Posted on 12/04/2008 8:26:15 AM PST by pissant
The Chicago Tribune briefly revives the Obama-birth-certificate kerfuffle in an update today, if only to throw more cold water on it. Tomorrow, the Supreme Court confabs over whether to grant a review to Leo Donofrio’s lawsuit after having it rejected in district and appellate courts:
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider Friday whether to take up a lawsuit challenging President-elect Barack Obama’s U.S. citizenship, a continuation of a New Jersey case embraced by some opponents of Obama’s election.
The meeting of justices will coincide with a vigil by the filer’s supporters in Washington on the steps of the nation’s highest court.
The suit originally sought to stay the election, and was filed on behalf of Leo Donofrio against New Jersey Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells. …
The Obama campaign has maintained that he was born in Hawaii, has an authentic birth certificate, and is a “natural-born” U.S. citizen. Hawaiian officials agree.
The latest buzz surrounds the decision by Clarence Thomas to circulate the appeal petition to the entire court after David Souter rejected it immediately. That really doesn’t mean much, as the Tribune explains. Of the 842 petitions circulated in that manner, only 60 got a spot on the court calendar, and not all of those succeeded. Thomas may have been interested in the technical aspects of the suit rather than the merits, or perhaps it was a slow week.
It does, however, make it news, no matter how much some of us wish it would go away. The state of Hawaii has repeatedly insisted that their records show Obama was born in Hawaii, as the Certificate of Live Birth states. The COLB would get any Hawaii native an American passport with no questions asked, even without the official endorsement of the Republican governor and her Department of Health. There is even a contemporaneous birth announcement in a local paper confirming it.
I’m sure the comments section will fill with various conspiracy theories over Indonesian school records, Kenyan births, and so on. None of it — absolutely none — has any real, solid evidence showing that Obama was born anywhere else than Hawaii apart from sheer speculation and hearsay, and even less evidence that Obama’s stepfather renounced Obama’s birthright citizenship, which he didn’t have the power to do anyway. It’s a conspiracy theory spun by conspiracy theorists (Philip Berg is a 9/11 truther) who use their normal thresholds of evidence for this meme.
Unfortunately, the Supreme Court can’t kill the conspiracy theories. It can only kill the lawsuits, which is what they will almost certainly do tomorrow when they meet.
Hey Ed, some friendly advice: SNAP OUT OF IT
Looks like Cap’n Ed is on the Obama Soul Train.
I guess next will be; what does the ‘United’ in United States of America mean. . .anything special or necessary?
NOT TRUE!!! Read their statement.
I the foreign birth theory is a dry hole designed to block further inqury into the much more realistic issue of what was Hussein’s citizenship status upon returning to the US from Indonesia?
Hey Morrissey - show me where the state of Hawaii has said Obama was born IN Hawaii.
Not True! They state that they have his original BC but never said that he was actually born in Hawaii. BTW that is only one of the questions that hound his Oneness. Passports, Indonesia, Draft Registration just to name a few.
This whole thing started with Hilary’s crowd, not the “right wing” as such. I’m interested in the conclusion no matter how much the MSM “wish it would go away” from their blotters
At least Drudge seems willing to report on it a bit, and let it play out. Cap’n Ed is sniffing his own flatulence and thinking it’s fresh baked cinnamon buns.
If what is being said is true, show the Birth Certificate, show the Selective Service papers, show the school records.....and show them to the people of this country. SCOTUS should have open meetings on this....open to the public.
The political class and the Judiciary will ignore this, including Republicans. They don’t want pesky little documents interfering with the entitlement of the political class to unbounded power.
All of those entrenched inside the Beltway will stand together on this one and ignore the rights of the People. Everyone needs to recognize that the number of politicians that are dedicated to the defense of freedom and of the Constitution can be counted on one or two hands, no need to remove your shoes to complete the count.
BUMP
Got link?
Why is that wrong?
What’s weird is that the William’s from the Minnesota Vikings can get a Federal injunction in one day after getting suspended by the NFL yet the courts are reluctant about the Obama birth certificate thing.
The applicant must prove he is eligible.
NO THEY DON'T!
No official in Hawaii -not a SINGLE ONE - has made any comment on WHERE 0bama was born.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.