WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal challenging President Barack Obama’s U.S. citizenship and his eligibility to serve as commander in chief.
Without comment, the high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Alan Keyes, Wiley Drake and Markham Robinson.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the challengers did not have legal standing to file the lawsuit.
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If they will not take this case are they saying it is ok to be a president of our country an not be born here.
Maybe we should have a look at this process also.
I have always maintained that nobody should be appointed to a position for life and can only be removed due to death, resign, or impeached (which would never happen with the bunch in Washington). This may have worked years ago, but as crooked and sorry as many people are today, this should be changed. And 8 years should be the max time permitted to serve, as well as anyone in congress or senate.
As the saying goes, “if you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem”. Seems appropriate here.
What they are saying here is “crime pays…..BIG”
Would be interesting to find out who the Supreme Court Justices wer that voted to not hear the Appeal.
Maybe time for an IMPEACHMENT procedings against those members of the Court. If that doesn’t work, time for a national referendum to remove them from office.
They were put on the court by Congress. We the People can take theim off. They are not above reproach.
This country is out of control. When it is obvious that obama is not qualified and never has been, when the legislative branch lies that he is qualified in spite of the evidence, and the supreme court refuses to even take it on, like our founding documents say, its time to change the government. In addition to contacting the legislators we voted in, lets start contacting the FBI and CIA to demand that they become involved.
In short, the Supreme Court pusses out after the 9th circuit had pussed out by using the standard procedural dodge of the left–lack of standing. The judicial system of the United States becomes more corrupt with each passing day.
Big name people, Donald Trump, SecDef Bill Gates and Don Rumsfeld, are you listening, need to FLOOD the system by he 1000′s with lawsuits because the political system is covering up for politicians, again.
This wonderful experiment called America is coming to an end. Thank you all for participating.
There is no legal standing when you ignore the clear words of the Constitution. Impeachment proceedings, then trials for treason are in order. It is incomprehensible that these criminals are allowed to act for their reprehensible purposes.
Regardless of Obama’s status, I would like to have the court settle the “natural born citizen” question of two parents, both citizens at the time of birth, as the special qualifications for President. If that were held, then Marco Rubio would be disqualified too.
Although I really like Rubio and he would make a great VP or President, the law holds for everyone, and Rubio is not qualified, since his parents were not citizens when he was born. You know the Left would raise cain about Rubio, but will keep silent about their own pile of garbage named Obama.
I have five questions that I believe must be answered in the affirmative if this nation is to survive as a Constitutional republic, or even as a free country:
1) If a person who is not eligible to be President attains that office and continues in office through fraud and deceit, even to the point of running for re-election to that office, do such actions constitute Treason, ie. “levying War” against the United States, “or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort” under 20 USC Sec. 2381, and is that person a traitor?
2) Is Barack Obama, and all those who assisted him and gave him or continue to give him aid and comfort, knowing he was or is not eligible, guilty of treason, and traitors?
3) Are those having knowledge of the commission of such treasonous acts who conceal & do not as soon as may be disclose & make known such acts to the proper authorities, guilty of Misprision of Treason under 20 USC Sec. 2382?
4) Are the “Senators and Representatives … and the members of the several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states”, who are “bound by oath or affirmation, to support this Constitution”, ie. the President, Vice President and ALL governors, lawmakers, judges, lawyers and military officers in this country, who have not made known such acts to the proper authorities, quilty of Misprision of Treason?
5) Since “ignorance of the law is no excuse”, should the above officials, especially lawyers and judges trained in the law, be held responsible for violating the very Constitution they swore an oath to support, even if they claim they were unaware of its provisions?
United States Constitution, Article III, Section 3
1: Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.
2: The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment ofTreason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted.
Title 20 United States Code § 2381. Treason
Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
Title 20 United States Code § 2382. Misprision of Treason
Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States and having knowledge of the commission of any treason against them, conceals and does not, as soon as may be, disclose and make known the same to the President or to some judge of the United States, or to the governor or to some judge or justice of a particular State, is guilty of misprision of treason and shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than seven years, or both.
United States Constitution, Article VI
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound by oath or affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.
I am not an attorney, but will answer your questions.
Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, and Yes.
To start with, why would we re-elect any currently serving individual on the federal or state level who has not acted to investigate and remove an unconstitutional fraud and usurper? Why would we re-elect any currently serving individual who has aided and abetted the unconstitutional usurper by writing and/or voting for laws that are unconstitutional? Why would we re-elect any currently serving individual who allows judicial activism as a method of defining and imposing laws on the sovereign People of America? Why would we re-elect anyone at the State level who does not act to nullify unconstitutional laws and assert the sovereignty of the States?
Term Limits on the SC! No more Lifetime Appointments for these people who could care less about our Constitution and American Laws. There is too much evidence pointing that something is terribly fishy going on about Obama’s past and if our highest court will not do it’s job, then we need to get rid of them and get people in who will follow the Constitution and investigate anyone who there is so much contraversy about, like Obama!
This is to be expected from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. They are a Liberal court.
Nothinng new here. This was already bought and paid for. Why do you think Obama took so many shortcuts to install his judges on the court. Only hope for this country is an overwhelming defeat at the polls in November.
Justice Thomas told Congress that they were “Evading the issue”. THAT sounds like Misprision of a Felony and Treason to me. IMPPEACH the Justice(s). Obama is a Traitor and a Fraud.
Supreme Court Justices are NOT elected to lifetime positions. Article III, Section 1 states: “The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall at stated Times, receive for their Services….”
No one in their right minds can make a case for “good Behaviour” from activist judges who ignore their constitutional responsibilities and limitations. SCOTUS Justices and federal judges fiddle while the country and the sovereign People go up in flames.
Not only has SCOTUS refused to hear cases involving the United States, both the Executive Branch (President) and the Legislative Branches, they violated their constitutional responsibility of original jurisdiction for lawsuits in which a State is a Party. They also have violated their Oath of Office to ‘support and defend’ the Constitution.’ Does this sound like ‘good Behaviour’? We are not talking about disagreements on policies, but actual violations of the ‘supreme Law of the Land.’
There are constitutional remedies when the President (in this case, a presidential usurper) or Judges act unconstitutionally. One remedy is Congress–the Legislative Branch–the Representatives of the People and the Senators. Congress has the constitutional authority to remove its own Members, as well as elected and appointed Officers of both of the other branches of government. But, don’t hold your breath waiting for any Member of the House or Senate to act FOR the sovereign People. The Members of the Legislative Branch, both House and Senate, neither support, nor will defend, the Constitution–the written contract by and for the ‘consent of the governed.’
For decades The President, the Judiciary and Congress have been chipping away at the Constitution, and the Rights and Liberties it guarantees. However, in 2003 a federal Court actually decided Congress didn’t have to bother with the Constitution–and, of course, SCOTUS refused to hear the case and consider overriding the decision. We have finally reached a point where no branch of government ‘supports or defends the Constitution’ and no one, elected or appointed to government Office, cares whether the Oath of Office is violated. Even those elected and appointed to State government Offices seem to have little understanding of their responsibilities under the Constitution.
How many of you have ever heard that the federal Court told Congress it doesn’t have to follow the Constitution? In a 2004 follow up case, every single Member of Congress was sued individually and could have opted out of the lawsuit by stating they would support the Constitution. NO CONGRESSIONAL MEMBER WOULD STATE FOR THE RECORD THEY SUPPORTED THE CONSTITUTION–NOT ONE.
The 2 lawsuits, Walker v. United States (2003) and Walker v. Congress (2004) are available on the usual websites that track judicial cases, as well as (and with supporting commentary) at http://www.article5.org/. They are interesting, if disheartening, reading.
That leaves the second remedy against unconstitutional government, and tyranny–We, the People. On the federal level, We, the People, can stop re-electing the corrupt career politicians who have finally brought us to the brink of destruction. Instead of waiting for the next couple elections, we can recall the two-thirds of Senators who are not up for re-election in 2012, forcing another election in 2013. On the state and local levels, we can also stop electing career politicians and make sure those we elect support the Constitution and will nullify any laws that do not conform to the constitutional Rule of Law. In short, WE need to pay attention and be involved.
We have to stop believing it is just the President who sets the tone and policy of government in America. It has to be all three branches of government, and our state and local government, acting according to the Constitution. We, the People, wrote and agreed to the Constitution for the United States. We are the keepers of the contract. We are the only ones who can amend it, or end it–and only with the agreement of three-fourths of the States and the People of America. It is OUR responsibility to restore the Constitution and constitutional government.