Posted on 09/14/2012 12:52:22 PM PDT by smoothsailing
By Tim Carpenter
THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL
The Manhattan man who posed a formal challenge to President Barack Obama's place on the Kansas general election ballot Friday requested immediate withdrawal of the appeal due to an avalanche of criticism.
The Kansas Objections Board had taken the complaint filed by Joe Montgomery under advisement on Thursday, pending requests for official copies of Obama's birth records. The ballot issue was tied to Montgomery's assertion Obama wasn't a qualified candidate for president because of his citizenship status and that of his father.
"There has been a great deal of animosity and intimidation directed not only at me, but at people around me," Montgomery said in the formal withdrawal request to Secretary of State Kris Kobach. "I don't wish to burden anyone with more of this negative reaction."
Kobach, Attorney General Derek Schmidt and Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer had planned to convene the state board on Monday to consider new documentary evidence regarding Montgomery's claim that Obama should be dropped from ballots.
Kay Curtis, spokeswoman for the secretary of state, said there was a tentative plan to conduct the meeting Monday. The procedure remains unclear, but it may be necessary for the board to formally accept Montgomery's decision.
"This is kind of unprecedented," Curtis said.
I hope SOS Kobach and the Kansas officials reject the withdrawal request, seems like that would be within their authority. After all, it certainly appears the request is being made under duress. I think Kansas has an obligation now to protect Montgomery and also rule on the original challenge based on the evidence they’ve requested from Hawaii, Arkansas, and Mississsippi.
Unfortunately, not.
"There's no possibility of Obama's name coming off the ballot when there's no objection," Kobach said.
Kan. man drops challenge to Obama on state ballot
Secretary of State Kris Kobach serves as the board's chairman.
"There has been a great deal of animosity and intimidation directed not only at me, but at people around me, Montgomery wrote in his email, adding that he doesn't want to burden personal and professional associates with "more of this negative reaction."
Montgomery's plans to drop his challenge were first reported by the Manhattan Mercury. The Objections Board would be the final word on whether Obama appears on the ballot as the Democratic Party's nominee, absent a court challenge. Kobach and its other members, Attorney General Derek Schmidt and Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer, are all Republicans, and Montgomery is a registered Republican, according the secretary of state's office.
Kobach said the board still will meet Monday to formally close the case and add whatever additional information is available to the record.
"There's no possibility of Obama's name coming off the ballot when there's no objection," Kobach said.
I guess we’ll see. They are still going to meet Monday without Montgomery.
Ping to #22
Looks like the SOS is bailing.
Horse’s head in the bed, anyone?
Darn. Thanks for the heads up, Smokeyblue.
I wonder if they are still seeking a copy of the birth certificate? I hope so. This article is from the NYSlimes published just a couple of hours ago.
Kansas Election Officials Seek Copy of Obama’s Birth Certificate
Kansas election officials on Friday were seeking to obtain a certified copy of President Obama’s birth certificate as they determined whether to allow him to remain on the ballot after a state resident challenged his citizenship, reigniting long-running conspiracy theories that the president was not born in the United States.
“...another chicken wimps out.America needs real Americans....”
How about you then? You ready to expose your family to attacks, threats, and other intimidation like this guy already has?
You should lay off calling the guy names. HE brought it up and had the guts to go to court with it. It’s now in Kansas voters’ minds, and if he goes even further public with the fact that they’re threatening him, that’s MORE publicity.
He IS a REAL American. He put himself right square in the arena with a bullseye on his back.
“We’re hoping to obtain that over the weekend,” Brad Bryant, the state’s election director, said of Mr. Obama’s birth certificate. “And then they will reconvene Monday in the morning to consider that document, put it in the record and then make a decision on whether the name of Barack Obama will be on the ballot.”
Good luck trying to get a copy from Hawaii.
Intimidated by the OBots.
Posted 10 minutes ago on the NYSlimes Blog:
Kansas Birthers
http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/14/kansas-birthers/
The board has asked the authorities in Honolulu, Arizona and Mississippi for documentation to verify the authenticity of Mr. Obama’s birth certificate. It’s also trying to settle the separate question of whether the president is a “natural born” citizen, since his father was Kenyan and, in the view of some conspiracy theorists, the Constitution’s definition of “natural born” means having two citizen parents. They’re wrong about that, but it hasn’t stopped them.
“I do think the factual record could be supplemented,” said Mr. Kobach, who is also an informal adviser to Mitt Romney.
I expressed a similar thought in #21. I see no reson why they can’t include any info they receive in a public report even if they take no action regarding the ballot challenge.
“The board has asked the authorities in Honolulu, Arizona and Mississippi for documentation to verify the authenticity of Mr. Obama’s birth certificate.”
Mississippi??? What?
“I do think the factual record could be supplemented,” said Mr. Kobach, who is also an informal adviser to Mitt Romney.
No, you are wrong and speak out in ignorance:
The viewpoint the US government back in history. An article from the New York Times, published March 30th, 1874. The Committee on Foreign Relations:
Continued.
“Kobach moved to seek documents and regroup Monday. He said an official board should review official records presented to a court in Mississippi and the secretary of state’s office in Arizona. Kobach said he would also seek certified documents from Hawaii, where Obama was born.
Kobach said he wanted to see certification that Obama’s birth certificate is on record and that records displayed by the White House are consistent with documents on record in Hawaii.”
http://www.kansas.com/2012/09/14/2489641/manhattan-man-drops-challenge.html
” He IS a REAL American. He put himself right square in the arena with a bullseye on his back.”
Yes he did. I wonder what the thugs threatened him with,
probably his family.
"Or subjects of another state."
“When Barack Obama Jr. was born on Aug. 4,1961, in Honolulu, Kenya was a British colony, still part of the United Kingdom’s dwindling empire. As a Kenyan native, Barack Obama Sr. was a British subject whose citizenship status was governed by The British Nationality Act of 1948. That same act governed the status of Obama Sr.‘s children.http://fightthesmears.com/articles/5/birthcertificate.html
Factcheck.org goes on to say this about Obama Sr., Jr. and the British Nationality Act of 1948:
In other words, at the time of his birth, Barack Obama Jr. was both a U.S. citizen (by virtue of being born in Hawaii)* and a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies (or the UKC) by virtue of being born to a father who was a citizen of the UKC.http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/does_barack_obama_have_kenyan_citizenship.html
Obama was "born a subject of Great Britian."
The 14th Amendment for "citizenship" doesn't even apply to him. Let alone being a "natural born Citizen."
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How about you?
any more sarcasm ?
You’re the one who called a brave man a coward. I admit I’m not as brave as he. Since you’re so brave, step up to the plate.
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