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proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts) Mon Jan 23, 2012, 03:19 PM Jan 2012

Georgia judge orders President Obama to appear in court over 'birthers' suit

A Georgia judge has ordered President Barack Obama to appear in court in Atlanta Thursday for a hearing on a complaint that says Obama isn’t a natural-born citizen and can’t be president.

Orly Taitz, the California attorney who brought the legal challenge to Obama’s name on the March Georgia presidential primary ballot, says this is what she has been working for over the last three years.

“This will be 100 times bigger than Watergate,” she said Saturday morning, referring to the scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon in 1974.

“There are high ranking judges and federal officials who are involved in this cover up. The ramifications of this trial will be enormous.”

More . . . http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/23/3386778/georgia-judge-orders-president.html

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Georgia judge orders President Obama to appear in court over 'birthers' suit (Original Post) proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 OP

this woman needs help. spanone Jan 2012 #1

Are Georgia judges elected? lpbk2713 Jan 2012 #2

Appointed in 1995 PA Democrat Jan 2012 #10

Unfuckingbelievable. a judge going along with that crazy ¥&$> NC_Nurse Jan 2012 #3

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahaha malaise Jan 2012 #4

In his birthday suit? frazzled Jan 2012 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Bunny Jan 2012 #24

That's how I read it too guitar man Jan 2012 #27

I predict warrior1 Jan 2012 #6

I think Obama should appear. His B Calm Jan 2012 #7

"...The ramifications of this trial will be enormous.” OriginalGeek Jan 2012 #8

LOL proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #26

Crazy Taterz is still at it? marmar Jan 2012 #9

he should attend with a full secret service team madrchsod Jan 2012 #11

Oh, good luck with that, Your Honor. MineralMan Jan 2012 #12

Really? SpartanDem Jan 2012 #13

Widely-reported misinformation on Georgia hearing jaxx Jan 2012 #14

Sadly, that kind of lazy reporting (by stressed, shrunken staffs) is typical these days. marmar Jan 2012 #17

Thanks for that muriel_volestrangler Jan 2012 #20

Good. Now I'll watch Fox tonight to see if they even mention. What are the odds? skip fox Jan 2012 #21

Er, why would a state be hosting signed, blank subpoena forms on their website? Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #25

Not as bad as it seems. MGKrebs Jan 2012 #15

Deputy Chief Judge Michael Malihi Evasporque Jan 2012 #16

You have to be kidding me obamanut2012 Jan 2012 #18

This is really a non-issue at this pint. MGKrebs Jan 2012 #19

So what does that mean? skip fox Jan 2012 #22

That's what it looks like. MGKrebs Jan 2012 #23

spanone

(135,838 posts)

1. this woman needs help.

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 03:20 PM

Jan 2012

lpbk2713

(42,757 posts)

2. Are Georgia judges elected?

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 03:23 PM

Jan 2012

If so, I'd say this one is fishing for votes.

PA Democrat

(13,225 posts)

10. Appointed in 1995

Reply to lpbk2713 (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 03:39 PM

Jan 2012

according to official website:

http://www.osah.ga.gov/judges-dir-detail.aspx?StaffID=mmalihi

NC_Nurse

(11,646 posts)

3. Unfuckingbelievable. a judge going along with that crazy ¥&$>

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 03:30 PM

Jan 2012

malaise

(269,005 posts)

4. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahaha

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 03:31 PM

Jan 2012

OK then - come and get him at the State of the Union

frazzled

(18,402 posts)

5. In his birthday suit?

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 03:35 PM

Jan 2012

Oh, I read that wrong. But that would be the only way that this would be "100 times bigger than Watergate": if the president showed up in a Georgia courtroom in his birthday suit. Otherwise, this is just more indication of how the crazy resides in every pocket of America.

This is so pathetic.

Response to frazzled (Reply #5)

Bunny This message was self-deleted by its author.

guitar man

(15,996 posts)

27. That's how I read it too

Reply to frazzled (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 08:38 PM

Jan 2012

...at first. I have GOT to get new reading glasses!

warrior1

(12,325 posts)

6. I predict

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 03:36 PM

Jan 2012

the judge will be made a laughing stock. Drummed out of office and a rail.

fucking idiot.

B Calm

(28,762 posts)

7. I think Obama should appear. His

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 03:36 PM

Jan 2012

ratings would go through the roof over this silliness.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)

8. "...The ramifications of this trial will be enormous.”

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 03:37 PM

Jan 2012

proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts)

26. LOL

Reply to OriginalGeek (Reply #8)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 08:34 PM

Jan 2012

marmar

(77,081 posts)

9. Crazy Taterz is still at it?

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 03:38 PM

Jan 2012

madrchsod

(58,162 posts)

11. he should attend with a full secret service team

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 03:40 PM

Jan 2012

then the court should bill orly for the cost due the american taxpayers.

MineralMan

(146,315 posts)

12. Oh, good luck with that, Your Honor.

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 03:41 PM

Jan 2012

You're about to be handed your hat and shown the door.

SpartanDem

(4,533 posts)

13. Really?

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 04:07 PM

Jan 2012

who is the dumb, redneck judge that did this?

jaxx

(9,236 posts)

14. Widely-reported misinformation on Georgia hearing

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 04:09 PM

Jan 2012

Widely-reported misinformation on Georgia hearing
By Dr. Conspiracy on January 23, 2012

<..> It’s totally bogus. Orly Taitz got a blank subpoena form signed by Judge Malihi from a State web site and served it on Obama’s attorney. While the Judge has so far refused defense motions to quash the subpoena, the Judge has not issued any order for Obama to appear, nor could he. An administrative law judge in Georgia lacks the authority to compel testimony; that takes an order from the Superior Court.

I am very disappointed that the media would repeat birther nonsense like this. Even the birthers are backing off from this rumor.

http://www.obamaconspiracy.org/2012/01/widely-reported-misinformation-on-georgia-hearing/

The media is losing it, reporting rumors as fact....what the hell.

marmar

(77,081 posts)

17. Sadly, that kind of lazy reporting (by stressed, shrunken staffs) is typical these days.

Reply to jaxx (Reply #14)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 04:31 PM

Jan 2012

muriel_volestrangler

(101,319 posts)

20. Thanks for that

Reply to jaxx (Reply #14)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 06:00 PM

Jan 2012

It did seem surprising a judge would order Obama to turn up when everyone apart from Taitz agreed this was sorted out months, or years, ago.

skip fox

(19,359 posts)

21. Good. Now I'll watch Fox tonight to see if they even mention. What are the odds?

Reply to jaxx (Reply #14)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 06:01 PM

Jan 2012

n/t

Ruby the Liberal

(26,219 posts)

25. Er, why would a state be hosting signed, blank subpoena forms on their website?

Reply to jaxx (Reply #14)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 06:19 PM

Jan 2012

And why isn't Oily being charged and fined?

MGKrebs

(8,138 posts)

15. Not as bad as it seems.

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 04:17 PM

Jan 2012

The judge just denied the Defense motion to quash a subpoena. The defense attorney didn't provide any supporting reason for the judge (maybe just trying to buy time or assumed the judge would consider the suit frivolous).
The judge basically invited the defense to provide a reason to quash the subpoena so a revised motion is sure to follow soon.

Evasporque

(2,133 posts)

16. Deputy Chief Judge Michael Malihi

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 04:28 PM

Jan 2012

Boston University Law Degree
91' Alabama U grad

Was once nominated for GA State Supreme Court...

obamanut2012

(26,077 posts)

18. You have to be kidding me

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 05:05 PM

Jan 2012

This Judge needs to be impeached or recalled or whatever immediately.

What a waste of time, money, and resources for both the US Government and the State of Georgia. What an embarrassment for the latter.