Monthly Archives: April 2010

Birther provision approved by Arizona House

After a 31-22 vote, the Arizona House of Representatives voted for a provision that would require candidates for President to show documents proving they meet the constitutional requirements to be president to get on the ballot in Arizona. This according … Continue reading

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Unique identifiers

In our continuing effort to repair the damage to public education done by birthers, I want to talk about “unique identifiers” and birth certificates as identity documents. In a recent article Margaret Hemenway (spokesperson for Terry Lakin and daughter of … Continue reading

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Taitz demands retraction

I wish it were from me (I could use the publicity), but it is from the LA Times according an email announcement from Orly today. Says Tea Party snub not about birtherism In a letter to the LA Times, Orly … Continue reading

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See Orly run! Run, run, run!

Yeah, Orly’s got a new web site, RunOrlyRun.com. This is the official web site for Orly Tait’s candidacy for California Secretary of State. Failing to have her political question addressed by the courts, Orly is trying politics. Well isn’t that … Continue reading

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Ruth Jones and the last crusade

Perhaps not the last, but Jones v Obama in the Central District of California is the only one of the scores of frivolous lawsuits filed over President Obama’s eligibility that is still alive in original jurisdiction. It was filed on … Continue reading

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The really short form

My first job out of college was with a county health department in South Carolina, and in 1977 I was tasked with writing a system to print birth certificates. Computer files from the state were sent to the county on … Continue reading

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