Martin loses in Hawaii
Honolulu Circuit Court Judge Bert Ayabe on Wednesday ruled that author Andy Martin had no standing under state law to obtain a copy of the birth certificate.
Ayabe said in his decision that Martin had no “direct and tangible interest in the vital statistic records being sought.” Hawaii public records laws are more restrictive than in many states and allow birth and death certificates to be released only to family members and those with a “direct” interest.
All Americans have a direct interest in knowing whether Obama is constitutionally eligible to be the president. None of these suits will go anywhere. Apparently Obama is untouchable.
Comment by Laura — November 22, 2008 @ 2:06 pm
It appears that both Andy Martin and Philip J. Berg brought their actions against Obama in State Court.
The crux of their issue however was constitutional and concerned the public process of an election and the electorate’s choice for President.
It seems to me that given the issue, both should have brought their cases to Federal Court and avoided getting hung up on state laws that required them to either prove either real harm to them personally in Berg’s case or to establish that the law limiting access to who is entitled to obtain a copy of a birth certificate should be overriden in Martin’s case.
Hopefully some American lawyers read this and provide an explanation so that Martin’s and Berg’s efforts and choice of court and jurisdiction adds to the understanding of why both cases were dismissed and whether they did choose the wrong jurisdiction to litigate their issues.
Comment by Bill Narvey — November 23, 2008 @ 8:38 am
Bill, people are already trying to get SCOTUS’ attention but are failing:
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/obamas_birth_certifcate_forgery/
Comment by Shy Guy — November 23, 2008 @ 8:51 am