Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Obama’s Birth Certificate
I’ve long since abandoned any of my doubts about Obama’s citizenship, but the grounds for the dismissal of this lawsuit seem a bit strange:
A lawsuit filed by Democratic attorney Philip Berg alleging that Sen. Barack Obama is ineligible to be president was dismissed by a federal judge yesterday on grounds that Berg lacks standing to bring the lawsuit.
In a 34-page memorandum that accompanied the court order, the Hon. R. Barclay Surrick concludes that ordinary citizens can’t sue to ensure that a presidential candidate actually meets the constitutional requirements of the office.
Citizens can’t raise legal questions about the qualifications of Presidential candidates?
What ever happened to “consent of the governed?”
