IdahoCopper wrote:Here is a blow by blow by someone at the hearing in Georgia today:
http://www.thenationalpatriot.com/?p=4138
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thanks for linking to that update
IdahoCopper wrote:Here is a blow by blow by someone at the hearing in Georgia today:
http://www.thenationalpatriot.com/?p=4138
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uthminsta wrote:I don't understand. They think this is going to take him off the ballot for the NEXT election... which is a good thing. But why isn't their emphasis TAKING HIM OUT BEFORE THEN? Or declaring the enactments/decisions of someone ineligible for office to be unconstitutional, and revoking those decisions?
theo wrote:Before we get too excited. Here is an account of the proceedings from another newspaper.
http://www.examiner.com/news-you-can-us ... ring-today
[b][i]There has been much controversy in just what a “natural born” citizen really is. The only place in the Constitution where that phrase is used is in the qualifications for one to become President. Other cases have been decided on just what constitutes a “citizen,” but the Supreme Court has never given an opinion to what the term “natural born citizen” means.
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Sheikh_yer_Bu'Tay wrote:theo wrote:Before we get too excited. Here is an account of the proceedings from another newspaper.
http://www.examiner.com/news-you-can-us ... ring-today
[b][i]There has been much controversy in just what a “natural born” citizen really is. The only place in the Constitution where that phrase is used is in the qualifications for one to become President. Other cases have been decided on just what constitutes a “citizen,” but the Supreme Court has never given an opinion to what the term “natural born citizen” means.
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Hmmmm... I don't think that is correct. You must consider the Elg case from 1939.
Perkins v. Elg, 307 U.S. 325 (1939), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that a child born in the United States to naturalized parents on U.S. soil is a natural born citizen and that the child's natural born citizenship is not lost if the child is taken to and raised in the country of the parents' origin, provided that upon attaining the age of majority, the child elects to retain U.S. citizenship "and to return to the United States to assume its duties."
This case has some similarities to the situation with BHO. He has a birth certificate that says he was born here. His parents took him out of the country and he was a child citizen there. Then Obama came back home. The biggest difference is BHO's father. BHO senior was never a US Citizen, nor would have accepted an offer of citizenry for he was a rising star within the Kenyan government.
Inglis v. Trustees of Sailor's Snug Harbor - 28 U.S. 99 (1830) states that people born on US soil are US citizens. It also states that citizenship follows the father, thus, BHO is a citizen of the USA. He is also a citizen of Kenya and thus a British Subject, for his citizenry follows that of his father, BHO, sr. Dual citizens do not qualify as natural born Citizens because of conflicting allegiance to more than one country.
That is how the founders and framers of the constitution wanted it. They would have viewed a dual citizen, a citizen of the British Empire with horror. They had spent most of their lives in fear of Great Britain and had purchased their freedom at a very high cost. The cost of their blood, treasure, the lose of their loved ones and posterity. They would be rolling over in their graves if they knew a British Subject now was the Commander-in-Chief of the US Military.
Roadrunner wrote:Why is this completely new news to me?
Roadrunner wrote:I have one question:
Why is this completely new news to me? I follow the news, but I have to go Realcent to get my news?!?
There has to be something going on to keep this out of the news, and off even the conservative blogs.
HPMBTT wrote:theo wrote:Before we get too excited. Here is an account of the proceedings from another newspaper.
http://www.examiner.com/news-you-can-us ... ring-today
[b][i]There has been much controversy in just what a “natural born” citizen really is. The only place in the Constitution where that phrase is used is in the qualifications for one to become President. Other cases have been decided on just what constitutes a “citizen,” but the Supreme Court has never given an opinion to what the term “natural born citizen” means.
Theo - this is the newspaper speculating, at best. There is NO controversy. The Supreme Court gave a direct and firm statement/opinion in Minor vs. Happersett (1874). Here is what the Supreme Court stated:
“The Constitution does not, in words, say who shall be natural-born citizens. Resort must be had elsewhere to ascertain that. At common-law, with the nomenclature of which the framers of the Constitution were familiar, it was never doubted that all children born in a country of parents who were its citizens became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also. These were natives, or natural-born citizens, as distinguished from aliens or foreigners.” Minor v. Happersett, 88 U.S. 162, 168.
In addition, you may also read NJ attorney Leo Donofrio's direct and conclusive opinion on this here: http://naturalborncitizen.wordpress.com ... visited-2/
theo wrote:HPMBTT wrote:theo wrote:Before we get too excited. Here is an account of the proceedings from another newspaper.
http://www.examiner.com/news-you-can-us ... ring-today
[b][i]There has been much controversy in just what a “natural born” citizen really is. The only place in the Constitution where that phrase is used is in the qualifications for one to become President. Other cases have been decided on just what constitutes a “citizen,” but the Supreme Court has never given an opinion to what the term “natural born citizen” means.
Theo - this is the newspaper speculating, at best. There is NO controversy. The Supreme Court gave a direct and firm statement/opinion in Minor vs. Happersett (1874). Here is what the Supreme Court stated:
“The Constitution does not, in words, say who shall be natural-born citizens. Resort must be had elsewhere to ascertain that. At common-law, with the nomenclature of which the framers of the Constitution were familiar, it was never doubted that all children born in a country of parents who were its citizens became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also. These were natives, or natural-born citizens, as distinguished from aliens or foreigners.” Minor v. Happersett, 88 U.S. 162, 168.
In addition, you may also read NJ attorney Leo Donofrio's direct and conclusive opinion on this here: http://naturalborncitizen.wordpress.com ... visited-2/
I agree the newspaper was spinning the facts to fit their world view. I just thought it was important to bring up the counter-argument flawed as it may be. Although Happersett makes a compelling argument by stating those who were born in the U.S. of parents who are citizens are natural-born. However it does not state definatively that those born on U.S. on soil of at least one non-citizen parent are not natural born citizens. Even though you and I might agree this is clearly implied, it may have just enough vagueness for Obama's lawyer's to make an argument.
I doubt our court system will allow Happersett be the final word on this. The Supreme Court will ultimately have to rule here. Now if they follow the law and the intent of the framers, they should rule against Obama. However, this is a politically charged case with the potential to turn Washington on its ear and make our nation a laughing stock. We might relish the idea of our Federal Government grinding to a halt, but I fear the economy would closely follow suit (at least for short time) as businesses would be unsure whether Obama's thousands of laws, rules and regulations still hold legal force. Thus, most judges (even conversatives) will likely be instinctively baised toward overturning Happersett.
68Camaro wrote:Sheikh_yer_Bu'Tay wrote:
Perkins v. Elg, 307 U.S. 325 (1939), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that a child born in the United States to naturalized parents on U.S. soil is a natural born citizen and that the child's natural born citizenship is not lost if the child is taken to and raised in the country of the parents' origin, provided that upon attaining the age of majority, the child elects to retain U.S. citizenship "and to return to the United States to assume its duties."
This case has some similarities to the situation with BHO. He has a birth certificate that says he was born here. His parents took him out of the country and he was a child citizen there. Then Obama came back home. The biggest difference is BHO's father. BHO senior was never a US Citizen, nor would have accepted an offer of citizenry for he was a rising star within the Kenyan government.
Inglis v. Trustees of Sailor's Snug Harbor - 28 U.S. 99 (1830) states that people born on US soil are US citizens. It also states that citizenship follows the father, thus, BHO is a citizen of the USA. He is also a citizen of Kenya and thus a British Subject, for his citizenry follows that of his father, BHO, sr. Dual citizens do not qualify as natural born Citizens because of conflicting allegiance to more than one country.
That is how the founders and framers of the constitution wanted it. They would have viewed a dual citizen, a citizen of the British Empire with horror. They had spent most of their lives in fear of Great Britain and had purchased their freedom at a very high cost. The cost of their blood, treasure, the lose of their loved ones and posterity. They would be rolling over in their graves if they knew a British Subject now was the Commander-in-Chief of the US Military.
While I follow your logic, it breaks down at the end, as both BHO and his father hates/hated the Brits as much as anyone can. You need to sharpen that part of your argument a bit.
Sheikh_yer_Bu'Tay wrote:...
It does not matter if BHO hates the British.
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Sheikh_yer_Bu'Tay wrote:That is the best I can do right now, Camero. If it does not help, maybe HPMBTT will jump in and help.
HPMBTT wrote:Quick update. For those that are wondering, the GA judge has done two things:
1. Moved up the decision from Feb. 5 to Feb. 1 (the judge should make a determination the afternoon of Feb. 1 or on Feb. 2).
2. Requested some documentation from the Hawaii courts (via letters rogatory).
Even if the judge rules in favor of the Plaintiff, I would imagine that there would be a move to file in the GA Appeals Court. Also, the news has hit at least 122 articles on the internet worldwide. Even an israel agency wrote about it. Many of my friends have become more aware in the last few days as well; even all the guys at my Barber Shop know. However, many of the Sheeple are still clueless; for example, I mentioned it to an older guy (in his sixties) at his small business the other day and although he doesn't like Zero, he was not aware at all of what's been going on in the last four years. The only point I'm trying to make here is that the more that people are educated, the better off the American people will be.
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