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maxomaiOrly Taitz and company tried, and failed, to get Barack Obama knocked off the ballot in Indiana. Undeterred from that failure, they then moved on to Georgia. Taitz and three other lawyers showed up; Obama and his lawyer did not. This, naturally, pissed off the judge. Thus Taitz et. al. argued against an empty table in front of a judge that was angry at the other side.
Taitz et. al. still lost, because the facts and the law are simply not on their side.
The ten-page decision is here. Both the judge's anger at Obama's counsel and his utter distain for Taitz's arguments are clear.
Unfortunately, as with any religious cult or screwball movement, defeat for the birthers has the dual effect of scattering some while hardening the resolve of others. So it shall be in this case. And so Taitz will go on wasting her time, and her clients' time and money, arguing that Barack Obama is, somehow, not a citizen of the United States. And she will continue losing.
Taitz et. al. still lost, because the facts and the law are simply not on their side.
The ten-page decision is here. Both the judge's anger at Obama's counsel and his utter distain for Taitz's arguments are clear.
Unfortunately, as with any religious cult or screwball movement, defeat for the birthers has the dual effect of scattering some while hardening the resolve of others. So it shall be in this case. And so Taitz will go on wasting her time, and her clients' time and money, arguing that Barack Obama is, somehow, not a citizen of the United States. And she will continue losing.
