Opponents of Barack Obama's presidency claim small court victory

[WeDidIt]

Opponents of Barack Obama's presidency claim small court victory

9:26 PM | July 13, 2009
Supporters of a case that disputes the legitimacy of Barack Obama's presidency claimed a small victory today when U.S. District Judge David O. Carter told them to fix their paperwork and that he would listen to "the merits" of their case. But others present for the hearing Monday at the federal courthouse in Santa Ana stressed that the case remains a long way from ever getting a full airing in court and may never get to that point.

The case, Alan Keyes, et al. v Barack H. Obama, et al. was filed on Inauguration Day and is one of a raft of suits alleging Obama is ineligible to be president because he is not a "natural born citizen.” Such claims have fared badly in court to date. In December, for example, the Supreme Court dismissed without comment a case challenging Obama’s right to take the oath of office.

Perhaps because of that history, Orly Taitz, the lawyer who filed the current suit, was greatly cheered by Monday’s hearing. "He's very determined to hear the case on the merits," Taitz said, referring to the judge. "He stated, the country needs to know if Mr. Obama is legitimate, if he can legitimately stay in the White House."


That’s not quite the way Asst. U.S. Atty. David DeJute heard the judge’s comments. Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office, said that “the judge did make a bunch of comments about having the matter correctly and thoroughly aired, once and if they got to the merits of the actual lawsuit, which was not the subject of today's discussion."

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LA Times Article

[madinmaryland]

1. "Alan Keyes". That pretty well sums up the case.

[WeDidIt]

2. Looks to me like Judge David O. Carter is going to put this to rest once and for all

The DOJ just has to present him with the birth certificate Obama had posted on the internet and request a summary judgement in favor of the defense.

BANG, Carter rules Obama is a natural born citizen and dismisses all claims.