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Related: About this forumFlorida judge tosses birther lawsuit against Obama
A judge in Florida has dismissed a lawsuit that alleged President Barack Obama was not eligible to be President of the United States and could not legally appear on the states ballot this November.
The lawsuit was filed by Fort Lauderdale automobile salesman Michael Voeltz, who received counsel from conservative legal activist Larry Klayman, according to CBS Tampa.
Leon County Circuit Judge Terry Lewis noted the legal complaint contained a number of flaws, including the fact that Obama has not yet been officially nominated as the Democratic candidate for president. Obama will be nominated next month.
The lawsuit challenged Obamas nomination, alleging that the President had not demonstrated and the Secretary of State had not confirmed that he was a national born citizen.
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Even if Obama was born in the United States, the plaintiffs alleged he was still not a natural born citizen because his father was a British subject. But the judge noted that the courts had already ruled that anyone born within the borders of the United States was a natural born citizen under the U.S. Constitution, regardless of the citizenship of their parents.
Full article here: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/03/florida-judge-tosses-birther-lawsuit-against-obama/
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Florida judge tosses birther lawsuit against Obama (Original Post)
Tx4obama
Jul 2012
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Tarheel_Dem
(31,239 posts)1. Good!
sakabatou
(42,170 posts)2. I propose that ALL birther lawsuits should be tossed whenever they come up
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)3. There have been OVER 100 so far
Here's a 42 page LIST of them: PDF: http://tesibria.typepad.com/whats_your_evidence/BIRTHER%20CASE%20LIST.pdf
Nine are 'pending'
Birthers have not won even one case yet
Brigid
(17,621 posts)4. How many of these stupid lawsuits . . .
Will judges have to throw out before these idiots get the message?