What is your take on Phillip Berg?

Well looks like case closed to me. He was born in the US and therefore a US citizen.

[ragged325]

I'm not an expert on high finance and I'm not a lawyer, which is why I cut and paste. Here's someone else's opinion on this:

There are several problems with this case and the motion -

(1) the case is being challenged on the grounds of subject matter jurisdiction - i.e., it was filed in the wrong court;
(2) the case is being challenged on the grounds of standing - i.e., the plaintiff has no standing to file this case. This argument is air tight - there was another case challenging John McCain's citizenship, and the plaintiff lost because they had no standing
(3) he is seeking summary judgment because Obama did not respond to the plaintiff's discovery requests. He is asking the judge to deem it admitted that Obama is a non-citizen because he did not respond to a discovery request. The plaintiff moved for expedited and extensive discovery, however, (a) the motion has yet to be ruled on. So he is seeking summary judgment for failure to comply with a motion that has not yet been granted; (b) there are pending motions to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and standing probably would stay the discovery.

Finally, assuming that all the motion to dismiss are denied, discovery is found not to be stayed by those motions, and somehow the motion for expedited discovery is granted retroactively!, deeming it admitted that Obama is not a citizen is the harshest discovery sanction, and would be a gross abuse of the judge's discretion.

http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/born_in_the_usa.html

[Aptyp]

What was Obamas thesis on in Columbia? Wouldn't Columbia be proud to have an alumni president and share? Nah, nobody knows. I hate to mention FOX, but their speculation maybe as good as any, if the truth is not out there.

Who are his contributors to Obama campaign? He said he would NOT take money from lobbyists, but then didn't show people who he accepted money from. So, it takes a judge to tell Obama to refund some of his donations over $4600, but we still don't know to whom.
Wonder if Chad Johnson and Chad Ocho Sinco donataed $4600 each. hehe

He should not disclose information about his time as a lawyer. That's one thing that is private, and no proffessional attorney would do.

He should disclose all the documents from his stay in Senate, it is a public office. Knowing US bearacracy, those files haven't been distroyed, so where are they?


Look, I am all for democrats, I am all for having a black president. Just not Obama.

[Vedubin01]

I thought the issue wasn't just about where he was born, but more that he would have had to renounce his citizenship to gain citizenship to go to school? This would make him a naturalized citizen here, and thus unable to be president. I still don't understand why these documents won't be released.

That is the 2nd of the 2 issues that Berg is saying disqualifies Obama.

[SpecM]

^ yes, but the Constituon says that the President must a natural born citizen

Does that mean, born on US soil, or non-naturalized?

[Ral]

I thought the issue wasn't just about where he was born, but more that he would have had to renounce his citizenship to gain citizenship to go to school? This would make him a naturalized citizen here, and thus unable to be president. I still don't understand why these documents won't be released.

[Vedubin01]

I don't know if this is true, but I read that if Obama were born in Kenya, but his mother was a US Citizen, he would be a US citizen.

Currently, Title 8 of the U.S. Code fills in those gaps. Section 1401 defines the following as people who are "citizens of the United States at birth:"

• Anyone born inside the United States
• Any Indian or Eskimo born in the United States, provided being a citizen of the U.S. does not impair the person's status as a citizen of the tribe
• Any one born outside the United States, both of whose parents are citizens of the U.S., as long as one parent has lived in the U.S.
• Any one born outside the United States, if one parent is a citizen and lived in the U.S. for at least one year and the other parent is a U.S. national
• Any one born in a U.S. possession, if one parent is a citizen and lived in the U.S. for at least one year
• Any one found in the U.S. under the age of five, whose parentage cannot be determined, as long as proof of non-citizenship is not provided by age 21
• Any one born outside the United States, if one parent is an alien and as long as the other parent is a citizen of the U.S. who lived in the U.S. for at least five years (with military and diplomatic service included in this time)
• A final, historical condition: a person born before 5/24/1934 of an alien father and a U.S. citizen mother who has lived in the U.S.

[ragged325]

Berg, is seen as a cook to many...

I don't know if this is true, but I read that if Obama were born in Kenya, but his mother was a US Citizen, he would be a US citizen.

[Vedubin01]

Playing devils advocate a minute.


Jerome Corsi went to Kenya to work on his book Obama Nation. He met with a bunch of high-ranking officials and was placed in house arrest at the airport and his visa taken till his British Airways flight came later that day. According to some Kenyan officials. 3 birth certificates were obtained. (Again all speculation at this time because they have not surfaced in the States) If these surfaced, the Democratic Party could be smashed or crippled severely. Why you ask? For allowing someone that is not fit to be President. To make it as far as Obama has and not clearing his background. This would undermine Obama for even making it to the Senate. The Clintons would never do anything to hurt their own party not even exposing this.

McCain would not play this card unless he lost November 4th. Why? Race Card! Many in this country would see this as playing the race card and with the way many demonstrated during Rodney King and the OJ trial this could bring the 50's back, and deepen the racial divide. Federal, State, and Local law enforcement is already gearing up for possible riots and civil unrest depending on which way the election goes.

Berg, is seen as a cook to many... Being shot down because he does not have the right to file the suit is complete BS. He is a United States citizen and has the right to know whom the Commander and Chief truly is. A ruling came down last night at 6:15 est dismissing this case. The judge said that congress has the right to look into this. A Democratic Congress is never going to look into this because they now control it all with Obama in the white house.

Only time will tell what will be the outcome of this issue. Hopefully Obama will come clean and not have some cover-up to protect him if he is in fact not legally able to be president. All Berg ( A life long Democrat) is asking is prove him wrong and he will go away. Obama owes it to the people of the United States to come clean with all his records that he continues to hide and not release.

Any job you apply for asks for this information, why can he applying for the highest job in the world not be held to the same standards as you and I?

[ragged325]

http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1122023117263

[blunttech]

chocolate jesus hahahahah i like that.
the lawsuit was brought about by a left wing cook.
hillary would have had a heyday with this if it had any validity. i hate the chocolate jesus but any attempt to drag this out looks like desperation.

[Jand3rson]

be glad when this is over.

That's all I can really say about it, as well. I already voted, and I voted for McCain. A couple more weeks, and this bullshit will all be over.

In the last week, I have received over 40 magazine-sized cardstock flyers for different candidates.

[Ral]

This is the biggest reason I am voting for McCain. Every member in the United States military takes an oath to support and defend the constitution. People have died in defense of this document and the ideals contained within it. As Commander in Chief, he would also have to take the same oath. As ambiguous as the constitution really is (at least in the days of activist judges), I think it's at least owed to the men and women of the armed forces that he prove without a doubt he is qualified for the job as specified by the constitution.

[bev]

be glad when this is over.

[TwoJ's]

sigh