tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post625263178215076640..comments2023-09-29T06:58:20.125-07:00Comments on Badtux the Snarky Penguin: A matter of jurisdiction and standingBadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-21881144369699506832012-01-27T15:48:34.918-08:002012-01-27T15:48:34.918-08:00The ALJ wanted his 15 minutes of fame. Funny how t...The ALJ wanted his 15 minutes of fame. Funny how that 15 minutes of fame often isn't worth the trouble.montaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333471337818106739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-65561532407088493552012-01-27T08:02:08.319-08:002012-01-27T08:02:08.319-08:00A fluffy white Persian cat, I presume.
But the fa...A fluffy white Persian cat, I presume.<br /><br />But the fact of the matter is that <a href="http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog/2012/01/27/some-cold-water-on-overheated-birther-mania/" rel="nofollow">under Georgia state law, the only thing that Judge Michael Malihi can issue is a "finding of fact"</a>. He can recommend what Secretary of State Kemp should do about the matter, but the decision will actually be SoS Kemp's, and while Kemp is a hard-core Republican the chances of him giving in to birther dreams and giving that circus sideshow of freaks and lunatics what they want is pretty slim. It would almost certainly result in a massive lawsuit in Federal court and an injunction against him requiring him to put the name back onto the ballot within hours, if not days, and he'd end up getting laughed out of politics as the guy who made a laughingstock out of Georgia. <br /><br />So anyhow, that's that. In any event, it should be clear from the legal blog I mentioned above that there was no subpoena power capable of pulling a sitting President to an administrative fact-finding hearing and no requirement that the President or his legal staff participate. If the Georgia state government wants to make a laughingstock of themselves by participating in the birther circus, they can do it without the President dignifying that nonsense with his presence.<br /><br />- Badtux the Law PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-29955906927502473722012-01-27T07:02:31.158-08:002012-01-27T07:02:31.158-08:00I just hope that when issues his ruling, that this...I just hope that when issues his ruling, that this over title clerk, as you put it, does not have a cat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com