did someone say afro?
all kidding aside, i am thankful that Justice Thomas is the one who allowed this to move forward.
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A comma has been added after the word "States."
That was a surprisingly balanced report. However, given this passage:
“Donofrio, following the rules of the procedure for the Supreme Court, re-submitted the application as an emergency stay in accordance to Rule 22, which states, in part, that an emergency stay can be given to another justice, which is the choice of the petitioner.”
what is up with the headline?
By the way, this case cannot win. I’m pretty sure it’s solid tradition for all children born on U.S. soil, regardless of dual citizenship, to be considered U.S. citizens at birth. Although we don’t technically recognize dual citizenship, we don’t demand that in order to be a citizen you must renounce all other national ties.
“I don’t think that he was a strong enough jurist or legal thinker at the time for that elevation, setting aside the fact that I profoundly disagree with his interpretations of a lot of the Constitution,” Obama said about Thomas....
did someone say afro?
all kidding aside, i am thankful that Justice Thomas is the one who allowed this to move forward.
God Bless Justice Clarence Thomas, A true American hero and a patriot of America and her constitution.
>>> “Thomas’s actions were rare because, by custom, when a justice rejects a petition from his own circuit, the matter is dead. Even if, as can be the case under Rule 22, the matter can be submitted to another justice for consideration, that justice out of respect, will reject it also, said Trevor Morrison, a professor of law at Columbia University School of Law.
Morrison said that Thomas’s actions are once in a decade. “When that does happen, the case has to be of an extraordinary nature...” <<<
I find the above passages to be very illuminating. For one, it affirms to me that Leo Donofrio knows his Justices, so picked Justice Thomas to re-file his petition to, as the one Justice most likely to act on the overwhelmingly urgent implications of the issue.
Secondly, what Professor Morrison had to say about a Justice taking up a petition which had previously been denied by another Justice, as “once in a decade”, and being of an “extraordinary nature” is fascinating, and very encouraging.
Of course, the good Professor had to go on and interject his liberal, and uninformed opinion of the matter, but hey, he also gave me a big hook to hang my hopes on.
That is most certainly NOT in the U.S. Constitution.
Some people believe it is so because of a common misreading of the 14th Amendment due to a misunderstanding of the holdings of the Wong Kim Ark case. The fact is, this misreading of the 14th turns the amendment straight onto its head, and gives the Amendment precisely the opposite effect of that intended by its authors, Congress, and the ratifying States.
NO case heard in the Supreme Court has EVER held that birthright citizenship is granted under the 14th Amendment to the children of people in the United States illegally. Or legally, for that matter, if not admitted as immigrants.
LOVE your emphasis!
I totally agree that it is become increasingly annoying that people who are completely UNINFORMED about the 5 cases at the USSC are constantly being interviewed for their opinion.
Get the facts or DON’T TALK!@%$#^!!!
http://americamustknow.com/default.aspx
When they examine his BC, if they find it is not valid, Thomas will be screwed for the rest of his life. He will be seen as a traitor to his race. I would fear for his life as there are some who would wish him harm for enforcing our constitution.
Thank God for true patriots.
Father, you have blessed this nation greatly and at this moment we are being tested. I ask for your divine providence to guide us through the dark days ahead. God forgive us for all the ways we fail you. We thank you for the many answers to prayer. No matter what the outcome, we know that your Truth and Love will always prevail. A-men.
My take on the article was the same as yours. The author made an effort to report the facts and keep personal bias out. I appreciate that — so many these days are tragically incapable of keeping themselves out of the articles. However, as you mentioned, once again the distinction between “citizen” and “natural born” citizen is glossed over by the Obama advocates. That makes me mad. They are word-playing and they know it. It is deceptive and irresponsible.
On the other hand, Philip Berg, who has also filed suit with the Supreme Court, does say that B. Hussein Obama is not a US citizen, on several grounds, including:
It seems to me that the Indonesian matter is conclusive - Barack Hussein Obama is today a citizen of Indonesia.
Joe Biden....... Didn’t he chair the Judiciary Committee when Justice Thomas going through the confirmation process?
bump! Here we go!
You are begging from your enemy.
They know the facts full well. They are being deliberately misleading.
The corrosive effect on our institutions in leaving any doubts about the legitimacy of the very eligibility of a president to serve is enormous; Mr. Obama's behavior in not publishing all relevant documents is foolish and dangerous.
I am particularly concerned about the corrosive effect in the military of having a Commander-in-Chief who may be widely perceived as having questionable legitimacy.
Mr. Obama, please publish all relevant paperwork immediately. It will cost you little, and it will serve our country well.
Where do you get that definition of “natural born” citizen?