SCOTUS released its orders from Friday's conference this morning and effectively killed the viability of all future claims against Obama's eligibility to stand for the Presidency based on his dual citizenship at birth. Their decision on the last case to reach them on this topic was released this morning:
08A469 WROTNOWSKI, CORT V. BYSIEWICZ, CT SEC. OF STATE
The application for stay and/or injunction addressed to Justice Scalia and
referred to the Court is denied.
Today's release of SCOTUS's denial (without comment) of this case occurs cotemporaneously with the meeting of the Electoral College electors today across the country to certify the electoral votes of the states. These two events, both occuring largely out of the public and media's eye and attention, essentially ensure Obama's ascendency to the Oval Office as the 44th President of the United States.
The Court has removed the last potentially viable constitutional challenge, and the Electoral College with its votes today will firmly cement Obama as the President Elect and invest him with the commensurate responsibility and authority granted that title by the Constitution of the United States.
SCOTUS has now prevented itself from acknowleding the question whether Obama is or is not a “natural born citizen” (as distinguished from “citizen”) three times and counting: First before the Nov 4 general election and twice before the Dec 15 vote of the College of Electors. Other cases on the same question are at, or are heading to, SCOTUS. Whether SCOTUS ultimately decides if Obama is or is not a “natural born citizen” only after the Electors vote, only after Congress acts on the Electors’ vote, prior to Obama’s inauguration, or only after Obama’s inauguration, SCOTUS will have to decide — or the people and/or the military will. The issue no longer is Obama. The issue is SCOTUS.
ReplyDeleteIts clear that SCOTUS has decided (wisely in my view) to resist inserting itself into the political power struggle between the parties. You constitutional purists are far from patriots. More like reckless anarchists.
ReplyDeleteThe constitution and the country have survived this particular ambiguity about the meaning of natural born citizen for many years. Consider the consequences of invalidating Obama now. We are involved in two wars and an economic meltdown, with a president due to be out of office in weeks. The economic and national security implications for the US are staggering. To purposely introduce another level of instability into the United States and put Americans at risk would be insanely irresponsible, reckless and flat stupid.
Many on the right have been happy to permit the President to bend the constitution in the name of security and in the service of the country. Somehow though, you are outraged that SCOTUS would do the same? Why? Because their serving the country's best interests redounds to the benefit of Obama? Hypocrites.
After a careful reading of prior court rulings on the question of citizenship, it is far more likely that John McCain would found to not be a native born citizen than Obama. The precedents are clear that there are only two kinds of citizenship, encompassed by the 14th amendment as by birth and by naturalization. The amendment allows only by place of birth. Congress is not given any power over citizenship except "naturalization" and in enacting a law to implement jus sanguinis for McCain Congress is in effect creating a category of naturalization.
ReplyDeleteOf course the court in theory culd rule differently. But that is the state of the precedent cases.