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On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:51:30 -0800 (PST), OppressedTaxpayer <...@aol.com
State lawmakers: Prove you're president, Mr. Obama
Case being assembled to demand eligibility documentation
February 14, 2009
By Bob Unruh
A new lawsuit is being prepared by a California attorney who already
has four cases pending over the issue of President Obama's eligibility
to occupy to Oval Office, and this one will include a demand from
state lawmakers who forward state funds to Washington for
documentation of his qualifications.
Orly Taitz told WND today she's preparing the complaint but is holding
onto it and will file it shortly to give state legislators a chance to
join the action as plaintiffs.
Four already have signed up, including state Rep. Eric Swafford of
Tennessee, who agreed to be a plaintiff "for a Writ of Mandamus to
obtain original birth certificate, immigration records, passports and
other vital records for Barry Soetero aka Barack Hussein Obama."
Taitz told WND the case also probably will include members of the
military as plaintiffs, since both state lawmakers and military
officers are obliged to follow orders from the president, and both
have a need to know the orders are legitimate.
"In the military, those would be unlawful orders, and [following them]
would subject the officers to courts-martial," she said. "In the
legislatures, they cannot follow any of his bills or orders … they
don't know who he is.
"As far as we know he is a foreign national … Why should state
legislators send any funds from the state to a foreign national?" she
said.
"While we are working on the complaint, I'm gathering support from
different states," said Taitz.
Her other cases now include one pending at the U.S. Supreme Court,
another in Superior Court in California, a third in U.S. District
Court in California and a fourth in Texas for which she's awaiting a
court response.
WND has reported on multiple legal challenges that have alleged Obama
does not meet the "natural born citizen" clause of the U.S.
Constitution, Article 2, Section 1, which reads, "No Person except a
natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time
of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office
of President."
Some claim he was not born in Hawaii, as he insists, but in Kenya.
Obama's American mother, the suits contend, was too young at the time
of his birth to confer American citizenship to her son under the law
at the time.
Where's the proof Barack Obama was born in the U.S. or that he
fulfills the "natural-born American" clause in the Constitution? If
you still want to see it, join more than 235,000 others and sign up
now!
Other challenges have focused on Obama's citizenship through his
father, a Kenyan subject to the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom at
the time of his birth, thus making him a dual citizen. The cases
contend the framers of the Constitution excluded dual citizens from
qualifying as natural born.
Several details of Obama's past have added twists to the question of
his eligibility and citizenship, including his family's move to
Indonesia when he was a child and on what nation's passport he
traveled to Pakistan in the '80s, as well as conflicting reports from
Obama's family about his place of birth.
WND reported just yesterday on a case that accuses Congress of failing
to investigate President Obama's birthplace before approving the
Electoral College vote giving him the presidency.
It alleges unequal treatment because Congress investigated GOP
candidate Sen. John McCain's eligibility.
The lawsuit explains not only are there legitimate questions about
Obama's birth, and therefore eligibility, he might not even be a U.S.
citizen at all.
"There exists a possibility that Obama could be an illegal alien," the
lawsuit said. "Obama has yet to adequately prove that he was born in
the United States. [Further], Obama has publicly conceded that his
father was born in Kenya and a British subject/citizen at the time of
Obama's birth which precluded Obama from gaining any U.S. citizenship
from his father."
Several of the legal cases – including those brought by Taitz, Cort
Wrotnowski, Leo Donofrio and Philip Berg, already have been discussed
in conference at the U.S. Supreme Court, which has failed to have a
hearing on any of the merits involved.
Other cases remain active at lower court levels.
While Obama's campaign team called the cases garbage, here is a
partial listing and status update for several of the cases:
Philip J. Berg, a Pennsylvania Democrat, demanded that the courts
verify Obama's original birth certificate and other documents proving
his American citizenship. Berg's latest appeal, requesting an
injunction to stop the Electoral College from selecting the 44th
president, was denied.
Leo Donofrio of New Jersey filed a lawsuit claiming Obama's dual
citizenship disqualified him from serving as president. His case was
considered in conference by the U.S. Supreme Court but denied a full
hearing.
Cort Wrotnowski filed suit against Connecticut's secretary of state,
making a similar argument to Donofrio. His case was considered in
conference by the U.S. Supreme Court, but was denied a full hearing.
Former presidential candidate Alan Keyes headlines a list of people
filing a suit in California, in a case handled by the United States
Justice Foundation, that asks the secretary of state to refuse to
allow the state's 55 Electoral College votes to be cast in the 2008
presidential election until Obama verifies his eligibility to hold the
office. The case is pending, and lawyers are seeking the public's
support.
Chicago attorney Andy Martin sought legal action requiring Hawaii Gov.
Linda Lingle to release Obama's vital statistics record. The case was
dismissed by Hawaii Circuit Court Judge Bert Ayabe.
Lt. Col. Donald Sullivan sought a temporary restraining order to stop
the Electoral College vote in North Carolina until Barack Obama's
eligibility could be confirmed, alleging doubt about Obama's
citizenship. His case was denied.
In Ohio, David M. Neal sued to force the secretary of state to request
documents from the Federal Elections Commission, the Democratic
National Committee, the Ohio Democratic Party and Obama to show the
presidential candidate was born in Hawaii. The case was denied.
In Washington state, Steven Marquis sued the secretary of state
seeking a determination on Obama's citizenship. The case was denied.
In Georgia, Rev. Tom Terry asked the state Supreme Court to
authenticate Obama's birth certificate. His request for an injunction
against Georgia's secretary of state was denied by Georgia Superior
Court Judge Jerry W. Baxter.
California attorney Orly Taitz has brought a case, Lightfoot vs.
Bowen, on behalf of Gail Lightfoot, the vice presidential candidate on
the ballot with Ron Paul, four electors and two registered voters.
In addition, other cases cited on the RightSideofLife blog as raising
questions about Obama's eligibility include:
In Texas, Darrel Hunter vs. Obama later was dismissed.
In Ohio, Gordon Stamper vs. U.S. later was dismissed.
In Texas, Brockhausen vs. Andrade.
In Washington, L. Charles vs. Obama.
In Hawaii, Keyes vs. Lingle, dismissed.
WND senior reporter Jerome Corsi had gone to both Kenya and Hawaii
prior to the election to investigate issues surrounding Obama's birth.
But his research and discoveries only raised more questions.
The governor's office in Hawaii said there is a valid certificate but
rejected requests for access and left ambiguous its origin: Does the
certificate on file with the Department of Health indicate a Hawaii
birth or was it generated after the Obama family registered a Kenyan
birth in Hawaii?
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