Georgia judge to hear arguments on eligibility of Barack Obama on ballot; Orly Taitz hails decision

[one_voice]

“Birther” attorney Orly Taitz, a national leader among those who claim President Barack Obama isn’t an American citizen, is hailing a Tuesday decision by a Georgia judge as a victory in her movement.

Deputy Chief Judge Michael Malihi in the Office of State Administrative Hearings denied a motion by Obama asking to dismiss the complaint that seeks to keep his name off the state ballot during the March presidential primary. The judge’s decision now sets the stage for a Jan. 26 hearing on the issue in Fulton County.

Obama is not required to attend the hearing, a court official said.

Initially filed in November by Taitz on behalf of a Georgia resident, the complaint argues that Obama isn’t a natural born citizen and is ineligible from being president.

“He does not satisfy the ‘natural born citizen’ constitutional requirement for President to be on the ballot due to his foreign citizenship and allegiance to three other nations,” the documents state.

On her blog, Taitz lauded the judge’s ruling, claiming she could now depose Obama.

“I can now depose Obama and everybody else (i)nvolved without any impediment,” the California attorney posted on her website.

Read more here: http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2012/01/04/1880356/georgia-judge-to-hear-arguments.html#storylink=cpy

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. She. Is. An. Idiot.

An obsessed one.

[one_voice]

3. Yup!...

the judge not outright dismissing this, makes her more obsessed.

I don't understand the decision.

[Brother Buzz]

12. Perhaps the Judge is just looking for a bit levity in his court

Dressing down Taitz could be entertaining, not to mention bragging rights at the country club.

[jmowreader]

18. Or the judge is a birther himself

[Brother Buzz]

19. Perhaps Judge Clay D. Land, fellow Georgian, belongs to the same country club

Bragging rights

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. !

[montanacowboy]

4. Oh FFS

just go the hell away you goddamn idiot

[stevenleser]

5. The funny thing about this is, no Democrat is going to win Georgia's electoral votes right now so...

if they somehow keep his name off the ballot in that state, is it going to make a difference?

[BlueToTheBone]

17. This is just for the primary.

But this is pretty stupid.

[sakabatou]

6. Hasn't her 15 min. been up yet?

[southernyankeebelle]

10. Deport this idiot as an undesirable. I don't care if they approved her citizenship. Revoke it.

[Blue Owl]

7. Odds are Oily Taint is pleased by Santorum's recent explosion in Iowa

n/t

[onehandle]

8. Georgia 2012 = Mississippi fifty years ago. nt

[spanone]

9. this woman needs psychiatric help.

[pinboy3niner]

11. Orly Taitz: Another thinker and orator of 'Monkey Pancakes' caliber

[onenote]

13. First, its an administrative law judge

the "court" that made this ruling is the Office of Administrative Hearings for the State of Georgia. Among its responsibilities, the OAHS handles ballot disputes. Under Georgia law, apparently, eligible voters have standing to challenge to challenge the qualfications of a candidate for office who files a notice of candidacy." Crazy Taitzy rounded up some Georgians to file complaints challenging Obama's qualifications. The issue initially was whether the law applied to candidates at the primary stage. The judge said he couldn't find anything in the plain language of the law to distinguish primary elections from general elections, so he let the case go forward. As far as whether Crazy gets to depose anyone...as I read the applicable rules of procedure, she only will get to conduct discovery if and to the extent the judge allows it. For the moment at least, he's denied a previous request for discovery on the grounds that it was for the purpose of responding to the Obama campaign's motion to dismiss and that's now moot.

[Aristus]

14. Stay classy, Georgia...

[powergirl]

15. Olry ain't deposing jack squat

She's about to lose her law license and this type of hearing is actually for the purpose of making HER articulate her cause of action. Whenever Orly talks, things go south for her.

[KatyaR]

16. She couldn't "depose" a blackhead off her forehead....

Stupid judge.....