“Why has Obama, for over 2 years, employed numerous private and government attorneys to avoid presenting a legitimate birth certificate and college records?”…Citizen Wells and millions of concerned Americans
“And if all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed
–if all records told the same tale–then the lie passed into
history and became truth. “Who controls the past,” ran the
Party slogan, “controls the future: who controls the present
controls the past.”…George Orwell, “1984″
The two quotes above should be enough to scare the hell out of any concerned American. The problem is that most Americans are unaware of them because of our Orwellian, biased, paid off mainstream media. They have made a deal with the devil. At least Lou Dobbs, on CNN of all places, asked the basic journalistic question, “Why doesn’t Obama provide his birth certificate?”
We know what the agenda and motives are of people like Anderson Cooper. Glenn Beck, if I understand his motives, believes that the Obama birth certificate controversy is a diversion. It may be. However, the American people deserve to hear the truth, the facts. Let them decide for themselves why Obama has employed so many attorneys to not only avoid presenting a legitimate birth certificate, but college records and other records. We know that he lied on his IL bar application (documented) and his selective service compliance is questionable. It may be as simple as that.
Does Glenn Beck believe he is smarter than the collective wisdom of the American people?
Glenn, call me.
Here is a simple summary of what a Hawai COLB is and what was presented on the internet in 2008. This is simple enough for Beck, Cooper and congressmen.
From Citizen News.
“Even if the COLB posted on the internet came from the State of HI, it is not a birth certificate and only proves that information about a birth was presented to the Hawaii Health Department.”
Will Obama appointees be removed when Obama is removed from office?
Blagojevich appointees to be removed.
From Citizen News December 3, 2010.
“The Illinois Senate today approved a measure aimed at ridding state government of hundreds of appointees put in place before Gov. Pat Quinn was sworn into office.”
“Many of them came in under impeached ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Quinn’s predecessor, which spurred attempts to “fumigate” state government after Blagojevich was removed from office.”
“The unemployment rate, which is obtained from a separate household survey, unexpectedly rose to 9.8% last month. More than 15 million people who would like to work can’t get a job.”
“The U.S. unemployment rate has now been above 9% since May 2009, or 19 months. That matches the longest stretch at such an elevated level since World War II. In the deep recession of the early 1980s, the jobless rate crept to 9% in March 1982 and remained above that mark until September 1983.”
Anderson Cooper Leo Berman interview, I mean interrogation, Orwellian word manipulation, CNN propaganda minister
“Why has Obama, for over 2 years, employed numerous private and government attorneys to avoid presenting a legitimate birth certificate and college records?”…Citizen Wells and millions of concerned Americans
“I discovered this article, folded away among my BIRTH CERTIFICATE and old vaccination forms, when I was in high school,”…Obama, “Dreams of My Father”
Anderson Cooper interviewed, I mean interrogated, Texas State Representative, Leo Berman on November 29, 2010. The last on air personality on CNN to have journalistic integrity, Lou Dobbs, left earlier this year for obvious reasons.
Although Mr. Berman did not have a perfect command of the facts and got pulled into classic far left debates and diversions, I commend Leo Berman for doing so much homework, having such a command of knowledge and caring enough about this country and the US Constitution to speak out boldly and push for common sense legislation.
One of the most important things that Representative Berman spoke of was that no member of the US Congress in January of 2009 spoke up or vetted Barack Obama before or during the certification of the Electoral College Votes. Leo Berman spoke with eloquence and authority.
The other side of the patriot coin is Anderson Cooper. Be assured that when Robert Gibbs steps down, a better manipulator of words, a better spokesman for big brother, is available, Anderson Cooper. When you watch the following video observe how Cooper so expertly employs the tactics of the far left to blur clear issues and divert attention from them. And don’t forget the big lie. Has cooper practiced to emulate Joseph Goebbels?
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.”…Joseph Goebbels
Anderson Cooper, do you know you are speaking lies or are you just repeating the often told lies?
Much of the interview was spent debating the birth certificate issues. Leo Berman repeatedly asked, as did Lou Dobbs, to see an original long form birth certificate. John McCain when questioned early in 2008 produced one. Cooper kept hammering that Obama had produced one, FactCheck.org had examined and verifed it and that the short form, COLB, was all that the State of Hawaii offered. Lies.
Anderson Cooper was at his far left, diversionary best when responding to the passport and dual citizenship issues. This is when Berman was at his worst and perhaps not totally prepared. Cooper kept hammering away at why Obama might not have dual citizenship and may have traveled to Pakistan legally.
Here is the truth about Obama’s possible dual citizenship and passport.
Obama did not have two US Citizen parents as McCain did. Obama’s father was Kenyan and therefore British. The founding fathers understood that two citizen parents were required to be a Natural Born Citizen. That is why the US Constitution was worded to grandfather them in. And if you do not have a good knowledge of that subject, consider the following US Senate Resolution 511 that Obama signed.
“Whereas John Sidney McCain, III, was born to American citizens on an American military base in the Panama Canal Zone in 1936: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That John Sidney McCain, III, is a `natural born Citizen’ under Article II, Section 1, of the Constitution of the United States.”
The passport question is simple. Whether or not Obama traveled to Pakistan legally can be debated. What is nondebatable and highly questionable is the fact that Obama has kept all of his records, including past passports, hidden.
Another big lie that Cooper told was that a couple of people have filed lawsuits against Obama. The number is far larger than 2. Also, the Supreme Court has not ruled on Obama eligibility. What they have done is failed to do their duty.
Cooper pick on someone your own “size” like Citizen Wells, Mario Apuzzo, Charles Kerchner or others who have been following these stories and paying attention.
If you are a current or new member of Congress, listen to the words and the challenge of American Patriot Leo Berman of Texas. Do your damn job. You swear an oath to defend the US Constitution.
I am not suprised that the legislation and voice of reason presented by Leo Berman came out of Texas. The people there still have some damn sense. God bless Texas. God bless the US.
Anderson Cooper, you are not getting away with this.
Obama eligibility, US Military, Who can we depend on?, Who have we always depended on?, CNN Orwellian spin
The Obama eligibility saga continues. The Constitutional crisis predicted by Philip J Berg has not diminished. The American patriot LTC Terry Lakin faces court martial this month. The Orwellian attempts by the mainstream media and even Glenn Beck to cover for Obama and misportray his eligibility persist. Recently Anderson Cooper gave a “Oscar winning” performance with his interview of Texas State Representative, Leo Berman. Big Brother, I am certain, is proud of Cooper. I have begun working on a response to the Orwellian manipulation of words and news by Anderson Cooper. He is not going to get away with it.
Anderson Cooper. If you are paying attention. Call me. You do not and can not intimidate me. I have been paying attention.
Now on to the most important part of this message. Who can we depend on? The answer is simple. It has always been the American people in grassroots efforts and the military.
I am always reminded of the Continental Army during the American Revolution along with volunteers who, kept going with the leadership and inspiration of General George Washington during the harsh winter at Valley Forge, endured the hardship to prevail. And when I say hardship I mean many deaths, extreme cold and starvation.
I am also reminded of our struggle during World War II. The thousands of US soldiers who endured hellish conditions, died so that we can have the honor of preserving the Constitution and saving this country and the millions of Americans at home who did their part. Quoting Churchill again, “This was our finest hour.”
So once again, even though they have done their duty to God and country, we must call on the military (who else can we trust) to defend the US Constitution and save this country. LTC Terry Lakin is already making the sacrifice. Multiple generals and officers of other ranks, as well as those without rank have spoken out. We must gain the support of more in the military. Sadly it will take this to get the attention of Congress.
I am asking you to educate and garner the support of more in the military, active and retired. The higher the rank the better. A letter full of high ranking military officer signatures will get the attention of somebody. And increasingly the American public.
I will leave you with a question. Is it possible to court martial Judge Lind for her apparent disregard for the US Constitution?
Obama eligibility, Natural born citizen, Obama birth certificate and college records, Simple question
“Why has Obama, for over 2 years, employed numerous private and government attorneys to avoid presenting a legitimate birth certificate and college records?”…Citizen Wells and millions of concerned Americans
“I discovered this article, folded away among my BIRTH CERTIFICATE and old vaccination forms, when I was in high school,”…Obama, “Dreams of My Father”
I have been asking the simple question about Obama going to great lengths to avoid presenting a legitimate birth certificate and college records for many months. Apparently some folks are confused about this. They mistakenly assume (assuming is one of my pet peeves) that the birth certificate issue is my main focus. They are wrong as many assumptions are.
The hidden birth certificate and college records are but puzzle pieces in the larger picture of many years of Obama deception. The reason that I pose the simple question is that it is non debatable by rational people. There is only one answer, one conclusion to be drawn from the question. Obama is hiding something(s). It is the “deer in the headlights question.” I strongly suggest that you use it. I used it yesterday.
It is clear that Obama is not a Natural Born Citizen for at least one reason and probably more. His father was a Kenyan and therefore British citizen. Some have debated that Natural Born Citizen was not defined in the US Constitution. The answer to that is simple. Among educated people of that era, it was understood that to be a Natural Born Citizen, one had to be born of two citizen parents.
An analogy is presented in the movie “A few good men.” Tom Cruise, portraying a military defense attorney, questions a Marine witness in response to the prosecution attorney stating that “code red” was not mentioned in the Marine Handbook. Cruise asks the witness if mess hall was listed in the handbook. The witness responds that it is not. Cruise then asks how he knows where the mess hall is. The answer is that it was common knowledge.
Mario Apuzzo, attorney in Kerchner v Obama, provides excellent research and background on what Natural Born Citizen means and how our founding fathers understood it.
A more recent document from the US Senate, one signed by Barack Obama, acknowledges the importance of having two US Citizen parents to be a Natural Born Citizen and eligible to be president.
“SRES 511 ATS
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 511
Recognizing that John Sidney McCain, III, is a natural born citizen.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 10, 2008
Mrs. MCCASKILL (for herself, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. OBAMA, Mr. COBURN, Mrs. CLINTON, and Mr. WEBB) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary”
“Whereas John Sidney McCain, III, was born to American citizens on an American military base in the Panama Canal Zone in 1936: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That John Sidney McCain, III, is a `natural born Citizen’ under Article II, Section 1, of the Constitution of the United States.”
“Why has Obama, for over 2 years, employed numerous private and government attorneys to avoid presenting a legitimate birth certificate and college records?”…Citizen Wells and millions of concerned Americans
“And if all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed
–if all records told the same tale–then the lie passed into
history and became truth. “Who controls the past,” ran the
Party slogan, “controls the future: who controls the present
controls the past.”…George Orwell, “1984″
“Not every item of news should be published: rather must
those who control news policies endeavor to make every item
of news serve a certain purpose.”… Joseph Goebbels
As reported here yesterday:
“The Citizen Wells Citizen News site has a new page devoted to Obama eligibility information and lawsuits. This is an effort to organize numerous articles and information on the subject as well as introduce information to a new audience or an old audience with clearer vision.”
As part of this process, I have been revisiting the early history of the Obama eligibity issues and in particular the COLB that was posted on several pro Obama sites. Two of the mouthpieces of the Obama camp, Wikipedia and FactCheck.org will be presented as examples of Orwellian, Nazi Germany type propaganda and the far left agenda of “the end justifies the means.”
Here is just a snippet of the propaganda from Wikipedia:
“conspiracy theories.
The Obama campaign released his birth certificate, certified by the Hawaii Department of Health, and posted a scanned image of it online. The posted certificate states that Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on August 4, 1961.[1] The certificate also states, “This copy serves as prima facie evidence of the fact of birth in any court proceeding”. Frequent arguments of those questioning Obama’s eligibility are that he has not released a photocopy of his “original” birth certificate, and that the use of the term “certification of live birth” on the document means it is not equivalent to one’s “birth certificate”. These arguments have been debunked numerous times by media investigations,[10] every judicial forum that has addressed the matter, and Hawaiian government officials—a consensus of whom have concluded that the certificate released by the Obama campaign is indeed his official birth certificate.[11] Asked about this, Hawaiian Department of Health spokeswoman Janice Okubo stated that Hawaii “does not have a short-form or long-form certificate”.[12] Moreover, the director of her Department has confirmed that the state “has Sen. Obama’s original birth certificate on record in accordance with state policies and procedures.”
The paragraph above is loaded with Orwellian lies and misinformation.
Congress and the US Supreme Court will be held accountable. I will be making a followup call with Senator Richard Burr’s office this week. I hope to simplify the presentation of information regarding the pseudo birth certificate and get their attention.
My article on the truth about the COLB wil be presented soon. The intent is not to replicate other efforts or reinvent the wheel, but to present a simplified summary that even a congressman can understand.
WND EXCLUSIVE: U.S. SUPREME COURT CONFERS ON OBAMA ELIGIBILITY
Conducting interviews on this topic is the Washington, D.C staff writer for WND.com, Brian Fitzpatrick.
Is president a ‘natural-born citizen’ as Constitution requires?
By Brian Fitzpatrick
(c) 2010 WND.com
WASHINGTON – Is this the case that will break the presidential eligibility question wide open?
The Supreme Court conferred today on whether arguments should be heard on the merits of Kerchner v. Obama, a case challenging whether President Barack Obama is qualified to serve as president because he may not be a “natural-born citizen” as required by Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the U.S. Constitution.
Unlike other eligibility cases that have reached the Supreme Court, Kerchner vs. Obama focuses on the “Vattel theory,” which argues that the writers of the Constitution believed the term “natural-born citizen” to mean a person born in the United States to parents who were both American citizens.
“This case is unprecedented,” said Mario Apuzzo, the attorney bringing the suit. “I believe we presented an ironclad case. We’ve shown standing, and we’ve shown the importance of the issue for the Supreme Court. There’s nothing standing in their way to grant us a writ of certiorari.”
If the Supreme Court decides to grant the “writ of certiorari,” it may direct a federal trial court in New Jersey to hear the merits of the case, or it may choose to hear the merits itself. The court’s decision on the writ could be announced as early as Wednesday.
If any court hears the merits of the case, Apuzzo says it will mark the “death knell” for Obama’s legitimacy.
“Given my research of what a natural-born citizen is, he cannot be a natural-born citizen so it’s a death knell to his legitimacy. What happens on a practical level, how our political institutions would work that out, is something else,” Apuzzo told WND.
Apuzzo observed it is “undisputed fact” that Obama’s father was a British subject.
A hearing on the merits “is also a death knell because it would allow discovery so we would be able to ask him for his birth certificate, and we don’t know what that would show,” according to Apuzzo. “We might not even get to the question of defining ‘natural-born citizen.’ If he was not born in the U.S., he’d be undocumented, because he’s never been naturalized. We don’t even know what his citizenship status is. Hawaii has said they have his records, but that’s hearsay. We have not seen the root documents.”
Another attorney who has brought Obama eligibility cases to the Supreme Court, Philip Berg, agrees that discovery would sink Obama’s presidency.
“If one court had guts enough to deal with this and allow discovery, Obama would be out of office,” Berg told WND. “We would ask for a lift of Obama’s ban on all of his documents. The last official report said Obama has spent $1.6 million in legal fees [keeping his papers secret], and the total is probably over $2 million now. You don’t spend that kind of money unless there’s something to hide, and I believe the reason he’s hiding this is because he was not born in the United States.”
“The Supreme Court has never decided to hear the merits of an eligibility case,” Berg added. “If the Supreme Court would decide to hear a case, Obama would be out of office instantly. If Congress decided to hear a case, Obama would be out of office.”
“They’re taking a different approach, arguing that both parents must be citizens,” Berg noted.
Apuzzo is arguing the “Vattel theory,” which asserts that the term “natural-born citizen” as used in the Constitution was defined by French writer Emer de Vattel. Vattel, whose work, “The Law of Nations,” was widely known and respected by the founding fathers, used the term to mean an individual born of two citizens.
According to Apuzzo, Congress and the courts have addressed the question of who can be an American citizen, for example regarding former slaves, Asian immigrants, and American Indians. However, the term “natural-born citizen” has never been altered.
“The courts and Congress have never changed the definition,” said Apuzzo. “The founding fathers understood that the commander-in-chief of the armed forces needed to have two American citizens as parents so that American values would be imparted to him.”
Apuzzo said the Supreme Court had clearly accepted Vattel’s definition of “natural-born citizen” in “dicta,” or statements made in opinions on cases addressing other matters. He cited Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall’s opinion in the 1814 “Venus” case, in which Marshall endorses Vattel’s definition.
Apuzzo also cites the writings of founding father David Ramsay, an influential South Carolina physician and historian who used similar language to Vattel.
Previous cases challenging Obama’s eligibility have all been rejected on technical grounds. Numerous courts have decided that the plaintiffs do not have “standing” to bring a suit against Obama because they have failed to prove they are directly injured by his occupation of the Oval Office.
“To me that’s false,” said Berg. “The 10th Amendment refers to ‘we the people.’ If the people can’t challenge the president’s constitutionality, that would be ridiculous.”
“My clients have a right to protection from an illegitimately sitting president,” said Apuzzo. “Every decision he makes affects the life, property, and welfare of my clients.”
Apuzzo said the founding fathers had good reason to require the president to be a natural-born citizen.
“They were making sure the President had the values from being reared from a child in the American system, and thereby would preserve everybody’s life, liberty and property in the process.
“They made that decision, so my clients have every right to expect the president to be a natural-born citizen. It goes to all your basic rights, every right that is inalienable. The president has to be a natural-born citizen.”
Sean Hannity, Lou Dobbs and Rush Limbaugh have all questioned Obama’s birth certificate, natural born citizen status and eligibility to be president. Yesterday, Rush Limbaugh stated the following on his radio show:
“The imposter got into the equivalent of the White House in Afghanistan. Did they not ask this guy for some kind of identification? They clearly didn’t. They clearly didn’t ask this guy for his birth certificate. How in the world could they trust in a leader and even give money to somebody who has not been properly vetted? Well, because it happened here in the United States. We have an imposter for all intents and purposes serving in the White House.”
Obama eligibility, Natural born citizen status, Obama birth certificate, Truth emerges, Kerchner v Obama, History being made
“Why has Obama, for over 2 years, employed numerous private and government attorneys to avoid presenting a legitimate birth certificate and college records?”…Citizen Wells and millions of concerned Americans
From Citizen Wells yesterday.
“We are poised at historical moments in this country. Tomorrow, November 23, 2010, CDR Charles Kerchner (Ret) and his attorney Mario Apuzzo, have a Petition for Writ of Certiorari scheduled for Conference before the US Supreme Court. In mid December 2010, the court martial of LTC Terry Lakin will begin. LTC Lakin refused to deploy to Afghanistan because he believes that Obama is ineligible to be president and Commander in Chief.”
Today, the US Supreme is scheduled for conference regarding the Kerchner v Obama Petition for Writ of Certiorari. We are watching. With or without the US Supreme Court, the truth about Obama and his eligibility will emerge.
A great American Patriot and at the same time, average American, who has been providing information to me and this blog for over two years, one of the many concerned Americans who put the WE in CitizenWElls, sent me the following report. One person can make a difference.
From NewsFlavor November 22, 2010.
“The Ulsterman Report: Reflections on the White House Insider”
“Finally we have the portrait of a looming scandal Insider has so successfully woven throughout a number of these interviews. Is this scandal legitimate, or simply a device to send the Obama White House scurrying for cover – some form of political distraction intended to allow Insider and others within the party to ultimately develop a platform in which to launch successful opposition? “The DOJ, Washington DC, and then back to Chicago.” According to Insider, there lies the path to this president’s downfall. President Obama’s murky ties with some of Chicago’s most notorious politicos is known, though Insider might indicate not so nearly known as they should be. What of Broadway Bank? Shorebank? Tony Rezko? Rod Blagojevich? And so many other names that darken the murky past that is Barack Obama. The Obama Department of Justice is now facing far more scrutiny than when Insider initially stated that this developing scandal would begin there – with the DOJ. Is something to be found among the Black Panther voter intimidation case? Has Attorney General Eric Holder been engaged in a protective cover up of Obama’s complicity in the Rod Blagojevich pay to play scandal? And what of the “certification file” allegedly mentioned by Nancy Pelosi? Does such a file actually exist? Was it Pelosi’s knowledge of the certification process that has allowed her to ultimately remain in power despite overseeing historical losses against Democrats during the midterm elections? Or does Pelosi have knowledge of something else? While Insider has repeatedly described any mention of Barack Obama’s eligibility status as “birther” nonsense, they have also initiated that subject themselves on occasion. Why? If the issue is so silly, so beyond the realm of possibility, why bring it up at all? Perhaps as Insider has also hinted at, there does appear to be something there, but that something might prove so debilitating to the nation’s political process that it leaves Insider not wanting to play any part in such a damaging outcome?. Of this I am certain – Insider knows far more on this subject than they have yet indicated.
As for myself regarding the subject of the “birther” issue, I now openly admit to having “found religion” as it were. There indeed does appear to be something amiss. President Obama has spent millionshiding what most would indicate as rather basic information. Education records. Writings. Travel records. And yes, clear and comprehensive proof of birth and/or citizenship. Until recently, I was among those who discounted claims of a cover-up surrounding Barack Obama’s birth story as the silly rants of those with far too much time and resulting paranoia on their hands.
No more.
Throughout the Insider interview series, good people have come forward to offer an abundance of information that at the very least, raises the distinct possibility that a determined and ongoing cover up has in fact been underway surrounding this nation’s current president – and any time there is a cover up, there exists the resulting and required question of WHY? And so I am now left asking that very question, more often, and more loudly. I hope to be able to ask it of Insider soon.
Insider – please respond.
More work remains undone – far too many questions remain unanswered…
_________
REFERENCES:
The Ulsterman Report: Banking Scandal Lurking for Obama in 2011?
Oath of office, Military, Congress, Cub scouts, US Constitution, Duty
“Why has Obama, for over 2 years, employed numerous private and government attorneys to avoid presenting a legitimate birth certificate and college records?”…Citizen Wells and millions of concerned Americans
Oath: a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one’s determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.: to testify upon oath.
“I, [name], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and
defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies,
foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to
the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental
reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully
discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter.
So help me God.”…US Military officer’s oath of office
Officers in the service of the United States are bound by this oath to disobey any order that violates the Constitution of the United States.
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the
Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and
domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;
that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation
or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge
the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”
…Congressional oath of office
One of my friends who I see with some regularity always sees me working on my computer and often on this blog. He asked me recently why I do not take a day off from writing on this blog. I responded with one word, duty. It is my duty.
The first oath that I took.
Cub Scout Promise
“I, (say your name), promise
to DO MY BEST
To do my DUTY to GOD
And my Country
To HELP other people, and
To OBEY the LAW of the Pack.”
Cub Scout Motto
“DO YOUR BEST”
LTC Terry Lakin takes his oath seriously. He is facing court martial.
CDR Charles Kerchner (Ret), takes his oath seriously. He is the plaintiff in Kerchner v Obama. He and his attorney, Mario Apuzzo have a Petition for Writ of Certiorari scheduled for Conference tomorrow, November 23, 2010, before the US Supreme Court.
Members of Congress, we demand that you follow your oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic;”
Ron Wyden to block COICA, Oregon senator opposes Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act
From PC World November 19, 2010.
“A U.S. senator has vowed to fight attempts to pass a controversial copyright protection bill that would allow the U.S. government to shut down websites suspected of hosting infringing materials.
Senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, said late Thursday that he would seek to block the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act, or COICA, from passing through the full Senate, unless the legislation is changed. Earlier Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 19-0 to approve the bill and send it to the full Senate.
Wyden called the bill the “wrong medicine” for dealing with online copyright infringement. The bill would allow the U.S. Department of Justice to seek expedited court orders requiring U.S. domain-name registrars to shut down domestic websites suspected of hosting infringing materials. The bill would also allow the DOJ, through court orders, to order U.S. ISPs to redirect customer traffic away from infringing foreign websites.
“Deploying this statute to combat online copyright infringement seems almost like using a bunker-busting cluster bomb, when what you need is a precision-guided missile,” Wyden said during a hearing on digital trade issues. “If you don’t think this thing through carefully, the collateral damage would be American innovation, American jobs, and a secure Internet.”
Wyden’s opposition means the bill is likely dead this year. Individual senators can place holds on legislation, and there are only a few working days left in the congressional session this year. Sponsors of the legislation, including fellow Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, would have to reintroduce the bill if it doesn’t pass this year.”
“COICA is an example of repeated efforts to fix long-time problems through Internet restrictions, said Ed Black, president and CEO of the Computer and Communications Industry Association, a tech trade group. The Judiciary Committee pushed through the bill without adequate hearings and input from the public, Black said.
“The significance and implications of the legislation I don’t think have been well thought through,” Black said during the hearing on digital trade. “Sadly, it’s an example of what not to do in an important, complicated digital ecosystem.””
I agree with senator Ron Wyden and Ed Black. This bill gives the government too much power and was not well thought out.
For starters, Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont is the sponsor. That should be red flag enough. This is the same Senator Leahy of Vermont who did not reply to my voice message or email when I was in Burlington, VT when I got the video of the Senator Bernie Sanders speech and a brief interview.
And what about these Republican Senator cosponsors?
Lamar Alexander [R-TN]
Thomas Coburn [R-OK]
Lindsey Graham [R-SC]
Charles Grassley [R-IA]
Orrin Hatch [R-UT]
James Inhofe [R-OK]
George Voinovich [R-OH]
More RINO’s? Or are they just not paying attention or listening to the public?
I am not certain if the full text of the bill is available yet. My first 2 attempts to get it failed.
From GovTrack, a summary.
“Congressional Research Service Summary
The following summary was written by the Congressional Research Service, a well-respected nonpartisan arm of the Library of Congress. GovTrack did not write and has no control over these summaries.
9/20/2010–Introduced.
Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act – Amends the federal criminal code to authorize the Attorney General (AG) to commence an action for injunctive relief against a domain name used by an Internet site that is “dedicated to infringing activities,” even where such a domain name is not located in the United States. Defines an Internet site that “dedicated to infringing activities” as a site that is: (1) subject to civil forfeiture; (2) designed primarily to offer goods or services in violation of federal copyright law; or (3) selling counterfeit goods. Requires the AG to maintain a public listing of domain names that the Department of Justice (DOJ) determines are dedicated to infringing activities but for which the AG has not filed an action. Allows parties to petition the AG to remove such a domain name from the list and obtain judicial review of the final determination in a civil action.”
Obama eligibility in Supreme Court November 23, 2010, Congressmen are you listening?, Military or court records or biased media reporting?
“Why has Obama, for over 2 years, employed numerous private and government attorneys to avoid presenting a legitimate birth certificate and college records?”…Citizen Wells and millions of concerned Americans
“From the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal November 17, 2010.”
“The so-called “birther movement,” which questions Obama’s citizenship, started during the 2008 presidential campaign and though most news organizations have reported that there is overwhelming evidence that the president was born in Hawaii in 1961, there is small percentage of the U.S. population which is not convinced.”
“My response to the following paragraph from above:
“The so-called “birther movement,” which questions Obama’s citizenship, started during the 2008 presidential campaign and though most news organizations have reported that there is overwhelming evidence that the president was born in Hawaii in 1961, there is small percentage of the U.S. population which is not convinced.”
The following is a factual statement:
“most news organizations have reported that there is overwhelming evidence that the president was born in Hawaii in 1961″
Most “news organizations” did repeat that lie.
“there is small percentage of the U.S. population which is not convinced.”
Apparently, the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal is part of the conspiracy to perpetuate the lies.
Facts:
July 2009 AOL Poll: 81% say Obama should release birth certificate.
August 2009 Public Policy Polling of Virginia:
Born elsewhere 24%
Not sure 24%
July 2010 CNN Poll: Less than half were convinced of Obama US birth.
Probably born in US 29 %
Probably born elsewhere 16 %
Definitely born elsewhere 11 %
So, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, what is your excuse for inaccurate reporting?”
“Why has Obama, for over 2 years, employed numerous private and government attorneys to avoid presenting a legitimate birth certificate and college records?”
The following classic left wing response to my comment:
“The Answer: He hasn’t.
Get a life, birthertard”
Here is one of numerous court records that prove that the commenter and the mainstream media are liars.
From Charles Kerchner, plaintiff in Kerchner v Obama.
Citizen WElls 