Berg's LATEST Lawsuit...... - Democratic Underground

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Wed Dec-31-08 02:20 PM
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Berg's LATEST Lawsuit......

Edited on Wed Dec-31-08 03:13 PM by PatGund

Well, Batshit Crazy attorney Philip J. Berg has Yet Another Lawsuit, this one on behalf of a retired Colonel, One Gregory S. Hollister of Colorado Springs, and filed with co-counsel Lawrence J. Joyce, Esq. It was filed in Federal Court in the United States District for the District of Columbia, and is Hollister v Soetoro. Yes, Soetoro, as Berg is saying:

"Berg today, with co-counsel Lawrence J. Joyce, Esquire, filed another lawsuit in Federal Court in the United States District for the District of Columbia on behalf of Retired Colonel Hollister against Barry Soetoro a/k/a Barack Hussein Obama demanding to know Obama’s real name and if he is constitutionally qualified to be President. Plaintiff, Gregory S. Hollister, is a resident of Colorado Springs, Colorado and Hollister has “standing” and needs a decision so he knows whether or not to follow any Order of Soetoro a/k/a Obama."

Berg rants further saying:

"Berg stated, “I am determined, on behalf of the 320 million citizens in the United States, to see that “our U.S. Constitution” is followed. Specifically, in the case of Soetoro a/k/a Obama, does he meet the constitutional qualifications for President ? I do not believe so based upon:
1) Obama was born in Kenya and because his mother was not nineteen <19>, he was only “naturalized” and therefore, not qualified to be President;
2) Obama was legally adopted/acknowledged in Indonesia at the approximate age of six <6> and attended school as “Barry Soetoro,” for four <4> years – Indonesia did not have dual citizenship and to attend school, he had to be adopted or acknowledged and he became a “natural” citizen of Indonesia;
3) when he returned to Hawaii at age ten <10>, there is a question if he returned through U.S. Immigration – (a) if he did, Barry Soetoro would have been given a “Certification of Citizenship” that would have indicated he was a “naturalized” U.S. citizen since he was a “natural” citizen of Indonesia; or (b) if he did not go through immigration, which I believe, then Soetoro a/k/a Obama is an illegal alien and therefore, not constitutionally qualified to be President and his three <3> years as an U.S. Senator were a fraud.”

Berg could give a rats ass about the Constitution, or reality for that matter. His first lawsuit was strictly intended to try and force the DNC to ignore the primaries and select Sen. Clinton instead. It's only after Obama won the election he started spewing the right-wing "constitution" argument.

And who IS Col. Gregory Hollister (USAF, Retired)?

He was part of the regional leadership team of Colorado Veterans for John McCain.
Ran for city council in Colorado Springs under a plan to reform Medicare, privitive social security, and establish voucher programmes.
He also was tossing around plans to sue MoveOn.org for libel and defamation over their ad regarding Gen. David Petraeus.

Berg ended saying “I will continue my efforts until Obama either proves he is qualified or does the right thing and states that he is proud that he, an African American, received more votes than anyone else in the Presidential election on November 4, 2008, but because of things in his past, he must withdraw his name.”

The funny thing is this new lawsuit is it's an "interpleader", which related to property. Hollister has obligations and oaths due to his status in the Individual Ready Reserve, but these are not property. Berg seems to be grasping at straws here, since his argument in the complaint is

"Plaintiff is literally caught between a rock and a hard place. If reactivated, he comes under a duty to obey lawful orders. He would come under a duty, under at least certain circumstances, to disobey unlawful orders. He would come under a duty to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, both foreign and domestic. But to whom will these duties be owed from January 20, 2009 on? And against whom will these duties operate? Soetoro or Biden?

This dilemma is particularly distressful to the Plaintiff in light of the current state of the law on obeying or disobeying unlawful orders. The Armed Forces themselves construe their oath to obey orders to require only that they obey lawful orders."

It sounds more to me like Col. Hollister doesn't like the idea of serving under a Democratic Commander in Chief, and Berg is using him as a "useful idiot".

*rolls eyes*

21 days left. I'm looking forward to seeing Berg and his birther friends get shot down - and watch their heads explode when Obama takes the oath of office on 20 Jan.