Clarence Thomas takes on Obama on citizenship question

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(December 3, 2008) - In a highly unusual move, U.S. Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has asked his colleagues on the court to consider the request of an East Brunswick, N.J. attorney who has filed a lawsuit challenging President-elect Barack Obama’s status as a United States citizen.

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The court has scheduled a Dec. 5 conference on the writ -- just 10 days before the Electoral College meets.

The high court’s only African American is bringing the matter to his colleagues as a result of the writ that was filed by attorney Leo Donofrio. Donofrio sued the New Jersey Secretary of State Nina Wells, contending that Obama was not qualified to be on the state’s presidential ballot because of Donofrio’s own questions about Obama citizenship.

Donofrio is a retired lawyer who identifies himself as a “citizen’s advocate.” The AFRO learned that he is a contributor to naturalborncitizen.wordpress.com, a Web site that raises questions about Obama’s citizenship.

Calls made to Donofrio’s residence were not returned to the AFRO by press time.

Donofrio is questioning Obama’s citizenship because the former Illinois senator, whose mom was from Kansas, was born in Hawaii and his father was a Kenyan national. Therefore, Donofrio argues, Obama’s dual citizenship does not make Obama “a natural born citizen” as required by Article II, Section I of the U.S. Constitution.

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Thomas’s actions were rare because, by custom, when a justice rejects a petition from his own circuit, the matter is dead. Even if, as can be the case under Rule 22, the matter can be submitted to another justice for consideration, that justice out of respect, will reject it also, said Trevor Morrison, a professor of law at Columbia University School of Law.

Morrison said that Thomas’s actions are once in a decade. “When that does happen, the case has to be of an extraordinary nature and this does not fit that circumstance,” he said.

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Donofrio wants the court to order the Electoral College to postpone its Dec. 15 proceedings until it rules on the Obama citizenship.

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[EstebanTrabajos 7]

What??

Come on, not this ShT again! give it up and move on people! learn to say it, BLAAAACK president BLAAACK president AAAfrican American President, ok? now your turn...(not you AJ )

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What??

Come on, not this ShT again! give it up and move on people! learn to say it, BLAAAACK president BLAAACK president AAAfrican American President, ok? now your turn...(not you AJ )

The only black SCOTUS justice is the one who wants to hear this after it was already dismissed by one of his colleagues!

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[Sister Fracas 5]

Born in Hawaii = natural born.... case closed.

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Born in Hawaii = natural born.... case closed.

Justice Clarence Thomas feels otherwise.

[almaty 19]

thomas is a tool....and the dumbest f##ker ever to be a supreme court justice

[Sister Fracas 5]

Born in Hawaii = natural born.... case closed.

Justice Clarence Thomas feels otherwise.

He can feel all he wants, but he can't prove that Hawaii isn't US soil. LOL

[AlHayatZween 2]

Born in Hawaii = natural born.... case closed.

Yeah, that's what i thought, no??

Does this mean i can't run for president... born in NJ, of course...

[Sister Fracas 5]

Born in Hawaii = natural born.... case closed.

Yeah, that's what i thought, no??

Does this mean i can't run for president... born in NJ, of course...

Joisey... no, that's a different country all together...

*runs*

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Zween, run for governor! I'll vote for ya. Your election platform can be to ban out of state drivers from the Parkway

Donofrio is questioning Obama’s citizenship because the former Illinois senator, whose mom was from Kansas, was born in Hawaii and his father was a Kenyan national. Therefore, Donofrio argues, Obama’s dual citizenship does not make Obama “a natural born citizen” as required by Article II, Section I of the U.S. Constitution.

I believe the argument here is that if you're born with automatic dual citizenship then you're not a natural born citizen.

Apparently Thomas thinks there's something to it.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

That sounds like a fairly weak case to me - nothing to do with that birth certificate guff but whether dual-citizenship makes a person "natural born".

It would be a huge precedent if that were determined to be the case.

Of course if that were true - it would surely follow that the USC children of VJers wouldn't be eligible for the Presidency either...

As I say - it sounds like a weak case.

Edited December 4, 2008 by Paul Daniels

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Of course if that were true - it would surely follow that the USC children of VJers wouldn't be eligible for the Presidency either...

Only the children of couples from countries where dual citizenship is automatic, no?

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Even if hypothetically, being born in Hawaii would make him a dual citizen, does Justice Thomas want SCOTUS to nullify the election results? Even Justice Scalia has commented that when the election of 2000 was brought to the Supreme Court, it would have sent the wrong precedent had the Court been the final decider. Perhaps Scalia should call Thomas into his chambers for a heart to heart talk?

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Perhaps Scalia should call Thomas into his chambers for a heart to heart talk?

Italian jokes are anti-TOS, what a shame.