Barack Obama (or his representative) was served (September 4th) at his Washington Senate office with official notification of a lawsuit questioning his citizenship.
The story of Philadelphia attorney, Philip Berg’s lawsuit against Senator Barack Obama’s citizenship, also naming the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the Democrat National Convention (DNC), made it into the Washington Times. Still nothing from the NYT, LA Times, Washington Post, or Chicago Tribune.
The Washington Times – August 28, 2008
The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia last week, also names the Democratic National Committee and the Federal Election Commission and says Mr. Obama´s mother went to Kenya late in her pregnancy and ended up giving birth there. It also claims that later in life, Mr. Obama declared himself a citizen of Indonesia.
For additional background: Cone of Silence Surrounds Obama’s Citizenship
Here’s the latest update from the intrepid Jeff Schreiber, who made phone calls to Obama’s Senate office and his campaign headquarters, where the Obama staffer refused to give his name and scoffed at the viability of the Washington Times:
From Jeff Schreiber America’s Right
September 5, 2008
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama was served with papers yesterday connected with the lawsuit filed more than two weeks ago in federal court in Philadelphia questioning his constitutional eligibility for the American presidency. Service was made at his Washington, D.C. Senate office at approximately 1:00 p.m.
From a press release provided by filing attorney Philip Berg and available on his Web site:
Philip J. Berg, Esquire, the Attorney who filed suit against Barack H. Obama challenging Senator Obama’s eligibility to serve as President of the United States, has received confirmation from his Process Service Company that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Senator Barack Obama were served today, September 4, 2008, with the legal documents pertaining to Berg vs. Obama, Civil Action No. 08-cv-4083. The DNC was served at 12:00 p.m. and Senator Obama was served at 1:00 p.m. The U.S. Attorney’s Office accepted service on behalf of the Federal Elections Committee (FEC) on or about August 22, 2008.
A telephone call to Obama’s Senate office in Washington, D.C. yielded no official comment, as his staffer maintained that she was “not familiar with any legal action” and, even though I mentioned that service was made in D.C. to that office, it was “probably a campaign-related issue.”
The subsequent call to the senator’s campaign headquarters, however, yielded the same result but in a more entertaining fashion.
“That’s very interesting,” said a campaign official who declined to provide a name and admitted that this was the first he had heard of Berg’s lawsuit. He asked whether anything about the civil action had appeared in the newspapers, and when told that the story had appeared in the Washington Times, he laughed.
“Has the story appeared in the New York Times? How about the Washington Post? Or the Los Angeles Times? The Chicago Tribune?” he asked. “Those are all more trustworthy papers than the Washington Times. When the story appears there, then we might have something to say about it.”
Out of curiosity, let’s just say it turns out the lawsuit has merit and effectively disqualifies Obama from the Presidency. What course of action does the Democratic party take with such a short period of time before the election? Does Biden become the Democrat candidate by default? Or does Clinton since she came in second? I seriously doubt the lawsuit will go anywhere but it’s something to consider nonetheless in terms of procedure.
Actually Carl, that is a valid point. Under the line of succession, Biden would automatically become the Presidential Nominee of the Libtard Party. That said however, the Democrat Party and the FEC are also named in the suit.
Keep in mind, that Biden barely garnered 1% of the vote in Iowa.
Carl, I don’t know the answer. From what I understand, if there is a formal challenge to the DNC (and I don’t know if that means the lawsuit) the DNC must address it.
It’s unbelievable that before filing to run for the Presidency, there would be no evidence that you are a natural-born citizen.
Maggie
Gribbet, I think the FEC is critical. Afterall, you can’t run if you can’t file as a candidate. The FEC should be the qualifying source. I guess this has never happened before, in quite this way.
Unbelievable that Obama just doesn’t take of the issue. That’s what makes me think twice about it.
Maggie
No way will it get to trial before the election.
This character is a nut. Sen. Obama has provided a birth certificate, it’s valid, the Hi. registrar confirms it. He’s a citizen.
What government agency is responsible for checking out a candidate for President? It
would be easy for Americans to assume that it
was investigated. Thanks Phillip for having the courage to do it. It’s never too late to right a wrong.
Jacob, I’ve been working on the answer to your question for a couple of weeks now. It seems that the FEC would need proof before the filing for office can be done.
I thought the answer would be simple – simple for my Congressmen to answer, or the FEC to answer, but nothing is ever simple, is it?
I’m still working on it.
Maggie
Staghounds, you should check your information before you repeat it. There is no HI birth certificate. There is a HI certificate of birth they are not the same thing. The paternal grandmother states she was present in Kenya at the time of his birth.
Robert
John McCain had to have his natural born citizenship verified because he was born of US military parents on foreign soil. What makes Obama exempt from this if there is a question about him?
Are we see a real life Manchurian candidate here.