What happened at Obama-no-show trial
by: Jerome Corsi
Georgia citizens delivered sworn testimony to a court that Barack Obama is slam-dunk disqualified from having his name on the 2012 presidential ballot in the state, because his father never was a U.S. citizen, which prevents him from qualifying as a “natural-born citizen” as the U.S. Constitution requires for a president.
The historic hearing was the first time that a court has accepted arguments on the merits of the controversy over Obama’s status. His critics say he never met the constitutional requirements to occupy the Oval Office, and the states and Congress failed in their obligations to make sure only a qualified president is inaugurated. His supporters, meanwhile, argue he won the 2008 election and therefore was “vetted” by America.
The hearing was before Judge Michael Malihi of the Georgia state Office of State Administrative Hearings. In Georgia, a state law requires “every candidate for federal” office who is certified by the state executive committees of a political party or who files a notice of candidacy “shall meet the constitutional and statutory qualifications for holding the office being sought.”
State law also grants the secretary of state and any “elector who is eligible to vote for a candidate” in the state the authority to raise a challenge to a candidate’s qualifications, the judge determined.
Citizens bringing the complaints include David Farrar, Leah Lax, Thomas Malaren and Laurie Roth, represented by California attorney Orly Taitz, who has handled numerous cases concerning Obama’s eligibility; David Weldon represented by attorney Van R. Irion of Liberty Legal Foundation; and Carl Swensson and Kevin Richard Powell, represented by J. Mark Hatfield. Cody Judy is raising a challenge because he also wants to be on the ballot.
Several of the attorneys introduced passages from Obama’s own writings that Barack Obama Sr. was his father. They then introduced evidence that the father never was a U.S. citizen, that he was a citizen of Kenya at the time of his son’s birth and was therefore a subject of the United Kingdom.
His father’s citizenship, they said, precludes him from serving as president, since the Founders required that officer to be a “natural-born citizen,” not just a “citizen.”
WND reported earlier on the stunning decision from Malihi, who refused to quash the subpoena even after Obama outlined his defense strategy for such state-level challenges, which have erupted in half a dozen or more states already.
“Presidential electors and Congress, not the state of Georgia, hold the constitutional responsibility for determining the qualifications of presidential candidates,” Obama’s lawyer argued. “The election of President Obama by the presidential electors, confirmed by Congress, makes the documents and testimony sought by plaintiff irrelevant.”
But the judge thought otherwise.
“Defendant argues that ‘if enforced, [the subpoena] requires him to interrupt duties as president of the United States’ to attend a hearing in Atlanta, Georgia. However, defendant fails to provide any legal authority to support his motion to quash the subpoena to attend,” he wrote in his order.
“Defendant’s motion suggests that no president should be compelled to attend a court hearing. This may be correct. But defendant has failed to enlighten the court with any legal authority,” the judge continued.
“Specifically, defendant has failed to cite to any legal authority evidencing why his attendance is ‘unreasonable or oppressive, or that the testimony … [is] irrelevant, immaterial, or cumulative and unnecessary to a party’s preparation or presentation at the hearing, or that basic fairness dictates that the subpoena should not be enforced,’” the judge said.
*******Jablonski also had argued that the state should mind its own business.***********
IMAGINE.... THIS STATEMENT???????????????????????
“The sovereignty of the state of Georgia does not extend beyond the limits of the State. … Since the sovereignty of the state does not extend beyond its territorial limits, an administrative subpoena has no effect,” the filing argued.
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Informed Voter 2012/08/05 22:40:22
FYI The Boston Globe and the NY times forgot to print this: OBAMA'S DAUGHTERS ARE 'SENIOR STAFFERS'? The administration had to be sued to get this through the Freedom Of Information act.
October 5, 2011
Judicial Watch found that the U.S. Air Force provided a C-32 (a Boeing 757) modified by the military for the purpose of flying big-wigs around the world – to fly the First Lady and her entourage to and from Africa, at a cost of $424,142.Another $928.44 was listed as “bulk food” costs of providing 192 onboard meals for the 21 people who made the trip.
What a waste of tax dollars and resources that could have been used by our overextended US military!!!
No wonder they had to sue to pry loose this information. The nation is suffering with the economy sputtering, the national debt soaring and Obama’s economic rescue policies not only failing but actively making things worse.
Meanwhile, the First Lady justifies an expensive trip to Africa to take a vacation and safari with her daughters by saying it’s “official business” and even going
so far as to list her children as “staffers.” Note: Her mother, a niece and nephew were also included on the vacation paid for by the taxpayer!
The Indiana ruling that he cited was a matter of NATIVE born status relating to a state issue.
It had nothing to do with the Constitution's requirement of Natural Born Citizen.
0bozo's attorneys must have dug pretty deep to come up with that hogwash and Malihi must have been under a tremendous amount of pressure to take the out, wash his hands and do an "Exit ,... stage left".
What a punk,.... he had him cold and this matter could have been put to rest months ago had he demanded that 0bozo's attorney's show how Natural Born Status had been met.
Meanwhile, the plaintiff attorneys made a HUGE mistake by insisting that they be allowed to present their arguments, when they had a default judgment in hand.
If the judge could only rule on the default judgment, he would have ben forced to rule correctly. By presenting additional evidence, they gave the cowardly judge an "out." He took it.
Did you have an extra-long hibernation this year?