<http://www.americasright.com/2008/12/wrotnowski-stay-denied.html>Wrotnowski Stay <http://www.americasright.com/2008/12/wrotnowski-stay-denied.html>Denied
It's official, Cort Wrotnowski's application for stay has been denied by the U.S. Supreme Court. I have no details as to how many Justices on either side, etc., but none of it comes as a surprise. From <http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/12/15/supreme-court-rejects-another-appeal-questioning-obamas-us-citizenship/>CNN's Political Ticker blog: The justices without comment on Monday refused to intervene in the November 4 presidential election, dismissing the claims of Cort Wrotnowski, a resident of Greenwich, Connecticut. In his appeal, Wrotnowski claimed that because Obama's father was a Kenyan-born British subject, the president-elect does meet the Constitution's requirement that the president be a "natural born citizen" of the United States. Obama was born in Hawaii in 1961. His mother was a U.S. citizen, born in the United States. Many legal analysts questioned Wrotnowski's argument. "The law has always been understood to be, if you are born here, you're a natural born citizen," said Thomas Goldstein, founder of the Scotusblog.com Web site and a lawyer who has argued numerous cases before the high court. "And that is particularly true in this case, when you have a U.S. citizen parent like Barack Obama's mother." That leaves Berg's case as the only one before the Court, and I have no reason to believe that his petition for writ of certiorari will be anything but denied. Yes, Berg's case is different than Wrotnowski's and Leo Donofrio's, but the already insurmountable odds can be considered even more so because of the fate of those two other election-related cases. A Not-Completely-Unrelated Note: As an aside, 217 years ago today, three-quarters of the states ratified the first ten amendments to our Constitution. Let's say a few prayers today that, not limited simply to the Bill of Rights, the ideas and ideals of our nation's founders can be understood and upheld. The questions into Obama's eligibility has <http://www.americasright.com/2008/11/no-lack-of-constitution-here.html>never been about Obama or ideology or any sort of conspiracy to me; it has always come down to the Constitution. While not in the Bill of Rights, the intent of our founders is inherent in Article II, Section 1 -- and regardless of the political candidate in question, we should be assured that the guidelines set forth by the framers are being honored and given the respect they deserve. <http://www.americasright.com/2008/12/fighting-uphill-battle-in-rollerskates.html>As I've written before, it's been a certain segment of the population which has unnecessarily expanded--and in the process diluted--this particular issue. It's not about Obama. It's not even about the media. It's simply about the Constitution, and a question which should be answered. Posted by Jeff Schreiber <http://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=4257885249261850543&postID=1872583396114070080> [] <http://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=4257885249261850543&postID=1872583396114070080> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Please note that I do not send or open attachments sent to this list. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Catholics on Fire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Catholics-on-Fire May the blessing of Jesus and our Blessed Mother be with you -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
