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Posted on 12/23/2008 12:42:44 PM PST by BP2
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Docketed: | October 31, 2008 | |||
Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
Case Nos.: | (08-4340) |
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~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
Oct 30 2008 | Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed. (Response due December 1, 2008) | |
Oct 31 2008 | Application (08A391) for an injunction pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to Justice Souter. | |
Nov 3 2008 | Supplemental brief of applicant Philip J. Berg filed. | |
Nov 3 2008 | Application (08A391) denied by Justice Souter. | |
Nov 18 2008 | Waiver of right of respondents Federal Election Commission, et al. to respond filed. | |
Dec 1 2008 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Bill Anderson. | |
Dec 8 2008 | Application (08A505) for an injunction pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to Justice Souter. | |
Dec 9 2008 | Application (08A505) denied by Justice Souter. | |
Dec 15 2008 | Application (08A505) refiled and submitted to Justice Kennedy. | |
Dec 17 2008 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2009. | |
Dec 17 2008 | Application (08A505) denied by Justice Kennedy. | |
Dec 18 2008 | Application (08A505) refiled and submitted to Justice Scalia. | |
Dec 23 2008 | Application (08A505) referred to the Court. | |
Dec 23 2008 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 16, 2009. |
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Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
Case Nos.: | (08-4340) |
~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
Dec 8 2008 | Application (08A505) for an injunction pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to Justice Souter. | |
Dec 9 2008 | Application (08A505) denied by Justice Souter. | |
Dec 15 2008 | Application (08A505) refiled and submitted to Justice Kennedy. | |
Dec 17 2008 | Application (08A505) denied by Justice Kennedy. |
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Dec 18 2008 | Application (08A505) refiled and submitted to Justice Scalia. | |
Dec 23 2008 | Application (08A505) referred to the Court. | |
Dec 23 2008 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 16, 2009. |
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Unless Obama were impeached and convicted, Biden would be VP. If Obama never qualified after becoming President-elect then Biden becomes Acting President but not actually President. I don't know if a presumptive President or a President elect can be impeached, but I don't think so. If 'President elect' is considered a 'civil Office' by virtue of being explicitly mentioned in the COTUS then I suppose so, but that is really, really stretching the definition. A gain, as Impeachment is limited to 'The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States' I don't think the President elect can be impeached.
That is my point. The 14th Amendment did away with divisions the classes of citizens when it comes to Protections under the Constitution. And since Plyler, even illegal aliens have all the constitutional rights as a citizen.
And the SCOTUS is not going to start to strip away the Equal Protection Clause and the 14th Amendment in not going to go away.
From that way I read the 20th, if BHO were disqualified, Biden would become acting president until someone is qualified.
And the Democratic controlled Congress would choose the President.]
Even if they left it up to the States, the Democrats control more state houses and Gov. seats than the GOP.
So, if you knock Obama out, you will end up with a President Biden, Pelosi, Reid or Clinton.
What about dual citizenship? Do you think that dual citizens are constitutionally excluded? If so, would you say that a person who was claimed as a subject or citizen by another sovereignty would be considered to be ineligible by virtue of potentially having divided loyalties?
It does not appear that the SCOTUS views this case to be all that urgent since they will not get around to a conference until January 15th.
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