This comment was posted to the Augusta article on the Keyes suit.

There is a hearing in the Hawaiian court tomorrow Nov. 18 in the Martin case for an order to produce the original birth certificate. It is possible the original birth certificate is from Kenya and was used to register Obama as an infant in Hawaii. All of the lawsuits (11 to 15) were dimissed due to lack of standing, or on technical grounds. Obama has never answered or produce his records, instead they have all been sealed. The Keyes lawsuit will not have that problem, Obama will have to produce.

http://www.nbcaugusta.com/news/elections/obama/34587804.html

Good thing I copied the whole article.  Here it is for this thread:

Looks like it was yanked, comments and all.  Can't have NBC carrying that kind of fact, can they?

cen·sor·ship - the institution, system, or practice of censoring; the actions or practices of censors, especially censorial control exercised repressively

censor - to examine in order to suppress or delete anything considered objectionable , censor the news; to suppress or delete as objectionable

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: J Paulson
Date: Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 6:44 PM
Subject: Supreme court ruling on Obama's eligibility for presidency
To: Jim Paulson


The Supremes will review the federal lawsuit filed against Barack Obama in order to prove his lawful status to become president based on his citizenship requirements. Meanwhile, mainstream media is sitting on their collective keyboards with this storyline and instead focusing on what Obama's cabinet will look like.

http://origin. www.supremecourt us.gov/docket/ 08-570.htm

Supreme Court Of The United States (SCOTUS) Justice David Souter has agreed that a review of the federal lawsuit filed by attorney Phil Berg against Barack Hussein Obama II, et al., which was subsequently dismissed for lack of standing is warranted. SCOTUS Docket No. 08-570 contains the details.

A review of that docket and the Rule 10 of the Supreme Court makes abundantly clear that Justice Souter's granting of a review on the Writ of Certiorari is not a right entitled to citizen Phil Berg, but rather is a matter of judcial discretion based upon a compelling reason. That compelling reason is the Constitutional requirement that "No person except a natural born citizen ... shall be eligible to the office of President... "

What this means is that on or before 1 DECEMBER 2008 Barack Hussein Obama II must respond to the writ of certiorari, and since the Berg v Obama case hinged primarily on the question of Obama's place of birth, it is almost inconceivable that Barack Obama will thumb his nose at the Justices of the Supreme Court and he is absolutely compelled to provide a vault copy his original birth certificate.

Another very salient fact to consider at this time is that, despite all of the pronouncements of the print and broadcast media, Barack Obama is not yet the President-elect of the United States. Barack Obama can only become the President-elect after the Electoral College convenes on 15 DECEMBER 2008 in their respective state capitals around the nation and casts their votes to elect the President and the Vice President. As you can see this election day occurs two weeks after the required response to the Supreme Court granted Writ of Certiorari.

The bottom line is this: the presidential election of 2008 remains an ongoing process, the outcome of which remains undetermined, and all talk about a potential Constitutional crisis in the United States are at least 36 days premature.

The inevitable constitutional crisis regarding President-elect Obama, of course, revolves around his inability (or unwillingness) to produce an authentic Hawaiian birth certificate with the raised certificate stamp that the Federal Elections Commission can independently verify.

Here are some of the unanswered issues hanging over the head of President-elect Barack Obama and the question of his American citizenship:

• · The allegation that Obama was born in Kenya to parents unable to automatically grant him American citizenship;
• · The allegation that Obama was made a citizen of Indonesia as a child and that he retained foreign citizenship into adulthood without recording an oath of allegiance to regain any theoretical American citizenship;
• · The allegation that Obama's birth certificate was a forgery and that he may not be an eligible, natural-born citizen;
• · The allegation that Obama was not born an American citizen; lost any hypothetical American citizenship he had as a child; that Obama may not now be an American citizen and even if he is, may hold dual citizenships with other countries. If any, much less all, of these allegations are true, the suit claims, Obama cannot constitutionally serve as president.
• · The allegations that "Obama's grandmother on his father's side, half brother and half sister claim Obama was born in Kenya," the suit states." Reports reflect Obama's mother went to Kenya during her pregnancy; however, she was prevented from boarding a flight from Kenya to Hawaii at her late stage of pregnancy, which apparently was a normal restriction to avoid births during a flight. Stanley Ann Dunham (Obama) gave birth to Obama in Kenya, after which she flew to Hawaii and registered Obama's birth."
• · The claim could not be verified by inquiries to Hawaiian hospitals, since state law bars the hospitals from releasing medical records to the public;

Even if Obama produced authenticated proof of his birth in Hawaii, however, the suit claims that the U.S. Nationality Act of 1940 provided that minors lose their American citizenship when their parents expatriate. Since Obama's mother married an Indonesian citizen and moved to Indonesia, the suit claims, she forfeited both her and Barack's American citizenship.

This argument has never been about political party attack or race. This story has always been about what is right, what is constitutional and that we must maintain our respect for the requirements set out in the Constitution. See Article II, Section 1, Clause 4 of the U.S. Constitution.

Lawsuits Proliferate Demanding Proof of Obama's Natural-Born Citizenship Before Electoral Vote Count

Keyes warns against "an unprecedented and looming constitutional crisis"

By Kathleen Gilbert
November 19, 2008
LifeSiteNews.com

Sacramento Supreme Court petition filed on behalf of Alan Keyes and others has asked the Secretary of State to withhold the state's 55 electoral votes from the December Electoral College tally until President-Elect Barack Obama proves he is eligible to take office.

The court document joins a host of litigation questioning Obama's eligibility in as many as 15 states, with confirmed cases in Ohio, Connecticut, Washington, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Hawaii, and unconfirmed reports from Utah, Wyoming, Florida, New York, North Carolina, Texas, California and Virginia, according to WorldNetDaily. 

All the cases reported to have failed were dismissed due to the plaintiff's lack of standing, without the court actually investigating the complaint. 

However, as Keyes was on the November ballot as the American Independent Party presidential candidate, his is the first case in which the plaintiff is a candidate who lost the presidency, perhaps illegitimately, to Obama.  This may mean that Keyes' case will be the first in which the plaintiff is deemed to have sufficient standing, leading the court to investigate the complaint instead of dismissing it.

"Should Senator Obama be discovered, after he takes office, to be ineligible for the Office of President of the United States of America and, thereby, his election declared void, Petitioners, as well as other Americans, will suffer irreparable harm in that an usurper will be sitting as the President of the United States, and none of the treaties, laws, or executive orders signed by him will be valid or legal," Keyes wrote to the Sacramento Supreme Court.

"An unprecedented and looming constitutional crisis awaits if a President elected by the popular vote and the electoral vote does not constitutionally qualify to serve in that capacity," the court document continued.

In response to questions about why the suit was being filed, Keyes commented, "I and others are concerned that this issue be properly investigated and decided before Senator Obama takes office.  Otherwise there will be a serious doubt as to the legitimacy of his tenure.

"I hope the issue can be quickly clarified so that the new President can take office under no shadow of doubt," concluded Keyes. "This will be good for him and for the nation."

According to the United States Constitution, only a natural-born American citizen is eligible for the office of the presidency.  Questions and rumors about President-elect Obama's birthplace and legal citizenship gained steam in the weeks leading up to the election, and continue to fly as Obama refuses to release his original birth certificate and medical records to the media (http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/oct/08102712.html). 

The Obama camp dismisses the charges as "garbage."  But without the demanded proof, purported evidence that Obama was born in Kenya or else lost his natural-born citizenship in Indonesia continue to gain notoriety on the internet, including a Youtube video of Obama's Kenyan grandmother saying the Illinois senator is native to her Mombosa village. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4FqVRWgrNw&eurl=http://b...)

Obama claims to have been born in Hawaii, and has released an image of a Hawaiian certification of live birth.  This did not satisfy some skeptics, however, who insist the image was forged.

One case, filed by lifelong Democrat Philip J. Berg of Philadelphia, is currently before the Supreme Court.  The defendants, including Obama and the Democratic National Committee, have until December 1st to respond to Berg's appeal to the Supreme Court.  The district court judge that first heard Berg's case had told Berg he did not have standing to bring charges.

Berg told LifeSiteNews.com that more court activity across America calling for the withholding of electoral votes until the matter is settled, like Keyes' petition, is likely. 

Berg says he is very optimistic about his pending case, and says he is certain the Supreme Court will not be able to ignore the issue.  "Our government is based on the U.S. Constitution, we're asking for the enforcement of certain terms here that are very basic," he said. 

"I think this is the biggest hoax perpetrated upon the American public in the history of our country, and I really think certain people should end up going to jail," Berg added.

Berg warned that, if Obama truly is ineligible, and nonetheless inaugurated, there would be "a real constitutional crisis.

"We'd have a nightmare on our hands," he said.

See related LifeSiteNews.com coverage:

Case Claiming Obama Ineligible for Presidency Appealed to Supreme Court
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/oct/08102712.html

Insufficient Public Interest?
By Joseph Farah
November 24, 2008
WolrdNetDaily

Another lawsuit attempting to obtain a copy of Barack Obama's Hawaiian birth certificate was thrown out Friday by a judge who said there was "insufficient evidence to indicate that the public interest supports" the document's release.

Judge Bert Ayabe upheld arguments from Republican Gov. Linda Lingle's office, which, inexplicably, has fought tooth and nail to protect the birth certificate from public scrutiny even though it remains the key to establishing whether the man elected to be the next president is actually eligible under the Constitution.

Ayabe ruled that Andy Martin, the man who filed the suit, did not have standing under state law because he did "not have a direct and tangible interest in the vital statistic records being sought, namely the birth certificate of President Obama."

Yes, you read that right. The judge in the case not only denied the motion, he also elevated Obama to the presidency before the Electoral College votes and before the Inauguration takes place Jan. 20. Is it any wonder he didn't understand the constitutional issues at stake?

But it is that other excuse for not releasing the document that really has me bugged – "insufficient evidence to indicate that the public interest supports" the release.

Let me point you to Exhibit A in the evidence-of-public-interest department: It is a petition I launched Friday to all controlling legal authorities – Congress, Supreme Court, Federal Elections Commission, Electoral College, etc. – urging scrutiny of the original birth certificate and release of facsimile to the public.

Within 24 hours, 24,000 people had signed up.

Within 48 hours, 48,000 people had signed up.

Do you see a pattern here?

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The Bulletin - Philadelphia's Family Newspaper

Obama Court Cases Await Dates In December
By John P. Connolly, The Bulletin
11/26/2008

Two of the court cases surrounding president elect Barack Obama's birth certificate controversy are expecting important decisions from the Supreme Court in early December.

Philip J. Berg, the Pennsylvania lawyer who filed a lawsuit against Mr. Obama in August, filed a writ requesting that the U.S. Supreme Court hear an appeal on his case, which was dismissed in early November. According to the writ, Mr. Obama has until Dec. 1 to respond to the petition for appeal. If the court grants the petition, the case will be scheduled for the filing of briefs and for oral argument.

In New Jersey, Leo Donofrio filed suit against New Jersey Secretary of State Nina Wells, asserting she had not maintained the integrity of the electoral process. His case was rejected at the state level, and he presented it to Supreme Court Justice David Souter. When Justice Souter rejected the case, Mr. Donofrio presented it to Justice Clarence Thomas, who docketed it for conference on Dec. 5. In that conference, if four of the nine Supreme Court justices decide to accept the case, then hearings will be scheduled for the case.

The controversy exists over questions of Mr. Obama's eligibility to serve as president of the U.S. Mr. Obama has been unwilling to release his original long form birth certificate, fueling speculation that he has something to hide. Multiple lawsuits have been filed over the matter, some of which have been dismissed for lack of standing.

John P. Connolly can be reached at jconnolly@thebulletin.us
©The Bulletin 2008

Andy Martin says a Hawai'i court erred in refusing to release Barack Obama's birth certificate

Andy Martin asks Hawai'i court to reconsider flawed Obama ruling
2008-11-26 09:28:04

Martin says the Hawai'i court ignored Hawai'i law and misconstrued the plain language in a lawsuit seeking access to Barack Obama's birth cerrtificate.  Martin is prepared to proceed with an appeal to Hawai'i's Intermediate Court of Appeals.

ANDY MARTIN
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New York, NY 10150-1851
Toll-free tel. (866) 706-2639
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CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT
STATE OF HAWAII
CIVIL NUMBER: 08-1-2147-10-BIA
(Declaratory Judgment)

ANDY MARTIN, Plaintiff,
vs.
LINDA LINGLE, in her Official capacity as Governor Of the State of Hawai'i, DR. CHIYOME FUKINO, in her official capacity as Director of the Department of Health, Defendants.
_

MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF COURT'S ORDER OF NOVEMBER 19, 2008

Preliminary Statement

The Court managed to take what is at its core a simple and straightforward case seeking review of denial of access to a Hawai'i record, and to add layers of confusion and complexity that were totally unwarranted by the record made in open court on November 18th. For the reasons that follow, Plaintiff moves the Court to reconsider, vacate and rehear the matters decided on November 19th using the correct procedures and standards of law.
Plaintiff initially thought that he would appeal the order to the Intermediate Court of Appeals, but it would be a disservice to that Court to appeal such a mangled and needlessly confused record from the trial forum. Thus, the Rule 59 motion (see below) stays any appeal until a decision on this motion.

1. Procedural basis for reconsideration

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The Concord [NH] Monitor - Online Edition

Two elections petitions go to Supreme Court

The Washington Post

November 26, 2008 - 6:44 am

American Thinker

Why the Barack Obama Birth Certificate Issue Is Legitimate
November 26, 2008
By Joe the Farmer

Are you afraid that if you were even to raise the subject with your friends that they will think you wear a tinfoil hat, because Factcheck.org, the final arbiter of truth in the universe, said so?

Are you with the news media, and after spending so much money to get Barack Obama elected, you'd hate to ruin your investment?

Are you a conservative, libertarian, or any conscientious constitutionalist from any ideological side of life, who's convinced something's not right, but you're afraid your reputation might be tarnished because, after all, this could be one big Saul-Alinsky-style set-up, and the joke would be on you?

Fear not!  Joe the Farmer has prepared an outline showing that no matter how this issue is ultimately resolved, you have legitimate concerns, and that Barack Obama should, simply out of respect for the nation he was elected to lead, disclose the sealed vault copy of his birth certificate.

Given the circumstances, if Barack Obama respected this nation, he would prove it by the simplest and easiest of gestures - unless, of course, all this talk about change and hope was just a bunch of bull, and he's just "another politician."  Here's the outline: