Obama Birth Cerificate: Federal Judge Refuses to Dismiss Birther Case

UPDATE @ end of article.

OBAMA BIRTH CERTIFICATE CASE GOES FORWARD–FOR NOW

Will those who challenge the eligibility of Barack Obama to serve as president finally get their day in court–to argue the case on its merits?

It’s looking more likely.

From Obama eligibility case survives 1st court test:

A federal judge in California today listened to government lawyers argue that a lawsuit over President Obama’s eligibility should be immediately dismissed but refused to grant their request, saying he would make his decision and announce it later.

The result came this morning from U.S. District Judge David Carter, who already has set a tentative trial date for the dispute Jan. 26, 2010. The judge also already had lawyers draw up a tentative schedule for hearings and deadlines in preparation for the trial.

Apparently, the strategy employed thus far by Obama’s lawyers and his allies in the Legacy Media didn’t work in Judge Carter’s courtroom. That would be to call the opposition “birthers” and argue that no one in the USA has standing to challenge the eligibility of Barack Obama–in lieu of simply presenting an Obama long form birth certificate.

So far, Obama’s lawyers have been successful in arguing in other cases that no one in the USA has “standing” to sue over Obama’s questions of eligibility.

Should the lawsuit proceed, it will be the first time the merits of the dispute have been heard in open court.

WND has reported on dozens of legal challenges to Obama’s status as a “natural born citizen.” The Constitution, Article 2, Section 1, states, “No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President.”

Barack Obama’s–who has spent in excess of $1 million fighting mounting law suits challenging his eligibility to serve–attorneys have presented a number of arguments. What’s not apparent is why they don’t just present a few simple documents that other Americans are asked to present every day: an original birth certificate, college records, passports.

Lawyers representing Obama in the case claim “no single federal district court has the power to declare that a sitting president is not fit or qualified to occupy the office, and is, therefore, not a legitimate president.”

The attorneys have argued the election process and Constitution allow only Congress to examine the credentials of a presidential candidate, and in any event, that opportunity is long gone.

Actually, the secretaries of the various states are required to certify candidates. Some have admitted that they did not fulfill this duty in the case of Barack Obama.

The “certification of live birth” posted online and widely touted as “Obama’s birth certificate” does not in any way prove he was born in Hawaii, since the same “short-form” document is easily obtainable for children not born in Hawaii. The true “long-form” birth certificate – which includes information such as the name of the birth hospital and attending physician – is the only document that can prove Obama was born in Hawaii, but to date he has not permitted its release for public or press scrutiny.

MORE: Who is Barack Obama? Library of DBKP stories on the missing records and eligibility questions of Barack Obama

UPDATE @ Nov 20 2009: Thanks to reader, Dimensio for the heads-up. This case was dismissed several weeks ago. I misread the story that I quoted as being dated November 19 2009. Sorry for any confusion or inconvenience.–Mondo

by Mondo Frazier
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