were probably anticipating a need for appeal. It was a roll of the political dice and I wouldn’t fault them for making the choice as events proved out. My concern is with the judge who nobody of the public knows much about. Of course I admit to fear of having Muslim judges making decisions as to USA Constitutional law.