Independent Presidential candidate Dr. Alan Keyes and the leadership of the American Independence Party have filed a lawsuit to block California’s Secretary of State from certifying the state’s 55 electoral votes until Barack Obama provides proof of natural born citizenship.
Numerous lawsuits have been filed during the course of the campaign based on belief that Barack Obama was born in another country or has held citizenship with another country. The Obama campaign admitted that Obama was once a Kenyan citizen, but claimed that citizenship lapsed when it was never positively affirmed.
A similar lawsuit filed by Philadelphia lawyer and Hillary Clinton supporter Phillip Berg was dismissed in late October because it was determined Berg lacked standing to file the suit. It is believed that Keyes’ status as a candidate provides him standing to file such a suit.
Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle sealed Obama’s birth records following Obama’s visit to Hawaii, ostensibly to visit his ailing grandmother.
Obama has released a Certificate of Live Birth on his web site but never provided access to the vault copy of his Birth Certificate.
This has been an issue since the Democrat primary. Although I believe Obama is a natural born citizen and that suits such as this reflect poorly on those who file them, I also find it very odd that Obama refuses to put the issue to bed once and for all by simply releasing the vault copy of his Birth Certificate.
Presidential candidate Alan Keyes, vice-presidential candidate Wiley S. Drake, and the Chairman of the American Independent Party, Markham Robinson, have filed suit in California Superior Court in Sacramento seeking to bar Secretary of State Debra Bowen from certifying to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger the names of Electors, and from transmitting to each presidential Elector a Certificate of Election, until documentary proof is produced and verified showing that Senator Obama is a “natural born” citizen of the United States, and does not hold citizenship of Indonesia, Kenya or Great Britain.
In addition, they have asked that the court issue a peremptory writ barring Senator Obama’s California Electors from signing the Certificate of Vote until such documentary proof is produced and verified.
In response to questions about why the suit was being filed, Ambassador Keyes commented, “I and others are concerned that this issue be properly investigated and decided before Senator Obama takes office. Otherwise there will be a serious doubt as to the legitimacy of his tenure. This doubt would also affect the respect people have for the Constitution as the supreme law of the land. I hope the issue can be quickly clarified so that the new President can take office under no shadow of doubt. This will be good for him and for the nation.”
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1Ted on Nov 15, 2008 at 6:54 pm:
Unavoidable scenario: If SCOTUS disqualifies Obama BEFORE 1/20/09 inauguration, McCain is POTUS per remaining electoral college electors; if SCOTUS disqualifies Obama after 1/20/09 inauguration, Hillary likely becomes POTUS per vote of Dem controlled House of Rep. Either way, is clear Obama will NOT be or remain POTUS.
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Steven Reply:
November 15th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
I think you’re wrong per the US Constitution’s 20th Amendment Section 3:
Keep in mind that Obama is not the President Elect and Biden is not the Vice President Elect until the Electors meet (12/15 - the Monday after the second Wednesday of December). I think the McCain scenario happens prior to that date.
I wouldn’t call this “unavoidable.” I think “Unlikely but welcome” is probably more accurate. Hillary doesn’t play into any scenario because Biden is qualified.
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2edit35 on Nov 15, 2008 at 7:56 pm:
My theory is that Obama’s original birth certificate has “Muslim” written in on “Baby’s Religion” line, which was common practice back then.
They stopped asking for the religion around 1980, I believe. My son’s birth certificate (1979) had a line for religion, I believe.
Although these lawsuits are embarrassing due to lack of concrete evidence…. I believe that if Obama become US President…. and THEN it’s discovered he really WAS born in Kenya, it will set precident in US law that would have frightening repercussions for decades to come.
After all, anyone could run for President or any other office or job which requires US citizenship, and a Judge would be forced to allow it due to past precident.
I forget the Latin term, (stari discis, or something like that) but it a powerful concept in US jurisprudence.
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