First Court Hearing on Obama's Birth Certificate on Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008

Right Side News ^ | 11/16/08

[mgist]

November 16, 2008
Right Side News
Andy Martin is in Honolulu this weekend preparing for the first court hearing on the Obama birth certificate controversy.  His press release is as follows:

This will be the first court hearing anywhere on access to the original, 1961 certificate. The only state that has jurisdiction over such a lawsuit is Hawai'i, because Hawai'i officials are the custodians of the 1961 typewritten paperwork.

Before we get to the back story, let me start with a disclaimer. I have no idea what the judge will do on Tuesday. I make no predictions, except one: I will prepare to the best of my ability and present as professional a case as the judge permits. Monday morning I will be on the street serving papers and filing with the Clerk in preparation for Tuesday.
 
And, looking ahead, whatever happens on Tuesday, on Wednesday we hope to launch my "Conversation With America" about our future course of action in an Obama administration. I invite all of you to join in and support this mission.
 
Just as the FBI always attends every Gambino Family funeral to see who is there, ContrarianCommentary.com was in Honolulu Friday to observe the "independent" (not family-sponsored) "memorial service" held in memory of Barack Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham. We will have a full column later Sunday, or possibly Monday.
 
It occurred to me that you might appreciate some insight into the effort that goes into preparing and presenting a major piece of litigation 8,000 miles away from home.
 
Anyone who has read our Memorandum of Law (see the ContrarianCommentary.com blogs below for a full copy) will not be surprised that it took us the better part of a week to analyze, research, write and finalize a 25-page document (which we will be filing with the Clerk on Monday morning) setting forth why Obama's birth certificate must be made public.
 
If a large law firm was handling the case of Martin vs. Obama, they would probably send a minimum team of four lawyers as well as support personnel. They would have a trial counsel, a couple of associates, and a senior partner to guide the overall process. There would be at least one paralegal, possibly more. That's why high stakes litigation is so costly.
 
Martin vs. Obama is a high stakes lawsuit: it seeks to open a vital record of American history to public review and analysis.
 
And I will be working alone.
 
Ask any lawyer: it's not easy landing in a strange town, setting up an office and firing off legal documents in a controversial constitutional case. But we managed to file the lawsuit two days  after arriving in Honolulu in October, and now we are back for the first court hearing anywhere to address the issue of Barack Obama's origins.
 
Landing in an unfamiliar city, any lawyer would need a support network. We managed to recreate our October "fighting camp" in 24 hours and are up and running. I dragged a printer on the 12 hour flight because we have to be able to react immediately to any development. Saturday morning we were out assembling office supplies to be ready to move quickly on Monday morning.
 
I even purchased a box of envelopes so that if we have a breather, we can start mailing out thank you notes to everyone who contributed to the financial support of this very costly and complex venture. There is no wasted time on a trip of this nature, and no wasted money.
 
I will take time off Sunday morning to attend services at Saint Andrews (Episcopal) cathedral in downtown Honolulu. And I forgot to pack my sunglasses, so I need to go shopping for a pair.
 
Unlike other lawsuits involving Obama, mine is narrowly and specifically focused on access to the original, typewritten 1961 certificate which Hawai'i officials have confirmed they possess. There is no way anyone can express an opinion on the circumstances of Obama's birth without seeing the vital gateway document. I have refrained from speculating on the contents of the original because my focus is on expressing an informed opinion (a term CNN once made fund of).
 
Mr. Obama and his Chicago crew have been very crafty in creating a cloud of confusion over the "abstract" that he furnished to FactCheck.org as a purported original birth certificate, when obviously it was nothing of the sort. Many millions of people were confused even though the term "abstract" was clearly visible on the FactCheck.org site (and even though FactCheck.org seems to have missed that significance, as well).
 
We will also be continuing and conducting the research and investigation we began in October to document Obama's origins in Hawai'i with interviews and contacts with people who knew his family and the other "players" in the Honolulu dramas of the 1970's and 80's.
 
As these comments are being prepared Sunday morning I can only conclude with a sense of deep humility at the enormity of the task and the nature of the burden. I continue to bear Barack Obama no ill will. Nevertheless, I passionately and sincerely believe that he owes the American people a detailed exposition of both his personal and his family history, and that he has not been candid with the American people. Without candor, he will not be able to establish the legitimacy that is essential for national leadership. He remains a stranger to the American people.
 
Barack Obama and his character assassins such as Robert Gibbs have done everything they can to demonize and defeat and intimidate me. They have failed utterly and abjectly. Tuesday morning I will stand up in court, stand tall, and stand proud for every American who believes Barack Obama needs to start telling the truth about himself. The election may be over. But the search for the truth about Mr. Obama is continuing.

[mgist]

This attorney has —— of steel. The fact of the matter is that O should have to present this information. I have to provide all school records, original birth certificates, baptismal certificates, and medical vaccination records for my children to attend school. You would think that a position for the leader of the United States of America would at least require the basic disclosures.

[so_real]

May God bless Andy Martin and his efforts.

[LottieDah]

It is rascist for anyone to ask Obama for basic records.

[conservative cat]

In one school district we lived (my daughter’s only year of public school), we had to provide utility bills, too, to provide proof we really lived there.

[Para-Ord.45]

Even if the lawsuit was successful do you think for one second the original document has not be altered or replaced by now !

[Chaguito]

Does Andy Martin write for African Press International? Just wondering.

[LiberConservative]

Let's say hypothetically BO cannot produce a birth certificate. What happens then?

[kidd]

Prediction: He will lack standing.

Keep your eye on the Alan Keyes case in California.

[icwhatudo]

LOL, seriously.

I think API has more credibility.

[CodeToad]

Read the Constitution. It is clear what happens then.

[TruthWillWin]

I just had to provide an original BC and SS card to get my drivers license renewed in Oregon. Photocopies were not acceptable as proof of citizenship.

[OL Hickory]

try this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVoJZEdM0K4&eurl=http://obambi.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/1million/

[AFreeBird]

What concerns me about this BC thing is: What if this can be used by the left as a pretext to start nullifying the Constitution. Perhaps that was part of Zer0's plan.

I mean, really, do you seriously think the 0bamabots are going to just say oh well, 'you're right, 0bama is disqualified on those grounds', and that would be the end of it?

[MrB]

Yeah, but that was a driver’s license! Important stuff!

You can’t expect that same high level of requirement for the president of the United States, especially when the person in question has higher than average melanin content in his skin.

[Goreknowshowtocheat]

I got a note this morning that reported Alan Keyes confronted BO during the Senate debate about this. Alan said something to the effect “you are not even a natural born citizen” and BO responded that “Ok, but I am not running for President”..They are trying to find the tape of that.

[Eagle50AE]

And the MSM reports this : ......... (crickets chirping in the distant)

AKA NOTHING !!

[TruthWillWin]

They why did Alan wait so long to file his suit?

[murron]

I hope a tape of this can be found, but honestly, that would have been a stupid thing for him to say since I believe it has been the plan all along for him to become president. Why put something like that out for public records? But he has been known to say stupid things before.

[lilylangtree]

POO will be doing all he can to squash this lawsuit. Has he hired an atty or does anyone know?