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August 25, 2008

Last Thursday, one week before Barack Obama is scheduled to give his acceptance speech as the Democratic candidate for president of the United States, Philip Berg, a prominent attorney and Hillary Clinton supporter, filed suit in federal court claiming Obama is constitutionally ineligible for the presidency.

An article by Jeff Schreiber states in part:

"The action seeks an injunction preventing the senator from continuing his candidacy and a court order enjoining the DNC from nominating him next week, all on grounds that Sen. Obama is constitutionally ineligible to run for and hold the office of President of the United States."

Pursuant to Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution for the United States, only a natural born citizen is eligible to be president. The suit claims Obama does not meet this constitutional standard because he was actually born in Kenya, Africa. In the alternative, even if Obama can show he meets the "natural born" standard, the suit claims Obama lost his citizenship in 1967 when he and his mother took up residency in Indonesia.

This will be very interesting to watch because if the federal judge rules Mr. Berg has standing to bring the suit, and standing is a prerequisite for maintaining an action in federal court, the case will pit the Constitution and the rule of law against the world of public opinion.

And if the case goes forward, the same democrats who claim the Constitution is sacred, and George W. Bush trashed the document during his 8 years in office, will turn on the Constitution like a pack of rabid dogs and call it an outdated racist document.

I predict, even if the facts are correct, the judge will rule Mr. Berg lacks standing to bring the case and dismiss it. In the alternative, if my prediction is incorrect, the Constitution will be the loser in this case because there is no way, at this point in time, that an African American will be disqualified irrespective of whether he meets the constitutional standard to be the president of these United States.

Your comments welcome!

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