What A Tangled Web We Weave!

Think of this as a companion piece to this morning's entry, "The Elephant In The Room," regarding the motion before the U.S. Supreme Court as to whether or not they will hear the case to determine if President-elect Barack Obama is constitutionally eligible to hold the Office of President of the United States of America.

Today, I learned that my reporting on this topic since day one has been slightly flawed, and now I will desperately try to undo any damage that I may have caused to this all too important movement to protect the U.S. Constitution and this great nation that I love. There will be no pictures or videos in this particular post. No fluff, just the facts.

That being said, it is CRITICALLY URGENT that I clarify a few misstatements of my own regarding this entire issue. There's enough misinformation out there already and it's absolutely imperative that we all remain grounded in THE TRUTH and bear witness to THE FACTS and ONLY THE FACTS. Otherwise, the sheer magnitude of all the different variations of this story will work against us and keep this story on the fringe no matter what is revealed to be true.


SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT


I'll begin with some very important corrections (or perhaps "clarifications" is a better description) regarding Leo Donofrio's lawsuit, which is the one out of all the others that has the best chance to succeed because it's the one being discussed today by the SCOTUS.

FACT: Donofrio is not merely out for Liberal, Democratic, Obama blood. He brought John McCain into the lawsuit as well. So, any attempts to label this as just another right-wing conspiracy and attack is flat out wrong and dishonest.

FACT: I believe Obama is a United States citizen. I am not questioning his "citizenship" and neither is Donofrio. We're questioning "natural born citizenship" instead. The Constitution uses the two terms, "Citizen" and "Natural Born Citizen" exclusively since they mean different things.

FACT: The main argument of Donofrio's lawsuit (and the position I am in agreement with) alleges that since Obama was a British citizen - at birth - a fact he admits is true, then he cannot be a “Natural Born Citizen.” The word “born” has meaning. It deals with the status of a presidential candidate “at birth.” Obama had dual nationality at birth. The status of the candidate at the time of the election is not as relevant to the provisions of the Constitution as is his status “at birth.” If one is not “born” a natural born citizen, he can never be a Natural Born Citizen.

FACT: Donofrio has REPEATEDLY stated that Obama can release a golden birth certificate signed by 100 gazzillion witnesses embossed in gold leaf that he was born on the mall in Washington D.C., and it still wouldn’t make him a “Natural Born Citizen” under the Constitution because he was, regardless of where he was born, a BRITISH citizen “at birth.” Since he was “born” as a British citizen/subject, his United States citizenship was not “natural.”

FACT: There is no dispute about Obama’s parentage. His father was a British citizen, and his mother was a United States citizen. Therefore, Obama was both a subject/citizen of the British monarchy as well as a United States citizen “at birth.” His place of birth won’t change that no matter where he was born. Here’s why: If Obama produces a genuine vault kept birth certificate from Hawaii that satisfies every possible requirement, many people will be under the mistaken impression that he is a Natural Born Citizen. Obama is not eligible regardless of where he was born.

FACT: Another misleading element of this story is the headline, "The Supreme Court Will Be Focused On The Issue Of Obama’s Eligibility To Be President, Not On His Citizenship Status." Just being a “Citizen” is not enough to be President. I have no doubt, and I’m sure the Supreme Court concurs, that Obama is a United States citizen, but the Constitution draws a direct distinction between “Citizens” and “Natural Born Citizens”. Citizens may be Senators and Representatives, but it takes something else to be President. So, this headline is wrong as well as any stories to that effect.

FACT: Of those lawsuits that have been dismissed, no similar case has been thrown out. Donofrio's case is not similar to any other case except for Cort Wrotnowski v. Connecticut Secretary of State, which has been submitted by renewed application to Justice Scalia. If the media is referring to Phillip Berg’s case, they are twice mistaken. Berg’s case is not similar to Donofrio's at all. Berg never raised the issue that Obama is not eligible because he was a British citizen at birth. Furthermore, only Berg’s emergency application was denied. His full Petition for Certiorari is still pending although it probably will be denied on the issue of “standing.” He went to SCOTUS via the federal courts while Donofrio's case took the proper State Court route. That’s another thing which makes their cases vastly different, but the mainstream media can’t seem to get their heads around the chasm of difference between the two cases! Regardless, Berg’s case hasn’t been thrown out as of yet either.

FACT: Even FactCheck.org has gotten involved as they attempt to "clarify" Obama's citizenship by writing, "When Barack Obama Jr. was born on Aug. 4,1961, in Honolulu, Kenya was a British colony, still part of the United Kingdom’s dwindling empire. As a Kenyan native, Barack Obama Sr. was a British subject whose citizenship status was governed by The British Nationality Act of 1948. That same act governed the status of Obama Sr.‘s children…’“ Read that last line again:
“That same act governed the status of Obama Sr.‘s children." That’s an admission that Great Britain “governed the status” of Barack Obama, Jr. The President-elect has chosen to highlight this on his own volition! And this leads to the relevant question, HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN’S STATUS BE “GOVERNED” BY GREAT BRITAIN? A Natural Born Citizen’s status should only be governed by the United States. This is the core issue before the Supreme Court of the United States today!


THE LEGALITIES AND THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS CASE HAVE DISTRACTED US!!!


Clearly, the serious implications of this case (not to mention our unfamiliarity with the Constitution, law, and legal proceedings) have distracted us all from the real truth of the matter.

People, we have got to stop making any more connections about the Birth Certificate issue to the actions brought by people like Donofrio and now Cort. Why? Because to do so is to fall into the trap that has been laid for this! I've been guilty of this myself without even realizing it, and can only hope that it's not too late to undo the damage that I might have done inadvertently.

Stop posting it! Stop promoting it! Move on to the REAL ISSUE!

Obama was born a British citizen. The fact that he was also born an American citizen DOES NOT mitigate that. Someone who is a British citizen at birth CANNOT lawfully be POTUS, unless they were an American citizen at the time the Constitution was adopted!

THIS IS THE REAL ISSUE AND IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN ALL ALONG! THE WHOLE FIRESTORM WITH THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE IS IMPORTANT, BUT AN AMAZINGLY EFFECTIVE SMOKESCREEN!

To continue on about the COLB is pure sabotage, not to mention meaningless. The matter is now so incredibly simple, and our case made even that much stronger if you consider it in this context - the context that Donofrio has brought to the attention of the U.S. Supreme Court. Don’t make it complicated. Don’t obfuscate.

I urge you to please READ THIS AGAIN and avoid the trap that has been laid for you. It's the trap that I myself fell into these past few months. Again, the facts are clear - Obama was born a British citizen. Just because he was also born an American citizen does not nullify that one, simple fact. Someone who is a British citizen at birth cannot lawfully be President, unless they were an American citizen at the time the Constitution was adopted.

It’s that simple folks. That simple.


WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?


It seems as though news is breaking hourly as this story continues to develop and things are coming into focus. I'll try to keep this issue front and center over the weekend and for most of the day Monday since it's been announced that we'll receive the definitive decision that morning or early afternoon.

On Monday, December 8, 2008, at 1:30pm EST, the We The People Foundation will conduct a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. The licensed attorneys who initiated lawsuits in PA (Philip Berg), NJ (Leo Donofrio) and CA (Orly Taitz), challenging Mr. Obama's legal eligibility to hold the Office of President of the United States, will briefly summarize the facts, legal arguments, and status of their cases.

They will answer questions from the press. More importantly, prior to the start of the conference, at 10am EST, the Supreme Court of the United States is expected to announce whether it will consider applications from these attorneys who have asked the Court to delay the proceedings of the Electoral College on December 15, 2008 pending a determination of the underlying constitutional question - the meaning of the "natural born citizen" clause of Article II of the Constitution and its application to Mr. Obama.

Robert Schulz will briefly discuss Mr. Obama's response to the publication of his Open Letter in the Chicago Tribune on Monday and Wednesday of this past week. For the reasons given in the Open Letter, Schulz asked Mr. Obama to: (1) immediately authorize Hawaiian officials to provide a team of forensic scientists access to his original ("vault") birth certificate and (2) arrange for the delivery of other documents needed to conclusively establish Obama's citizenship status. Mr. Schulz will answer questions from the press. "Under our Constitution, no one is eligible to assume the Office of the President unless he or she is a 'natural born citizen,'" said Bob Schulz, Chairman of the Foundation. "To date, Mr. Obama has refused all requests to release his original birth certificate or other documents that would definitively establish his citizenship status and thus his constitutional eligibility."

One final note, and this is for those of you who shrug your shoulders, roll your eyes, and throw your hands up in the air and question the point of all us this. I'm sure that you're wondering why you should even waste your time becoming concerned and getting engaged in this issue. It's really quite simple.

Despite what we've resigned to the last few decades, this government and it's elected officials still work for us - not the other way around. We've already given them too much control and too much power. The current "solutions" to the economic crisis is only making things worse, it's not helping as they told us it would. They approved these measures against the will of the people. Are we going to let them do this kind of thing to us again? Sooner or later a line in the sand has to be drawn. That line in the sand must be the Constitution.

Think about our Founding Fathers who drafted that exceptional document because it's the very document that was inspired by God; the one document that has allowed us to enjoy the life that we've always known. Sadly, if we allow ourselves to forget why this country was created and why that document was written we will cease to enjoy the life that's to come.

Here's an appropriate excerpt from Devvy Kidd's exceptional column today,

"Donforio and Cort's cases are clearly the cannon that will stop an impostor from being sworn in as president of these united States of America IF the U.S. Supreme Court has the guts to bring their cases to a full oral argument.

Obama has hired three law firms. Not three lawyers, but three law firms to defend him against this growing legal quagmire. I predict it won't be long before even Obama's staunchest supporters begin asking hard questions: Why not produce a real COLB? Why can't you refute beyond any doubt the valid and solid allegations in Leo's lawsuit that you, Mr. Obama, were not a natural born citizen at birth? All this can come to a halt by just proving these Americans wrong, Mr. Obama. Why do you refuse to release your records from Columbia? Is it because you obtained funding as a foreign student as has been alleged? The list goes on about this man who has managed to keep all records of his life sealed up nice and tight. There's a reason and anyone not drowning in denial knows why.

Obama is now a private citizen. Thankfully for this country he has resigned his unlawful seat in the U.S. Senate. He is also creating a constitutional stand off and an on going legal crisis. It can all go away tomorrow, but it won't. Obama is still gambling he can bluff his way into the Oval Office. Oops, there's one other legal obstacle: the electoral college. They vote December 15, 2008. But, wait! It now is confirmed that one of the electoral college delegates scheduled to vote on that date from the late, great State of California is deceased! No, you can't make this stuff up! A lawyer playing a major part in a California lawsuit urging officials to prevent the state's 55 Electoral College votes from being recorded for Barack Obama until questions about his citizenship are resolved has written to county clerks around the state, seeking an investigation into a process that has allowed a dead woman to be listed as an official elector. (Full Column Here.)

Not only have we the people been cheated by vote fraud for the past 30+ years, but now due to the diligence of dedicated Americans, we find the electoral college delegates may also be a con job.

The clock is ticking. You can't tell me all 9 Justices are not aware of the importance of Donofrio's case and the huge controversy that has been boiling for months. They know the consequences of not granting Donofrio oral arguments and the consequences if they do.

If they don't, and Obama is sworn into office, the lawsuits will be non-stop as one prominent lawyer is already threatening. If Obama is ruled ineligible, the potential for mass riots across this country is sadly very real. However, we cannot and must not allow what "might" happen due to Obama's deliberate conning of the American people keep us from pursuing the truth. Any negative consequences will be because of Obama's actions and his actions alone, not Americans who care about what's right."

Pray that it's not too late. Pray that God will have mercy on us and help us to expose this deception for what it truly is - an attack on the Constitution, this country, this country's laws, this country's people, and our future way of life.

"Oh what a tangled web we weave,When first we practise to deceive!"
Sir Walter Scott, Marmion, Canto vi. Stanza 17. Scottish Author and Novelist (1771 - 1832)

***UPDATE 12/6/2008: ALL REPORTS STATING DONOFRIO WILL BE AT THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB PRESS CONFERENCE ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2008 ARE FALSE.***

***UPDATE 12/7/2008: FROM THE SECOND ARTICLE LISTED IN THE RECOMMENDED READING SECTION BELOW. I'M INCLUDING AN EXCERPT HERE BECAUSE IT SUMMARIZES THINGS SUPERBLY.***

"Of the 13 remaining cases, however, three-(3) stand out from the rest based on the nature of their claims, each providing somewhat different perspectives relating to one core issue: the constitutional eligibility of Barack Hussein Obama to take office as President of the United States based on his citizenship status. Of the three aforementioned lawsuits, two raise questions about his actual location of birth (Berg, Keyes), while the third (Donofrio) focuses on his citizenship status. (While this might admittedly be an oversimplification, I believe it is a sufficient characterization for the purpose of this article).

Instead, Barack Hussein Obama, in conjunction with the co-defendants, has reportedly spent between $800,000 to close to $1,000,000 (one million dollars), using at least three different law firms to fight these civil actions. Now, consider that each and every one of the lawsuits filed against him could be immediately dismissed by the mere production of a single piece of paper that is available to him for the paltry sum of $12.50 at a recorder’s office in Hawaii. Keep in mind that at this point, Obama would likely not even have to make the document public, but provide it to the applicable judge or official for verification purposes to make this controversial maelstrom disappear.

As an investigator and a rational American citizen, I have to ask myself why Barack Hussein Obama has chosen not to dispose of this very simple matter in the most logical and expeditious manner possible. Not only would that satisfy these pesky plaintiffs who happen to respect the rule of law as laid out in the Constitution of the United States, but it would also go a long way to brand them and their supporters as deluded conspiracy theorists who have way too much time on their hands.

Following that same line of logic, I then have to ask myself why this matter of such constitutional importance has not received the coverage by the corporate media that it deserves. More ink has been used, and more airtime has been provided to the civil and criminal legal issues of the likes of O.J. Simpson than the possible constitutional ramifications of the eligibility questions of the new leader of the free world.

Equally troubling is the failure of those who have been labeled or otherwise accepted as the public ambassadors of American conservatives holding much coveted and very valuable platforms, opportunities and audiences to address this issue with the intellectual honesty it deserves. In this instance, I am specifically referring to the vocal gatekeepers of American conservatism such as Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Bill O’Reilly whose combined audience and consequential influence is staggering to the imagination.

The same applies to conservative political pundits such as Michelle Malkin, Michael Medved and David Horowitz, the latter who, in an article published today, described Alan Keyes, one of the plaintiffs of the lawsuits, “an unhinged demagogue on the political fringe” for his role in wanting to insure that we are adhering to the rule of law outlined in the U.S. Constitution. This, by the way, is a key tactic employed by those who cannot fight the argument with facts; they attack the messenger.

By simply ignoring the legitimate questions raised by these lawsuits, however, it efficiently and effectively serves to brand anyone wanting answers as a card-carrying member of the lunatic, malcontented fringe of society."

***UPDATE 12/20/08: Victory Will Be Short Lived - Is it only a matter of time?***

RECOMMENDED READING:
The Donofrio Case: "Natural Born Citizen" (Not About Obama’s Birth Certificate)
Getting A Handle On The Obama Birth Certificate “Conspiracy”

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