Supremes to review citizenship arguments-Case challenging candidacy set for 'conference' of justices

World Net Daily ^ | 11-21-08 | Bob Unruh

[STARWISE]

A case that challenges President-elect Barack Obama's name on the 2008 election ballot citing questions over his citizenship has been scheduled for a "conference" at the U.S. Supreme Court.

Conferences are private meetings of the justices at which they review cases and decide which ones to accept for formal review.

This case is set for a conference Dec. 5, just 10 days before the Electoral College is scheduled to meet to make formal the election of Obama as the nation's next president.

The Supreme Court's website listed the date for the case brought by Leo C. Donofrio against Nina Wells, the secretary of state in New Jersey, over not only Obama's name on the 2008 election ballot but those of two others, Sen. John McCain and Roger Calero.

[envisio]

Let em burn.

I recall a conversation between a reporter and a Police Captain in a movie......

reporter: “Sir, my question is about a growing problem. What do you plan on doing about gang violence and inner city violence. Statistics show these people are killing each other in record numbers”

Captain: (no repsonse)

reporter: “Sir?”

Captain: “yes”

reporter: “Are you going to comment?”

Captain: “Oh, I was waiting for you to tell me what the problem was.”

[P-Marlowe]

You do not have to be a citizen to get on the ballot for POTUS because the person on the ballot is simply the person who gets to pick the electors that go to the electoral college.

Thus a 21 year old Nicaraguan should be eligible to be on the ballot for president and that person can then pick the electors to go to the electoral college and vote for someone who IS eligible.

Obama is not yet "The President Elect". He will not be "The President Elect" until after the electoral college votes.

I think it is imperative that his eligibility to take the office be cleared up before the electoral college votes. If Obama is not eligible, then he can direct his electors to vote for whoever he wants to be president. Just not himself.

[Free America52]

Disagree. It’s really very simple - his dad was of British citizenship. According to laws at that time, Hussein’s father’s British citizenship was bestowed upon him. His mother was a US citizen. So that means he is a dual citizen (even then he was a citizen of the world :)). And thus, Hussein does not meet the test of natural born citizen.

The whole premise of the case is all wrapped up nicely in a neat little package. I for one think there is no way that the SCOTUS can look at this case and not agree with Donofrio - BHO is ineligible for POTUS.

[Girlene]

I think it is imperative that his eligibility to take the office be cleared up before the electoral college votes.

Whose job is it to verify eligibility?

[jackv]

Ok here is what I found regarding the lawsuits to prevent EC:

New Lawsuit Filed To Stop California Electoral College

http://www.thebulletin.us/site/index.cfm?newsid=20202575&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=576361&rfi=8

A Wider Conspiracy: 17 Lawsuits Challenging Obama’s
Eligibility

http://groups.google.com/group/soc.retirement/browse_thread/thread/117148313c1867c0

[little jeremiah]

How so? Is this not the regular process of deciding if a case should be heard or is it an unusual step?

[MashieNiblick16]

if it were only that easy, I’d be thrilled.

[Cedric]

I assume that in a conference the liberals will prevail.

[DBrow]

Good research, thanks!

[Iowan]

Thanks, LucyT

Ping.

Excellent thread

[DBrow]

I agree, that’s why the Nicaraguan guy has “stand-ins” in states where he can’t get on the ballot.

But can he direct the electors? Electors are under state law, and most states mandate electors to follow the popular vote.

[STARWISE]

Leo Donofrio Website, Natural Born Citizen, for updates (site may be slow)

He will not have further contact with the press "until after the case is finally resolved by the US Supreme Court."

[little jeremiah]

From what I read last night, only four need to agree, not five. So therefore it seems to have a chance.

[Gemsbok]

PassportGate, take a look at those prosecutions.

Someone here needs to lay out his actions in progressive fashion that speak to intent coupled with some of the related occurances that reflect oddly on the whole scenario. Nothing dramatically long, just statements with links to the related stories. It needs more detail than what I’ve listed below:

1. Autobiographical mistatements

2. Liason established: Mombasa/Honolulu-2000

3. All records sealed or destroyed

4. PassportGate

5. Senate Resolution 511

[atomicweeder]

The hole in your argument, is relying on "dual citizenship." There's no definition of it in the Constitution and thus "dual citizenship" does not impact "natural born citizen" in any way.

In other words, the definition of "natural born citizen" does not automatically preclude dual citizenship. Obama is a "natural born citizen" of the United States, as well as a "naturalized citizen" of Britain. On those grounds, he is eligible.

I think that's how the USSC will rule.

[SE Mom]

Fascinating to watch this play out.

Occasionally I wonder - what is he thinking? Who has he confided to and what are they advising him?

[little jeremiah]

Could you give more info or a link to info about the Mombasa/Honolulu liason? I don’t know what that is.

[reagandemocrat]

“Arnold the Gubernator can run for President just by asserting he’s eligible. No one would have standing to challenge him.”

He’s a Kennedy... The game is afoot, Watson.

[DMZFrank]

If the constitution of the US is not worth defending against mob rule, then nothing is. If we wish to preserve the republic, than we had best let the chips fall, and then sort them out. By whatever means necessary.

We must not allow the moral emphasis of this argument to be inverted. All this speculation, correct or not; has come about because this lying crypto-marxist thug from the most corrupt environs of leftist Chicago sewer politics has ascended to POTUS-elect status with the willing aquiescence of the MSM. The MSM was hell-bent on concealing this usurper’s background because they wanted him to be elected. Now, in a classic case of blame the messenger, those of us who belive in the constitution are being reviled for insisting that a POTUS comply with a basic requirement that most of us unhesitatingly conform with when seeking a driver’s license.

The arrogance and effrontery of this lying bastid is breathtaking. The founders knew that they were not natural born citizens, so they had to include language in Art II Sec 1 that exempted THEM. Does this fraud think that he is better than Washington, Madison, Adams, and Jefferson in that sense? Apparently he does, and with the acquiesence of enough people, he will suceed in usurping and corrupting the Executive Branch of government. This situation presents the very real posssibility of impelling this great nation beyond a constitutional crisis toward a civil war.

Finally, consider the implications of a man who would undertake these devious machinations to knowingly assume an office that he has no constitutional claim to, and than to see this same counterfeit president elect take an oath to defend that constitution. I believe that such a man would be willing to impose ANY sort or despotism or tyranny upon us to retain power.

[Gemsbok]

None of the issues would be worth hiding, now that he has already won an election.

Come back to the real issues of why his minions breached the US Dept. of State Passport files 3 times on his behalf.

Come back to the fact that he attempted to have a clause inserted into Senate Resolution 511 that would have granted NB status to babes born to a ‘one US citizen parent’ while living abroad.

Look at the intent behind the actions mentioned above.

They didn’t care that his middle name is Hussein and they wouldn’t care if it was Mohammed Atta and he was listed Muslim. They wouldn’t care who Daddy is or isn’t, they already bought the bill of goods.