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I guess I watched the Superbowl last night. I mean, the TV was on and the game was playing, but I gave it a best half an eye. I did get to see the "sit-down touchdown" which was weird, and I really liked Clint Eastwood's Chrysler ad.
In other news, last week the birthers tried to get Obama kicked off the ballot in Georgia as ineligible to be President. They failed. As you can see in the final opinion, despite the judge's personal pique at Obama's lawyer, who was a no-show at the main hearing, the arguments against Obama are either not credible, legally dubious or both.
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patgund says, the birthers lost to an empty chair. This is not surprising. Basically, the "best" argument the birthers had was the idea that to be a natural-born citizen you needed to have both parents be US citizens. Since this would create out of whole cloth three classes of citizens, including two by birth, one of whom would not be eligible to be President, the judge shot the idea down. At any rate, I'm sure we've not heard the last on this matter.
ETA Apparently a Federal judge reached the same results.
In other news, last week the birthers tried to get Obama kicked off the ballot in Georgia as ineligible to be President. They failed. As you can see in the final opinion, despite the judge's personal pique at Obama's lawyer, who was a no-show at the main hearing, the arguments against Obama are either not credible, legally dubious or both.
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patgund says, the birthers lost to an empty chair. This is not surprising. Basically, the "best" argument the birthers had was the idea that to be a natural-born citizen you needed to have both parents be US citizens. Since this would create out of whole cloth three classes of citizens, including two by birth, one of whom would not be eligible to be President, the judge shot the idea down. At any rate, I'm sure we've not heard the last on this matter.ETA Apparently a Federal judge reached the same results.
