Re: > 50% in Illinois Worried Over Buckwheat's Eligibility!
- From: "Kickin' Ass & Takin' Names" <PopUlist349@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 10:09:03 -0800 (PST)
On Jan 3, 9:25 am, Patriot Games <Patr...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/?pageId=84990
AOL: Growing majority worried over eligibility
Even half in Illinois say issue should be reviewed, resolved
December 31, 2008
An unscientific poll by America Online suggests more and more people
are having second thoughts about Barack Obama's eligibility to occupy
the Oval Office.
Those who raised questions about his vague history before the election
largely drew scorn from the mainstream media, which cited an online
image from Obama's campaign that purportedly proved his U.S.
citizenship with a Hawaiian "Certification of Live Birth."
But the latest results from the America Online poll say only 41
percent of the participants now believe there is no issue to be
investigated.
Fifty-three percent nationwide, and majorities in 45 states
individually, say "yes" when asked if there is "any merit" to the
controversy surrounding his citizenship. Even in Obama's own state,
Illinois, the opinion is split 47-47 percent on the issue.
WND has reported on nearly 20 lawsuits filed in various courts around
the nation, including several that have reached the U.S. Supreme
Court.
They all in various ways allege Obama does not meet the "natural born
citizen" clause of the U.S. Constitution, Article 2, Section 1, which
reads, "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."
Some of the legal challenges have alleged Obama was not born in
Hawaii, as he insists, but in Kenya. Obama's American mother, the
suits contend, was too young at the time of his birth to confer
American citizenship to her son under the law at the time.
Where's the proof Barack Obama was born in the U.S. or that he
fulfills the "natural-born American" clause in the Constitution? If
you still want to see it, join more than 200,000 others and sign the
petition demanding proof of eligibility now!
Other challenges also have focused on Obama's citizenship through his
father, a Kenyan subject to the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom at
the time of his birth, thus making him a dual citizen. Such cases
contend the framers of the Constitution excluded dual citizens from
qualifying as natural born.
Several details of Obama's past have added twists to the question of
his eligibility and citizenship, including his family's move to
Indonesia when he was a child, his travel to Pakistan in the '80s when
such travel was forbidden to American citizens and conflicting reports
from Obama's family about his place of birth.
His campaign posted the image of a "Certification of Live Birth"
online when the questions first arose, but critics have dismissed that
as irrelevant, since at the time Hawaii granted such documents to
parents whose children were born outside the state.
The America Online poll shows in South Dakota and Wyoming the opinion
runs 65-40 that Obama's eligibility needs to be investigated, but
those figures are topped in Mississippi, where fully two-thirds
believe the truths need to be revealed.
Of the more than 102,000 votes nationwide, the split is 53 percent
believing there is an issue to investigate, 41 percent saying no and
six percent undecided.
Even left-leaning Washington state came in at 53-42-5 saying there's
merit to the issue, and in California it was 50-45-5. In North Dakota
and Texas 61 percent said there's an issue to review.
The only states where majorities believed there was no issue were
Connecticut (42-50-7), Vermont (44-46-10), Rhode Island (42-52-6) and
New York (45-49-6). Participants from the rarified air of the District
of Columbia agreed with the minority 29-68-3. However, that was down
from 71 percent in D.C. who believed, only days earlier, that there
was no merit.
Among the comments posted on the America Online poll site was this
warning: "If Mr. Obama were to become president, yet not respect the
Constitution and customs of this country, then he is not my president.
Without legitimacy, his rule will be resisted, damaged and impaired.
This can only cause harm to this country."
The poll linked to a commentary that said, "There is virtually no
chance that the USSC actually wants to look at this case for real. The
best case scenario for the plaintiffs here is that Obama was born out
of the country and is somehow covering it up. But even in that case,
what you'll find is that the key stipulated fact is that Obama's
mother is an American citizen.
"IF he was born out of country and IF some court wants to make an
issue of it, then it might just simply enable the fastest
constitutional amendment in American history. There is no chance the
election will be overturned over it. Again, mom was a citizen," said
the commentary.
Critics, however, say that Obama's mother was too young to
automatically pass citizenship to her son at his birth.
Another commenter at the poll site said, "In his oath of office, the
president must swear 'to uphold and protect the Constitution of the
United States.' How can Mr. Obama satisfy this requirement, yet
violate the 'Natural Born' requirement?"
Said another, "All of this controversy would go away if Obama would
just produce a birth certificate. He is fueling this by refusing to do
so, and by fighting the issue in court. That refusal alone should make
people suspicious."
On a similar note, a recent WND poll asked readers, "Are you satisfied
Obama is constitutionally eligible to assume the presidency?" A full
97 percent of nearly 7,200 voters said "no."
The top three answers were:
No, if I can't get a driver's license without an original birth
certificate, how can Obama become president without one?
No, and Americans should continue to dog him about it through his term
No, there's a reason why he's unwilling to disclose his original birth
certificate.
The next hearing before the justices at the U.S. Supreme Court on the
dispute is scheduled Jan. 9, when a conference will be held on a case
raised by attorney Philip Berg.
"I am determined, on behalf of the 320 million citizens in the United
States, to see that 'our U.S. Constitution' is followed. Specifically,
in the case of Soetoro a/k/a Obama, does he meet the constitutional
qualifications for president?" Berg said in a statement on his
website.
"I am appalled that the main stream media continues to ignore this
issue as we are headed to a 'Constitutional Crisis.' There is nothing
more important than our U.S. Constitution and it must be enforced," he
said.
A partial listing and status update for several of the cases
surrounding Obama's eligibility to serve as president is below:
Philip J. Berg, a Pennsylvania Democrat, demanded that the courts
verify Obama's original birth certificate and other documents proving
his American citizenship. Supreme Court conferences on the case and
its motions are scheduled Jan. 9 and 16.
Leo Donofrio of New Jersey filed a lawsuit claiming Obama's dual
citizenship disqualified him from serving as president. His case was
considered in conference by the U.S. Supreme Court but denied a full
hearing.
Cort Wrotnowski filed suit against Connecticut's secretary of state,
making a similar argument to Donofrio. His case was considered in
conference by the U.S. Supreme Court, but was denied a full hearing.
Former presidential candidate Alan Keyes headlines a list of people
filing a suit in California, in a case on which the United States
Justice Foundation is working, that asks the secretary of state to
refuse to allow the state's 55 Electoral College votes to be cast in
the 2008 presidential election until Obama verifies his eligibility to
hold the office. The case is pending, and lawyers are seeking the
public's support.
Chicago's Andy Martin sought legal action requiring Hawaii Gov. Linda
Lingle to release Obama's vital statistics record. The case was
dismissed by Hawaii Circuit Court Judge Bert Ayabe.
Lt. Col. Donald Sullivan sought a temporary restraining order to stop
the Electoral College vote in North Carolina until Barack Obama's
eligibility could be confirmed, alleging doubt about Obama's
citizenship. His case was denied.
In Ohio, David M. Neal sued to force the secretary of state to request
documents from the Federal Elections Commission, the Democratic
National Committee, the Ohio Democratic Party and Obama to show the
presidential candidate was born in Hawaii. The case was denied.
In Washington state, Steven Marquis sued the secretary of state
seeking a determination on Obama's citizenship. The case was denied.
In Georgia, Rev. Tom Terry asked the state Supreme Court to
authenticate Obama's birth certificate. His request for an injuction
against Georgia's secretary of state was denied by Georgia Superior
Court Judge Jerry W. Baxter.
California attorney Orly Taitz also has brought a complaint alleging
Obama is not a "natural born" citizen and has written an open letter
to the Supreme Court asking for the issue to be resolved.
Pennsylvania attorney James D. Schneller is suing Pennsylvania's
secretary of state, Pedro A. Cortes., to prevent transmittal of the
certified electoral vote, claiming severe moral consequences and
infringement upon even freedom of religion if Obama's eligibility is
not established. His case is active before the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania.
In Washington state, attorney Stephen Pidgeon is representing 12
plaintiffs in a case that claims to have standing under a unique
Washington statute that allows any registered voter to challenge the
election of someone who, at the time of the election, was ineligible
to hold the office. The suit intends to include a subpoena of Obama's
Hawaii birth certificate. The case is scheduled for argument before
the Washington Supreme Court on Jan. 8.
Last month, WND reported on the potential complications an ineligible
president could create.
"Should Senator Obama be discovered, after he takes office, to be
ineligible for the Office of President of the ...
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