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I didn’t want to go here, and the country probably doesn’t, either, but Alan Keyes has decided to go there, and that means the gloves have to come off. From Ballot Access News: Alan Keyes Files Lawsuit Over Obama Eligibility November 16th, 2008 On November 13, Alan Keyes and his ...
Editorial Observer - Democratic Pressure on Obama to Restore the Rule of Law
nytimes.com — In a Senate hearing room in September, weeks before Barack Obama won the election, a series of... law professors, lawyers and civil libertarians outlined one of the biggest challenges that will be facing the next president: bringing the United States ... (more) Editorial Observer - Democratic Pressure on Obama to ...
The Rule Of Law
obsidianwings.blogs.com — by hilzoy From the AP : "Barack Obama's incoming administration is unlikely to bring criminal charges against... government officials who authorized or engaged in harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists during the George W. Bush presidency. ... (more) The Rule Of Law
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The Democratic Daily — ... And then we allow the extradition of Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and that old war criminal on the lam, Henry Kissinger. And let them be tried at the Hague. THEY don’t have a death penalty, recall. It would be poetic justice. And a little poetry is not out of line, if it helps to popularize that establishment of Justice we do our best to live under. Even Alan Keyes ought to understand that. Courage. ============ crossposted from his vorpal sword Tags: Alan Keyes, American Citizen, ...

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Crooks and Liars — Attytood: It's official: The president of the United States and his aides are above the law Portfolio: Drunk on his own Kool Aid and unmoved by reality, crazed ideologue Phil Gramm continues to babble failed conservative nostrums.  A real player has a different view Newshoggers: Deficits actually do matter and defense is, in fact, a budget item Mike Tidmus: God smites gays with wildfires digby: Sticker Shock Doctrine Tomgram: Operation Enduring Disaster ...

Profiles in Cur-age
The Democratic Daily — ... Take a look at my essay from a couple weeks back “The Rule of Law” and ask yourself whether or not we need to prosecute those who attempted to politicize the function of “justice” in this society and then ask, instead of worrying about Black and Borden’s RETRIAL in 2009, shouldn’t we be pulling for anything that would REMOVE a partisan hack like Buchanan from the administration of justice? ...

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Dr. Alan Keyes Sues Barack Obama Over Eligibility
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com 11/15/2008 — Ambassador Dr. Alan Keyes; Dr. Wiley S. Drake, Sr.; and Markham Robinson are suing Barack Obama over his eligibility to be president. Sound Investiments has a copy of the petition (pdf). Legal Basis 62. Article II, Section I of the United States ...
Alan Keyes, Who Seems to Have Standing, Sues Barack Obama to Produce Birth Certificate
minx.cc 11/16/2008 — Or he's suing California authorities to block them certifying Obama's electoral votes until the certificate is produced. Whichever. This is all probably a lot of nonsense -- remember how the story came about. It was asserted the certification of live...
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Wednesday’s post on Alan Keyes’s nutty suit has brought attention to something I’d forgotten from the Clinton years: conservatives aren’t necessarily saner than liberals; they just act sane when their party is in power. Seriously, of all the goofy conspiracy theories ...
All I Am Saying Is We Already Gave Keyes a Chancedamnum absque injuria
Alan Keyes is suing to prevent Barack Obama from being elected President (technically, that hasn’t happened yet since the Electoral College has yet to vote) on the theory that Obama is not a natural born citizen qualified for the Presidency. I’m tempted to call the suit frivolous but ...
The Obama ResistanceTown Called Dobson
It was less than 2 hours after Barack was declared President that the first “Join The Obama Resistance” shirts were available on Cafe Press. Since then, websites have been launched, conspiracies have been formulated. Hell, even Alan Keyes has filed a lawsuit to verify ...
Sore loserDaimnation!
If Alan Keyes didn't exist, some screenwriter would have to invent him: A former opponent of Barack Obama's has come back to haunt him over questions regarding Obama's citizenship. According to a press release from the American Independent Party, former presidential candidate Alan Keyes ...
Former Obama opponent now suing to prove President-elect's citizenshipDemocratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]NBC Augusta[/b] SACRAMENTO, Calif.- A former opponent of Barack Obama's has come back to haunt him over questions regarding Obama's citizenship. According to a press release from the American Independent Party, former presidential candidate Alan Keyes and other members of the ...
Alan Keyes sues Barack ObamaOverlawyered
From the farther shores of political lawsuit-filing, from a farther-shores kinda guy: “On November 13, Alan Keyes and his vice-presidential running mate in California, Reverend Wiley Drake, and other members of the American Independent Party, filed a new lawsuit over Barack Obama’s ...
Alan Keyes Sues Over Obama’s “Natural Born” StatusSay Anything
Alan Keyes , former long shot candidate for President, former long shot candidate for the US Senate has filed suit in California Superior Court questioning the status of Barack Obama as a “natural born” citizen. I won’t comment on the merit of the suit, but many years ago, when I was living in ...
The Clownshow ContinuesArchPundit
Alan Keyes is suing to have Obama declared not a natural born citizen: The California action was filed by Gary Kreep of the United States Justice Foundation on behalf of Alan Keyes, the presidential candidate of the American Independent Party, along with Wiley S. Drake and Markham Robinson, ...
Alan Keyes Strikes AgainPoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts
Via Ballot Access News: Alan Keyes Files Lawsuit Over Obama Eligibility On November 13, Alan Keyes and his vice-presidential running mate in California, Reverend Wiley Drake, and other members of the American Independent Party, filed a new lawsuit over Barack Obama’s eligibility to be ...
Brainster's Blog
Hail Mary Pass Now Alan Keyes has filed suit about Obama's citizenship . Look, folks, this is fruitcake stuff. Don't buy into it. The evidence that Obama was not born in Hawaii is non-existent. The evidence that he was is abundant. We'll look like idiots for believing this nonsense.
Kooky Kaynes Files Obama Eligibility SuitNewshoggers.com
By Cernig It will never stop , you know that by now. On November 13, Alan Keyes and his vice-presidential running mate in California, Reverend Wiley Drake, and other members of the American Independent Party, filed a new lawsuit over Barack Obama’s eligibility to be president. Keyes v ...
Kooky Kaynes Files Obama Eligibility SuitAt-Largely
Posted By Cernig It will never stop, you know that by now. On November 13, Alan Keyes and his vice-presidential running mate in California, Reverend Wiley Drake, and other members of the American Independent Party, filed a new lawsuit over...
It's Not the Citizenship...it's the SecrecySlublog
Alan Keyes is suing Barack Obama over the issue of whether the president-elect is constitutionally eligible to hold the office to which he was just elected. Personally, I think he is. The arguments against his citizenship seem a bit too unconvincing. However... Like ace says, if Obama ...
Alan Keyes Sues Obama: Show Us The F*cking Birth CertificatePat Dollard | Young Americans
A Plaintiff with “Standing” Sues Obama ( Texas Darlin ) These plaintiffs should have standing. Alan Keyes, Presidential candidate of the American Independent Party, Wiley S. Drake, V.P. candidate of the Independent Party and California elector, and Markham Robinson, California elector, ...
Alan Keyes Sues Obama To Produce Original, Full Length, Birth CertificateFlopping Aces
You may recall the lawsuit alleging that Obama is not eligible to be President of the United States due to the fact that he is not a natural born citizen. The big problem for that suit is standing. Now we have a suit with plaintiff’s who have standing. Alan Keyes, Presidential ...
Alan Keyes Files CA Court Petition Regarding Obama’s EligibilityNice Deb
His is just the latest of a series of challenges over the issue of Obama’s citizenship, as the U.S. Constitution requires the status of a candiate for POTUS to be a “natural-born citizen.” PDF file of petition, here. WND reports: The Governor’s office in Hawaii ...
Quadrennial Presidential Wannabe, Alan Keyes, Sues ObamaThe Moderate Voice
Hopefully this is a hoax. But, knowing the sour-grapes, rabid nature of presidential wannabe Alan Keyes, I am afraid it is for real. What will they sue for next, Obama’s writings when he was 8 years old? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media contact Tom Hoefling Chairman, America’s ...
Quadrennial Presidential Wannabe, Alan Keyes, SuesThe Moderate Voice
Hopefully this is a hoax. But, knowing the sour-grapes, rabid nature of presidential wannabe Alan Keyes, I am afraid it is for real. What will they sue for next, Obama’s writings when he was 8 years old? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media contact Tom Hoefling Chairman, America’s ...
Alan Keyes Challenges Constitutionality of Obama’s PresidencyStop The ACLU
I'm not sure how much creedence to give this. The main source is World Net Daily, and the main plaintiff is Alan Keyes, who has his heart in the right place but sometimes stomps too hard on the soap boxes. We will see how this pans out, but ...
Alan Keyes sues to obtain Obama citizenship proofDemocratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]Canada Free Press[/b] Presidential candidate Alan Keyes, vice-presidential candidate Wiley S. Drake, and the Chairman of the American Independent Party, Markham Robinson, have filed suit in California Superior Court in Sacramento seeking to bar Secretary of State Debra Bowen from ...