Supreme Court Turns Down Donofrio
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| Mon, 12-08-2008 - 10:55am |
Supreme Court turns down case about Obama's citizenship
"The Supreme Court has turned down an emergency appeal from a New Jersey man who says President-elect Barack Obama is ineligible to be president because he was a British subject at birth," the Associated Press writes. It adds that:
The court did not comment on its order Monday rejecting the call by Leo Donofrio of East Brunswick, N.J., to intervene in the presidential election. Donofrio says that since Obama had dual nationality at birth -- his mother was American and his Kenyan father at the time was a British subject -- he cannot possibly be a "natural born citizen," one of the requirements the Constitution lists for eligibility to be president.
At issue is the contention of some Obama opponents that he either wasn't born a U.S. citizen or that at one point as a child he gave up his citizenship. The arguments have been dismissed by lower courts and well as by Obama and his aides.
The nonpartisan FactCheck.org reported earlier this year that its researchers "have now seen, touched, examined and photographed the original birth certificate. We conclude that it meets all of the requirements from the State Department for proving U.S. citizenship."
Another nonpartisan fact-checking outfit, PolitiFact.com, reached the same conclusion.
Justice Clarence Thomas submitted the case, Donofrio v. Wells, for the court's consideration.
So, sanity reigns on the SCOTUS for today at least. Poor Brad. :(

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Sopal
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"It probably won't - expect to see lots of "Obongo" references
They seem so paranoid...
Delusional paranoia, I believe, is the proper term for the sickness with the emphasis on delusional.
There was never any doubt in my mind that the SCOTUS would turn this down.
I thought so too.
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