DEMOCRAT Sues Hussein Obama over Fraudulent Dandidacy.
Jay
ELECTION 2008
Democrat sues Sen. Obama over 'fraudulent candidacy'
Lawsuit disputing U.S. citizenship based in part on discredited claims
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Posted: August 23, 2008
5:40 pm Eastern
A prominent Pennsylvania Democrat has sued Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic
National Committee and the Federal Election Commission, claiming that Obama
is not a natural-born citizen and, therefore, is not eligible to be
president of the United States.
Philip J. Berg, a former member of Pennsylvania's Democratic State Committee
and former deputy attorney general of Pennsylvania, filed the lawsuit this
week in U.S District Court, asking the court to declare Obama ineligible for
the presidency and to prevent him from running for the position.
However, a WND investigation has found that at least part of Berg's lawsuit
relies on discredited claims.
A separate motion was also filed seeking a temporary restraining order on
Obama's presidential campaign until Obama's eligibility can be verified.
The lawsuit claims Barack Obama's eligibility is questionable on several
grounds, including the allegation that he was born in Kenya to parents
unable to automatically grant him American citizenship, that his Hawaii
birth certificate is a forgery - a now discredited claim - that he was made
a citizen of Indonesia as a child and that he retained foreign citizenship
into adulthood without recording an oath of allegiance to regain any
theoretical American citizenship.
In short, the suit claims Obama was not born an American citizen; lost any
hypothetical American citizenship he had as a child (Editor's note: This
point is not supported by U.S. citizenship law); may not now be an American
citizen and even if he is, may hold dual citizenships with other countries.
If any, much less all, of these allegations are true, the suit claims, Obama
cannot constitutionally serve as president.
Why would a Democrat do this to his party's own candidate? And why right
before the National Convention?
"Eighteen million Democratic Primary voters donated money, volunteered their
time and energy, worked very hard and then not only supported Senator
Clinton, but voted for her," Berg stated in a press release about the suit.
"All the efforts of supporters of legitimate citizens were for nothing
because (Obama) lied and cheated his way into a fraudulent candidacy and
cheated legitimately eligible natural born citizens from competing in a fair
process."
Berg explained in a radio interview with Roger Hedgecock of KOGO in San
Diego that Internet reports had been persistent over the last several months
that Obama's birth certificate was a forgery and that he may not be an
eligible, natural-born citizen. After doing his own careful research, Berg
explained, he came to the conclusion the reports were more fact than rumor
and that he needed to act quickly, before the election process proceeded.
"I filed this action at this time," said Berg in a press release, "to avoid
the obvious problems that will occur when the Republican Party raises these
issues after Obama is nominated."
However, FactChecker.org says it obtained Obama's actual birth certificate
and that the document was indeed real. The site discredited some of the
claims of Internet bloggers, such as that the certificate as viewed in a
scanned copy released by Obama's campaign lacked a raised seal.
FactChecker.org also established that many of the alleged flaws in the
document noted by bloggers were caused by the scanning of the document.
A separate WND investigation into Obama's birth certificate utilizing
forgery experts also found the document to be authentic. The investigation
also revealed methods used by some of the bloggers to determine the document
was fake involved forgeries, in that a few bloggers added text and images to
the certificate scan that weren't originally there.
The Berg lawsuit contends there is enough truth in the various reports to
conclude, "Unfortunately, Obama is not a 'natural born' citizen."
The suit alleges that while records exist of a "registry of birth" for Obama
in Hawaii (filed four days after his claimed birthday), no records exist of
his mother's stay in any Hawaii hospital, suggesting she may have given
birth elsewhere and filed the registration shortly thereafter on American
soil.
"Obama's grandmother on his father's side, half brother and half sister
claim Obama was born in Kenya," the suit states. "Reports reflect Obama's
mother went to Kenya during her pregnancy; however, she was prevented from
boarding a flight from Kenya to Hawaii at her late stage of pregnancy, which
apparently was a normal restriction to avoid births during a flight. Stanley
Ann Dunham (Obama) gave birth to Obama in Kenya, after which she flew to
Hawaii and registered Obama's birth."
The claim could not be verified by WND inquiries to Hawaiian hospitals,
since state law bars the hospitals from releasing medical records to the
public.
Even if Obama produced authenticated proof of his birth in Hawaii, however,
the suit claims that the U.S. Nationality Act of 1940 provided that minors
lose their American citizenship when their parents expatriate. Since Obama's
mother married an Indonesian citizen and moved to Indonesia, the suit
claims, she forfeited both her and Barack's American citizenship.
However, there doesn't seem to be any evidence Ann Dunham expatriated. Also,
consulting citizenship experts contend that if Obama indeed obtained
Indonesian citizenship, it simply would not have been recognized by the
U.S., but the presidential candidate would retain his American citizenship.
Even after her divorce and return to the U.S., the suit says, "Obama's
mother failed to take the oath in order to regain her U.S. Citizenship.
Therefore, Obama would not have been able to regain his U.S. Citizenship
until he turned 18 years (and) after he took the oath of allegiance."
"Since the oath of allegiance would have been entered in the records of the
appropriate embassy, legation, consulate, court or the Attorney General, if
Plaintiff is incorrect, then Obama should be able to produce in Court a
certified copy of the proceedings, including a copy of the oath
administered," the suit states.
The lawsuit then claims an investigation has shown that in 1981, "Obama
traveled to Pakistan using his Indonesian passport. At the time of travels
to Indonesia, Obama was 20 years old. He was well aware he maintained his
Indonesia citizenship, and failed to regain his United States citizenship. .
Even if Obama maintained his United States Citizenship, which he failed to
do, he also carries citizenships in Kenya and Indonesia. Obama has divided
loyalties with foreign countries. Thus, Obama carries multiple citizenships
and is ineligible to run for President of the United States."
A WND investigation could not find any proof Obama used an Indonesian
passport to travel to Pakistan. However, WND noted that Pakistan in 1981 was
under military rule and that it was difficult for U.S. citizens to travel to
the country without assistance - meaning, it would have been easier to enter
Pakistan on an Indonesian passport.
Berg claims his lawsuit is necessary, not only to protect the Constitution,
but also to protect the integrity of the Democratic Party.
"If the DNC officers and/or leaders had performed one ounce of due
diligence, we would not find ourselves in this emergency predicament, one
week away from making a person the nominee who has lost their citizenship,"
said Berg in his press release. "The injunctive relief must be granted
because failing to do so, (the DNC's) inaction defrauds everyone who voted
in the Democratic Primary."
