DNC steps in to silence lawsuit over Obama birth certificate

World Net Daily ^ | October 4, 2008 | Drew Zahn

[Amityschild]

The man suing Sen. Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee for proof of Obama's American citizenship is outraged that his own party – rather than just providing the birth certificate he seeks – would step in to silence him by filing a motion to dismiss his lawsuit.

As WND reported, prominent Pennsylvania Democrat and attorney Philip J. Berg filed suit in U.S. District Court two months ago claiming Obama is not a natural-born U.S. citizen and therefore not eligible to be elected president. Berg has since challenged Obama publicly that if the candidate will simply produce authorized proof of citizenship, he'll drop the suit.

Berg told WND the longer the DNC tries to ignore his lawsuit or make it go away – instead of just providing the documents – the more convinced he is that his accusations are correct.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

We have a candidate who has now recently admitted that he was a Kenyan citizen (here at his campaign website); who has been challenged to prove that he is indeed eligible to serve as President of the United States, and he refuses to provide such evidence?

Incredible that there's no scrutiny by anyone of all this except by a handful of those willing to take the issue on.

[thefrankbaum]

But the Constitution is law. Has the Court ruled it is not a self-executing provision?

[Non-Sequitur]

It sounds like you feel it might take some time to get this all straightened out to the point of being able to disqualify him, commenting about removal from “office” instead of removal from the ballot.

I have do idea how long it would take. If, for example, a legitimate birth certificate from a foreign country was produced then I don't think it would take much time at all. Obama's presidency ends immediately, and I would expect the courts would order that. The interesting question would be on the legality of any actions he took while holding the office of President. I suspect those would have to be voided.

[Calif4Bush]

Just picked one up on Thursday needed to apply for SS retirement and it took me 15 min and $14.00.

Do they give them out in Africa?!?

[NCjim]

As much as I would love to be proven wrong, I don’t think that this dog is gonna hunt. You don’t think that Hillary would have outed him before the Convention if there was any way?

[TexasNative2000]

I don’t think he is ineligible. however, I do believe the birth certificate would show something really embarrassing, and might even be a deal changer for some people.

Agreed. I think he may have a legit b.c., but it probably lists his name Barack Hussein Mohammed Obama. He'll produce it AFTER the election, before the electors meet.

[Non-Sequitur]

But the Constitution is law. Has the Court ruled it is not a self-executing provision?

I'm not sure exactly what you mean.

[Louis Foxwell]

Good point. It doesn’t matter where he was born. If his mother is American he is an American.

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Sorry, wrong.

[Brian S. Fitzgerald]

However, the lawsuit specifies that he wants the long-form (”vault copy” or “hospital copy”) released

is there a picture or specification on what this looks like?

[cdga5for4]

Agreed. Try going through an international adoption with China. You can’t imagine the paperwork. As for the birth certificate for the adoption, it isn’t even sufficient to get it from the city of birth (which has it on file) but also the state’s vital records dept.

[ScaniaBoy]

Thanks for a rapid reply. I do sincerely wish you all success, but apparently it is possible to delay the whole thing to such an extent that it is all going to be yesterday’s news when it eventually reaches the courts.

[marlon]

"And the DNC knows that very few in the USA will vote for someone with that name."

Not according to all the Obama bumber stickers I saw on the BMW SUV's, Saabs and other high-end vehicles at the local Whole Foods this morning.

I really have to wonder why anyone who made it wealthy in our formerly capitalist system is cheering on marxism do their own demise. I can only guess they've got theirs safely tucked away so they will end up on top of the head while the rest of us toil under the jackboot.

[353FMG]

“It sounds like a candidate does not have to PROVE citizenship.”

Then why are these prerequisites in existence? Does this mean that Putin and Ahmedsoandso can be candidates for POTUS?

[border bud]

“I agree, if Obama won and it was proven to be that he was not qualified the election would have been invalid.” -———

Why would it invalidate the election? It would just invalidate the candidate, wouldn’t it? The voters who supported John McCain, a legitimate American citizen, would otherwise be invalidated.

I think John McCain, as the “runner-up” so to speak, would be declared President.

[Brian S. Fitzgerald]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural-born_citizen

[wrhssaxensemble]

Yes! thank God! lets hope some 527’s get in here too

[browardchad]

Nobody is tasked with that. There is no law requiring the candidates to show any documentation to any federal, state, or local agency.

No security clearance is required either.

The assumption is that any or all disqualifications will come to light in the course of the campaign, through media scrutiny or opposition research.  Since the media has somewhat blatantly abdicated its role as a nonpartisan "voice of the people," the task now falls to the opposition party. Has the RNC done its homework? Or have they decided it might be racist to even raise such questions? Stay tuned.

[brityank]

"The real outrage is that there's nothing in our system that provides that a candidate must provide that his qualifications are true and correct before he or she runs, and that safeguard should be put into our system by law," Berg said.

That is the biggest failing of the Legislators and the Courts. The Constitution has the specific requirements stipulated in black-and-white -- no gray area. The DNC has failed its oversight responsibilities to the People and the Party.

[Non-Sequitur]

think John McCain, as the “runner-up” so to speak, would be declared President.

Nope. Read the 20th Amendment, Section 3.

[doug from upland]

If an American couple is on vacation in France, and the baby decides to arrive early, that child is an American citizen.