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"Dr. Penny Kelso of Lubbock and other members of the Tatriot's Heart Media Group claim that Obama's real name is Barry Soetoro. They claim he is an Indonesian citizen and therefore not entitled to be President."
I am on page 29 of this law suit an intersting read.
will they be deemed as having merit?
Sounds like speculations and desperate efforts to nail Obama. Immigration laws were different in the 60's (more lenient) than they are now. They only changed that law as late as 1994. It doesn't matter how they will try to twist and turn this case, his mother was american. Whether a child is born in this country or not, when one parent is an american citizen the kid automatically gets U.S. citizenship. I had a friend from Australia who happened to be born in the U.S. while his mother was hipping around in SF in the late 60's and was passing through. It was merely timing. He got U.S. citizenship and dual passport although he's lived in Australia his entire life.
U.S. also has dual citizenship agreements with many countries. As a child, in some countries, your identity is borrowed on the parents identity which may be why his step-father had him registered under his own name and identity in Indonesia. Doesn't mean Obama is Indonesian. That's simply how it works in some countries.
I doubt any serious court can find anything wrong in here from his side, personally. But note that page 5 of this complaint mentions John/Jane Doe (the press) as being the originator of this "information" and clearly a part of the lawsuit.
Page 6 demonstrated underlying political motives as the real reason for the claim. They then state the institution to be Anglo-American: Obama's father was a British national, so here he would qualify to have dual citizen with UK - another counter argument.
So, which enemies to Obama paid them to fill this lawsuit? Suitably happening right in the wake of the healthcare debate. What's the list of names of politicians and companies that got some huge monies to lose from new healthcare reforms?...
Obama's legal team should draw this whole claim out so long it bankrupts his accusers. Make it last for years and years. Not difficult to do in this country when lawsuits become an issue.
Its interesting that even when G W Bush did incredibly damage to this country and everyone knew he was the worse president in history, yet no efforts or claims were filed to remove him from office. No one tried to shoot him or kill him.
Why?
I'm no fan of Obama but I really wish people would just leave him alone about where he was born etc.
Agreed there are so many other things to object to about him. There simply is no there, there. It makes Republicans look bad.
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