Thursday, November 20, 2008

Obama a Natural Born Citizen? New Developments (11-19-08) | BREAK THE MATRIX

Obama a Natural Born Citizen? New Developments (11-19-08) | BREAK THE MATRIX: "As a lawyer (and someone who cares about the Constitution) I've been following the Obama 'Natural Born Citizen' issues with interest. Some of the early court cases were dismissed on 'standing' grounds, but new developments and fresh legal framing of the issues continue to emerge every day. Here's an update.

Presidential candidate Alan Keyes, his vice-presidential candidate, and members of the American Independent Party have filed suit in California seeking to bar the Secretary of State from certifying the names of Electors until documentary proof is produced and verified establishing that Obama is a natural born citizen of the United States, and does not hold citizenship of Indonesia, Kenya or Great Britain. The Keyes lawsuit relies on the same theories cited in earlier cases (for a recap, see my column 'Is Obama a Natural Born Citizen?'), and the main significance of the Keyes action is his enhanced status as a person with legal standing to sue." Read more.

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