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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
Sun Feb 5, 2012, 08:44 AM Feb 2012

Suit to keep President Barack Obama off Alabama primary ballots dismissed by Jefferson County judge

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama --- A Jefferson County judge this morning dismissed a Birmingham man's lawsuit seeking to keep President Barack Obama off primary ballots March 13 in Alabama.

After a hearing in her Birmingham courtroom, Circuit Judge Helen Shores Lee ruled that the courts have no authority to tell the state political parties who they can include on their primary ballots.

Albert E. Hendershot filed the suit Dec. 13 against Mark Kennedy, chairman of the Alabama Democratic Party. He contends he has "staggering" evidence that Obama is using a forged birth certificate and fake Social Security card, and that he is ineligible to serve as president because he is not a natural-born citizen.
Hendershot asked Lee to order party officials to produce Obama's birth certificate and Social Security application, and hear other evidence in Hendershot's bid to bar the state Democratic Party from listing Obama on the primary ballot.

Kennedy's lawyers argued that Hendershot's suit was frivolous, he did not have any legal grounds to challenge the party's candidate-selection method and the courts have no control over the party primary process.
An appeal is likely. Hendershot's case has been taken on by Orly Taitz, a California lawyer who has filed several lawsuits challenging Obama's legitimacy as president. Taitz did not attend Monday's hearing.

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/01/suit_to_keep_president_barack.html

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Suit to keep President Barack Obama off Alabama primary ballots dismissed by Jefferson County judge (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 OP
Antebellum ,isn't a period in history orpupilofnature57 Feb 2012 #1
"Staggering evidence" - just don't mind that it's written in crayon & has gravy stains. baldguy Feb 2012 #2
And the Georgia suit (Orly stuff) failed also. Idiots. CurtEastPoint Feb 2012 #3
How can Orly Taitz file suits in multiple states when you have to be admitted to the Bar no_hypocrisy Feb 2012 #4
She may have been admitted to the bar in those states. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #5
She is practicing, she just hasn't gotten it right yet MiniMe Feb 2012 #6
Normally you petition the court to admit COLGATE4 Feb 2012 #8
"But, in the deep South..." Syrinx Feb 2012 #9
That's fine, but the point was that COLGATE4 Feb 2012 #10
you didn't really state a point. You just said "but in the deep south..." Syrinx Feb 2012 #11
Jeebus on a crutch COLGATE4 Feb 2012 #7

no_hypocrisy

(46,088 posts)
4. How can Orly Taitz file suits in multiple states when you have to be admitted to the Bar
Sun Feb 5, 2012, 10:34 AM
Feb 2012

in whatever state you're practicing law?

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
5. She may have been admitted to the bar in those states.
Sun Feb 5, 2012, 11:01 AM
Feb 2012

All you have to do is pass the state test and be "of good moral character" I think.
Some state tests are much harder that others to take, but Cal. is supposed to be a very hard test, apparently she passed that.
fortunately, you only have to pass once, and can get a C- and still pass.
I think ....

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)
8. Normally you petition the court to admit
Sun Feb 5, 2012, 11:58 AM
Feb 2012

you for a particular case. It's up to the judge whether (s)he allows it or not. About time judges declare her to be a vexatious litigant and refuse to accept her filings. But, in the deep South...

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)
10. That's fine, but the point was that
Mon Feb 6, 2012, 01:20 PM
Feb 2012

judges should no longer be accepting cases from Oily, period. This time we were lucky and got a decent judge - next time, who knows? There is no reason this crap continues to be rewarded by taking up court time.

 

Syrinx

(14,804 posts)
11. you didn't really state a point. You just said "but in the deep south..."
Tue Feb 7, 2012, 06:32 AM
Feb 2012

And left it hanging.

The outcome in Birmingham was just like in all of Orly's other cases. It was thrown out of court.

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)
7. Jeebus on a crutch
Sun Feb 5, 2012, 11:57 AM
Feb 2012

when are they going to declare Oily a vexatious litigant and block her from launching all these frivilous suits. She should have been sanctioned a dozen times by now. What gives?

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