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| President's attorneys file motion demanding birth, college records be withheld from public |
| 2009-02-13 |
| A high-powered team of Los Angeles attorneys representing President Obama in his effort to keep his birth certificate, college records and passport documents concealed from the public has suggested there should be "monetary sanctions" against a lawyer whose clients have brought a complaint alleging Obama doesn't qualify for the Oval Office under the Constitution's demand for a "natural born" citizen in that post. The suggestion came in an exchange of e-mails and documents in a case brought by former presidential candidate Alan Keyes and others in California. The case originally sought to have the state's electors ordered to withhold their votes for Obama until his eligibility was established. Since Obama's inauguration, it has been amended to seek a future requirement for a vetting process, in addition to the still-sought unveiling of his records. In the case, handled largely by Gary Kreep of the U.S. Justice Foundation, records were subpoenaed documenting Obama's attendance at Occidental College. The lawyer for the college, Stuart W. Rudnick of Musick, Peeler & Garrett, urgently contacted Fredric D. Woocher of Strumwasser & Woocher. "This firm is counsel to Occidental College. The College is in receipt of the enclosed subpoena that seeks certain information concerning President-Elect Barack Obama," he wrote via fax. "Inasmuch as the subpoena appears to be valid on its face, the College will have no alternative but to comply with the subpoena absent a court order instructing otherwise." Within hours, Woocher contacted Kreep regarding the issue, telling him, "It will likely not surprise you to hear that President-elect Obama opposes the production of the requested records. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 This doesn't raise nearly as much doubt in my mind about his citizenship as about his mother's desire to disclose his paternity. So what? He's the son of an American citizen. That's good enough for me. And who cares about his grades, if more than half the American people are dumb enough to elect him. They voted for him, let them suffer the consequences. I am confident the Republic will survive. And if it's now so weak this would end it, then the sooner the better. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2009-02-13 22:20 |
| #13 If he is not a US citizen he needs to be tried and executed as a spy - or something like that. |
| Posted by: Hellfish 2009-02-13 21:20 |
| #12 Stunning. There is something to this but even if he isn't eligible who's gonna impeach him, Nancy? The dems won't vote to remove him so that leaves the supremes and I don't know if they can. Some one has to break in if necessary to the office in Hawaii and get these docs out. |
| Posted by: Hellfish 2009-02-13 21:19 |
| #11 Too much smoke in the teepee and it does not seem to be going away. If this phuech is NOT a US citizen, heads need to roll! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-02-13 20:42 |
| #10 They're hiding it because a President can be impeached and removed from office, I don't think it's ever been done, but it CAN. And THAT would destroy the Democratic Party for all time, they'd have to change the name to try and disperse the shame of running a non-citizen. |
| Posted by: Rednek Jim 2009-02-13 20:25 |
| #9 Nothing ever stopped AlBore, Lagom. >:-( |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-02-13 19:09 |
| #8 The continued attempts at obfuscation are quite curious. If there were nothing to it, why not reveal it? He is already president, and the public has a right to know the truth even if it something as simple as an embarassing name, or no named father, or bad grades in college. The latter never stopped Al Gore. |
| Posted by: Lagom 2009-02-13 16:28 |
| #7 This exercise is extremely useful - it resembles a Lotto ticket in its low cost relative to potential high payoff. It would be interesting if this search for records reaches an adverse (to Obama) conclusion at a time three years hence, when the economy is still deep in recession. The Democrats could be swept out of office in a landslide. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2009-02-13 14:44 |
| #6 I always dismissed this line, but now... ...and they are thinking beyond 4 years, and maybe not just P.O. And passport records; interesting. And for the record, anyone serving public office should be requird to have these 3 materials available to the public. Part of the job. Don't like it? Don't apply. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2009-02-13 14:35 |
| #5 So much smoke being generated by Obamacles' minions who deny any fire.... |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2009-02-13 14:03 |
| #4 It seems fairly obvious, he's NOT an American, He's a Kenyan Muslim, and ineligible. Otherwise, No reason to hide the info. |
| Posted by: Rednek Jim 2009-02-13 13:48 |
| #3 Shouldn't that be President Biden? And what the Fu-k is Obama hiding? Must be some mightly powerful stuff! Can you imagine the outcry from the media if he was a R and tried hiding records like this? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-02-13 13:39 |
| #2 We get president Hillary. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-02-13 13:32 |
| #1 OK, so they find him not qualified. So what, Congress critters and the Senate puppies will pass a bill giving him a pass saying the American people voted for him and want him. It will go to the supreme court and the big O will be at the end of his four years before any ruling is released. This is too late and a waste of time. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2009-02-13 12:53 |