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Ghost in the Machine

(14,912 posts)
Sun Sep 16, 2012, 03:32 PM Sep 2012

Birthers sanctioned by federal judge for ‘frivolous lawsuit,’ claims Tennessee Democratic Party

Birthers sanctioned by federal judge for ‘frivolous lawsuit,’ claims Tennessee Democratic Party

The "birthers" – people who contend President Obama is not a "natural-born citizen" and therefore ineligible to be President -- are back in the news, right here in Tennessee.

The Tennessee Democratic Party issued a press release Tuesday, just as the Republican National Convention was getting underway, noting that sanctions were imposed against the plaintiffs in a federal court lawsuit in Memphis that essentially sought to block Obama’s name from this year’s election ballot in Tennessee.

The lawsuit was dismissed by U.S. District Judge S. Thomas Anderson in Memphis on June 20 after he concluded that none of the plaintiffs had established sufficient legal standing to assert their claims.

On Aug. 24, Judge Anderson granted a motion by the defendants, including the Tennessee Democratic Party, to sanction the plaintiffs for bringing a case in which their attorney, Van Irion of Knoxville, "knew or reasonably should have known that the claims in this case had no basis in law," according to the judge’s order.

http://www.politifact.com/tennessee/statements/2012/sep/02/tennessee-democratic-party/birthers-sanctioned-federal-judge-frivolous-lawsui/


Read the sanctions order here: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/420922-sanctions-order.html

That's how you deal with birthers... smack 'em down til it hurts!

Peace,

Ghost
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Birthers sanctioned by federal judge for ‘frivolous lawsuit,’ claims Tennessee Democratic Party (Original Post) Ghost in the Machine Sep 2012 OP
K&R nt avebury Sep 2012 #1
Exciting to read. yellerpup Sep 2012 #2
Thank you for posting this! Tennessee Gal Sep 2012 #3
excellent! ibegurpard Sep 2012 #4
While it's good, cloudbase Sep 2012 #5
The fees are over $22,000 Hokie Sep 2012 #6

Hokie

(4,284 posts)
6. The fees are over $22,000
Sun Sep 16, 2012, 06:21 PM
Sep 2012

The defense team for the Tennessee Democratic Party has calculated the fees for the case and submitted them to the judge for approval. They are over $22,000. Let's hope the judge approves them. Van Irion, the Birther attorney in the case, will appeal of course. There were a couple other cases filed by Birthers in Washington State and New Jersey where the cases were recently denied and costs awarded. These are usually a lot less than fees though. In case you want the score the Birthers have now lost 150 cases and counting.

http://tesibria.typepad.com/whats_your_evidence/BIRTHER%2520CASE%2520LIST.pdf

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