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The various legal shenanigans attempted by Birthers all boil down to one very simple premise: Obama cannot be president of the United States because he’s black. Period. Questioning his birth certificate. Questioning whether having an African father makes him not an American citizen. Always some new “question” as to his legitimacy as president. All of these are just window dressing. The problem is, and always has been, he’s black.

Well, at least one Alaskan (no, it’s not Palin) has decided to just go ahead and say.

Earlier this week, Gordon Warren Epperly filed a lawsuit to have Obama removed from the November ballot. His (rather brazen) reasoning?

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Barack Hussein Obama II, a.k.a. Barack Hussein Obama, a.ka. Barack H. Obama has the race status of being a “mulatto.” Barack Obama’s father (Barack Hussein Obama I) was a full blood Negro being born Nyang’oma Kogelo, Nyanza Province, Kenya and raised in the Colony of Kenya. Barack Obama’s mother (Stanley Ann Dunham) was a white Caucasian woman being born in Wichita, Kansas on November 29, 1942 and raised in the state of Washington and in the state of Hawaii...

As stated above, for an Individual to be a candidate for the office of president of the United States, the candidate must meet the qualifications set forth in the United States Constitution and one of those qualifications is that the Candidate shall be a “natural born citizen” of the United States. As Barack Hussein Obama II is of the “mulatto” race, his status of citizenship is founded upon the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Before the [purported] ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment, the race of “Negro” or “mulatto” had no standing to be citizens of the United States under the United States Constitution.

As the fourteenth amendment is only a grant of “civil rights” and not a grant of “political rights” Barack Hussein Obama II does not have and “political rights” under any provision of the United States Constitution to hold any Public Office of the United States government.

So, because President Obama is half-black, or more crassly, a Mulatto, he has no “political rights” under the Constitution. This would also include, by the way, the right to vote, the right to peaceably assemble, etc.

Such honesty is refreshing, really. Of course, Mr. Epperly goes into the grand conspiracy of the mysterious birth certificate, but the main thrust of his argument is that black people are not real Americans. It’s about time a conservative just came out and admitted it. Don’t be fooled by right wing protestations of it being an ISOLATED INCIDENT, this is how they think. America, to them, is a White (not white, White) Christian nation that is theirs by right. Obama is just a black usurper. Who do you think they’re talking about when they scream “I want my country back!”?

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ORIGINAL: SoftBonds

So is someone going to claim Obama's momma wasn't a US citizen???

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ORIGINAL: DaNewAgeViking

That boy (the one who filed this pornography as a legal brief) should be horse whipped. If there is any shred of decency left in Alaska, the judge will throw this out on the wording alone.

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"Anchor babies loophole,"

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I WANT OBAMA!! THIS IS JUST MORE BULL CONCOCTED BY THE REPUBLICAN MUD SLINGING TEAM TO OUST A GREAT PRESIDENT.

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ORIGINAL: SoftBonds

Interesting point about the constitution, it never says the president must be born in the USA. Only that the president must be a "Natural Born Citizen."
Primary ways to be a Natural Born citizen? Being born in the US, OR being born to a parent who is a US Citizen OR being found in the United States before the age of 5 years and not having lack of citizenship proven by the 18th birthday.
Among others, John McCain was not born in the US (born in Panama)... For that matter, a lot of children of the military are not born in the US. Does someone really want to claim that the children of folk willing to put their lives on the line for their nation should not be full citizens???
Also note that if the right ever closes off the "Anchor babies loophole," that the only way to be a US citizen will be by being born to a US citizen.
So is someone going to claim Obama's momma wasn't a US citizen???

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ORIGINAL: Fightdirecto

The "'non-Caucasians' are 14th Amendment citizens - not really citizens" argument has been in the White Supremacist play book for quite some time. But using it to file a lawsuit is rare - and desperate.

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ORIGINAL: Real0ne

momma was required to be in hawaii for 5 years and she was only there for 4, daddy is a brit.

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ORIGINAL: DaNewAgeViking

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ORIGINAL: Real0ne

momma was required to be in hawaii for 5 years and she was only there for 4, daddy is a brit.

Gawd, talk about Radical Shuck And Jive - the law you quote so eagerly refers to 'aliens' residing in any of the states - Momma Obama was born a US citizen, so that doesn't apply to her. For that matter, she didn't need to be a resident of Hawaii for 5 years even if she was an alien, any state would do since it's all one big country. Talk about desperate! What will you do once Obama is reelected?

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ORIGINAL: Real0ne

you are hereby declared winner by impasse! LMAO Of course you have lots of law to back up those unfounded statements dont you. at least you didnt deny daddy is a brit which also disqualifies him, I wont tell if you dont! LMAO