Maxine Waters of California is an example of Democrats
entrenched in Congress who have contributed to the
mortgage crisis and economic downturn and if allowed
will turn this country into a socialist state.
From a Wall Street Journal article dated March 12, 2009:
“Waters Helped Bank Whose Stock She Once Owned
California Democrat Has Championed Minority-Owned OneUnited on Capitol Hill and Criticized Its Government Regulators”
“WASHINGTON — When Rep. Barney Frank was looking to aid a Boston-based lender last fall, the Massachusetts Democrat urged Maxine Waters, a colleague on the House Financial Services Committee, to “stay out of it,” he says.
The reason: Ms. Waters, a longtime congresswoman from California, had close ties to the minority-owned institution, OneUnited Bank.
Ms. Waters and her husband have both held financial stakes in the bank. Until recently, her husband was a director. At the same time, Ms. Waters has publicly boosted OneUnited’s executives and criticized its government regulators during congressional hearings. Last fall, she helped secure the bank a meeting with Treasury officials.”
“Such potential conflicts of interest are more serious as the banking system’s crisis has led the government to take an increasingly active role in overseeing financial institutions, including OneUnited. The financial-services committee on which Ms. Waters sits oversees banking issues, and the lawmaker is a potential future chairman.”
“Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics, a watchdog group, says Ms. Waters should have recused herself from any matters involving the bank. If her support helped OneUnited, “it was a disservice to her constituents,” Ms. Krumholz says.”
“OneUnited’s executives have donated $12,500 to Ms. Waters’s election campaigns.”
“Ms. Waters and her husband, Sidney Williams, were investors in two African-American owned California banks that merged with other lenders in 2002 to form OneUnited. Congressional financial-disclosure forms show Ms. Waters acquired OneUnited stock worth between $250,000 and $500,000 in March 2004, as did Mr. Williams. Mr. Williams joined the board of OneUnited that year.”
“In a brief interview in January, Ms. Waters said she was unaware the bank received $12 million of TARP money, which arrived in December. OneUnited was “just a small” bank, she said.
A provision designed to aid OneUnited was written into the federal bailout legislation by Mr. Frank, who is chairman of the financial-services panel. Mr. Frank has said he inserted the provision to help the only African-American owned bank in his home state. He said in an interview that Ms. Waters’s interest “had zero impact on the outcome because I would have done it anyway.””
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“DEFENDOURFREEDOMS.US: Officer Scott Easterling Needs Your Help
Officer Scott Easterling Needs Your Help
Dear Judiciary Committee Member:
Tennessee resident Officer Scott Easterling is currently serving in Iraq. Officer Easterling, along with four Tennessee State Representatives (Stacey Campfield, Glen Casada, Frank Nicely and Eric Swafford) are plaintiffs on to a lawsuit filed by Dr. Orly Taitz which is requesting documentation from President Obama that will prove he is a “Natural Born Citizen”. Over 100 military members have signed on to this case, with many being from our state.
After signing on to the lawsuit Officer Easterling started being harassed and someone impersonating Officer Eastering created a blog that put him in a very bad light. If a member of our military has a concern it should be promptly addressed and they should NOT be harassed.
Officer Eastering becoming a plaintiff in this case was recently reported in Military.com ( http://www.military.com/ ). Here is what part of the article says:
Using words such as “imposter” and “usurper,” an active-duty Army officer in Iraq joined a California lawyer’s lawsuit intended to force President Barack Obama to prove he is a legal U.S. citizen, and therefore able to legally serve as the commander in chief….
How can you help? We need to support our brave military people that are out their defending our Constitution. Therefore,I am asking that you join the representatives from other states that have signed the attached subpeona request. The State of Tennessee should stand up and protect the ones that are protecting our rights..
I have attached two formats to make sure that you will be able to open one. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at the below number or reply to this note. Dr. Taitz will be happy to address any of your specific questions about the case, or this request. She may be contacted at r_Taitz@Yahoo.com”>Dr_Taitz@Yahoo.com or 949-683-5411.”
“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;”
Military Joining The American Resistance
To Protect The Constitution
From the Jeff Schreiber interview of Philip Berg regarding
the Colonel Gregory S. Hollister lawsuit filed against
Barry Soetoro, aka, Barack Obama.
“Col. Hollister, the plaintiff, is a retired Air Force colonel,
he’s about 52 years old or so, and served this country from
1978 to 1998 before being honorably discharged. During that
time, when he served this country, he swore to protect America
against all enemies foreign and domestic – which is interesting
because, right now, we may have a domestic crisis going on.
Hollister contacted us. He’s not the only military man we’ve
had contact us in hopes to help. We’ve had quite a few who,
over the past few months, called to offer their support. He
called us because he is perplexed. Here he is, on the Individual
Ready Reserve—meaning that he is able, that he is subject to
Presidential recall now and for the rest of his life—and he sees
what’s going on across the world and he’s perplexed as to whether
he could, if called up to serve again, follow orders from a
Commander in Chief who may or may not be constitutionally
eligible for that position. If Obama is sworn in on January 20th,
if he takes that Oath of Office, he is usurping the powers of the
president of the United States. And, when the truth comes out,
and it will, it will mean that all of Obama’s laws and orders
will be deemed invalid and will come back.
So Col. Hollister is perplexed. If he is called up, he has a duty
to obey lawful orders from the Commander in Chief and on down the
chain of command. And he would also have a duty to disobey
unlawful orders. He took an Oath of Enlistment to fight for and
defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic,
but he’s confused because he doesn’t know who these duties will
be owed to if Obama is sworn in. Is he qualified to be Commander
in Chief? What if he was born in Kenya? What if he is an illegal
alien?”
Officer Clinton Grimes, a US Navy veteran and a police officer,
has joined Dr. orly Taitz’ lawsuit as a plaintiff.
“Officer Grimes joins the Military Action
Officer Grimes served in the Navy and currently is a police officer. As many of my readers know, I have a dual degree, being both a dentist and an attorney. Mr. Grimes and his family have been patients of mine. I was accused of being a racist and filing this case because I have an ax to grind, which is a total defamation of my character. Many of my patients are of different racial and ethnic background. I speak Spanish and many of my patients are Hispanic. A number of my legal clients in this action are of different ethnic background. One of them, Ambassador Dr. Keyes was seen on TV recently and he is African-American. This has nothing to do with race. It has to do with concealment of vital records, with massive fraud of American citizens, with Mr. Obama/Soetoro spiting in the face of each and every law abiding US citizen and arrogantly refusing to provide his vital records. It has to do with my deep concern in regards to our National security, when a foreign National, citizen of Indonesia and Kenya is siting in the White House and making extremely dangerous decisions, releasing known terrorists from GITMO, giving 900 million to Gaza, when we are in the midst of depression, owing 85 trillion dollars, and while Gaza is run by the most violent, radical organization Hamas, whom Obama decided to bring to this country through expedited immigration procedures.
Orly
Dr. Taitz,
My consent form is attached. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this lawsuit. I was dismayed from the beginning at the attitude of Barack Obama towards us who wear the uniform. He accused me and my brothers and sisters in arms of “air raiding villages and terrorizing civilians” in Iraq.
I have commented many times that he (Barack Obama) would not be able to pass the background check to be a Naval Officer or a Police Officer. Additionally he does not support HR 218 which allows me t be able to protect myself and my family. I could go on and on. For the last 25 yearsI have painstakingly presented numerous documents over my police and Navy careers. If he a US citizen, presenting his birth certificate should be no problem. I believe that knowing that the person at the top of the military and law enforcement chains of command is eligible to hold the office is a reasonable request.
Very Respectfully,
Clint Grimes
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of all who threaten it!
CONSENT FORM
DATE: 2/26/09
Attn. Orly Taitz, Esq.
26302 La Paz, Ste. 211
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
I agree to be a plaintiff in the legal action to be filed by Orly Taitz, Esq. in a PETITION FOR A DECLARATORY JUDGEMENT whether Barry Soetoro, citizen of Indonesia and possibly still citizen of Kenya, aka BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA IS QUALIFIED TO BE PRESIDENT of the U.S or TO BE COMMANDER IN CHIEF of the U.S. ARMED FORCES, in that I am or was a sworn member of the U.S. military (subject to recall) and I could conceivably be given unlawful orders by a Constitutionally unqualified Commander In Chief, and by following such orders I can be subject to court martial.
TYPED NAME or Signature:
FULL NAME: Clinton Alan Grimes
POSITION IN THE MILITARY/RANK/DATES SERVED/STATUS: CDR/0-5 US Navy (Reserve)
1 OCTOBER 1984 – Present
OCCUPATION: N-5 Mentor, NCAGS DELTA, Silverdale, WA
Civilian Occupation: Sergeant, Long Beach Police Department
ACHIEVEMENTS: Navy Commendation Medal (2), Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Medal(2), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal, , Global War on Terror Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Navy/Marine Overseas Service Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve Medal w/”M” device and Bronze Hourglass, Rifleman Expert Medal, Pistol Expert Medal, Surface Warfare Breast Insignia.
Police Awards: Police Awards: Employee of the Year 1999, Meritorious Class A
As Attorney Orly Taitz is performing this service for her country Pro Bono, any amount that you can contribute will be most helpful. (Orly has already done two RT ‘redeye’s’ to Washington DC this week alone: National Press Club on December 8th (WTP Obama Citizenship Challenge – National Press Club, DC Dec 8 2008, and to file another ‘BHO is Ineligible’ case before the SCOTUS
A letter from Dr. David A. Earl Graef Lt Col, US Air Force
retired, dated February 1, 2009, regarding Barack Obama
eligibility issues:
“Dear Senator Warner,
I am in receipt of your letter of 26 Jan 2009. While I thank you for taking the time to respond I can’t express in words my disappointment in your response. I have given much thought to this issue and take offense in so much as you would apparently
dismiss my concerns without a thorough investigation into the validity of my questions. So it is that I am again compelled to write to you and ask your re-consideration. Please do not dismiss prima fasciae, as if this has already been addressed, but read what I have to say.
The requirement to be a “Natural Born” citizen is very specific as you point out in Article II, Section 1, and Clause 5 as it applies to the office of the POTUS. The Framers in their construct recognize there IS a difference between a Citizen and a
Natural Born Citizen. The requirement was instituted to provide a safeguard that the POTUS would have undivided loyalty to the United States. I share the opinion of Attorneys Orly Taitz and Phil Berg who are among the Constitutional Attorneys bringing these cases to the State, Federal and Supreme Court that Natural
Born status also requires that BOTH parents be citizens; a condition we know is NOT the instance in the case. This is not a trivial question left for Legal Academics to debate, it is about our Constitution and a matter for Congress and our Supreme Court.
To date, no case challenging the qualifications of President Obama to hold that Office has been heard on its merits. I have pleaded with Chief Justice Roberts to answer on the merits of the case and will continue barring action by the Congress to address my concerns. Most of the lawsuits are brought by concerned Citizens rightfully questioning if our Constitution is being followed and have been dismissed on lack of standing allowing questions to remain. The same lawsuits President Obama or those speaking for President Obama have referred to as Garbage!
I ask you now; is this the response you would also give the citizens addressing their concerns? Would you tell us our concerns are Garbage? I will trust in your integrity and believe it is not how you yourself would respond, if informed, as
evidenced by your response to me to date. I believe you would simply give us what we need to reassure us. Given this could be put to rest by easily producing the supporting documents President Obama has sealed, do you think this is an appropriate
response for a person in a position of public trust ?
There is much misinformation in the media. Even during the Inauguration, I heard it stated by Rick Warren that President Obama’s father was an “immigrant” from Kenya, yet it is known he was NOT an “immigrant ” and never had U.S. Citizenship at any
time of his life. There are many other legitimate questions regarding the Constitutional qualifications of the POTUS. This is being aggravated by the President spending hundreds of thousands of dollars by reasonable estimates and using teams of attorneys to block the release of documents to support his qualifications.
This includes the vault copy of the Official Birth Certificate held by the State of Hawaii you mentioned in your letter.
While I believe you answered my inquiry in good faith, I believe you misstate the facts in your letter. To my knowledge, at no point has the Hawaii Department of Health stated that he was actually BORN there. They stated they have his official Hawaii Birth Certificate on file and nothing more. Are you aware that Hawaii Statute allows one to obtain a Certificate of Live Birth ( i.e. the one Mr. Obama submitted as his ONLY “proof” to us on HIS web site ) on the unsubstantiated information provided by a single parent ? Are you aware that one may obtain this for a specified period of time even if born outside the US? Are you aware that if President Obama was born in Kenya, as some assert, his mother did not meet the legal requirements to even confer US citizenship on her son? Who was it that provided the information
for the Hawaii certificate? Is there a Physicians signature on the original or not ? What was the Hospital where he was born? Not what his SISTER says but what is on the official document.
Does it not stand to reason President Obama should make it public so that competent authority can verify its authenticity? Does it not stand to reason that if everything is in order and there is nothing to hide this would have been done long before the election when this became a question rather than fight in the courts? Do you yourself not want to know the answers to these questions? Does the Constitution still matter ?
This situation by analogy would be like me giving a Hospital my Medical School Diploma and when they ask for my transcripts as a source document, I hire teams of attorneys to block the Hospital from getting it and start taking care of patients anyway. Then to make matters worse I tell them their efforts to require me to
produce my transcripts are Garbage. How much more important is it that the person who has control of our military to produce supporting documents when asked ? This is absolutely absurd and an outrage to those of us who are informed, place our very lives at the feet of Liberty and are simply asking to have this issue
settled. There are many other questions that remain unanswered which my attorney, Dr. Orly Taitz, would be happy to discuss with you.
I can’t imagine the demands currently placed upon your time and I am sympathetic to you. Nevertheless, you must also realize the potential catastrophic consequences to our Country if indeed we are already into a Constitutional crisis. This is a National
disgrace if we allow our Constitution to be ignored simply because someone, perhaps in the DNC , did not do their job in properly vetting the candidates in this last election.
Please understand, I do not intend to convey any disrespect to you in any way, but I can’t contain my sense of betrayal that to date elected officials seem willing to let this pass without reasonable due process. It is also disappointing to me that you
do not seem to appreciate the tremendous difficulty that this issue places upon each and every American soldier. Although I have over 15 years of credible military service I am at this moment struggling to decide if I must resign my commission as I
can’t reconcile my Oath to defend the Constitution while being in doubt that those above me have respected it in word and deed. I know that I am only one Officer but there must be more, as they learn of this and they will, they will be faced with the same impossible decision. This is a classic Hobson’s choice for whichthe only hope of redemption is to know the truth.
Our History is replete with the memoirs of American soldiers and Statesman who have, due to the failure of their leaders or at the hand of destiny itself faced similar difficult decisions. One such soldier was Robert E. Lee who found himself divided between family loyalties to the South and loyalty to his Oath of Office.
He then under extreme duress resigned his commission so that he would not be conflicted. As you know he chose his FAMILY heritage for which to take a stand.
Make no mistake, while the particular situation facing Gen. Lee was different in circumstance, in essence it is the same as we now face in the military and the same as is at the heart of the Natural Born Citizen requirement . I do not believe abandoning our Constitution is our destiny to forward the interests of a
partisan Government but instead the failed actions of our leaders to address a legitimate issue regarding our Constitution.
My loyalty to the Constitution of the United States as per my Oath is and has been un-wavering. I have to this point and will continue to act in good faith as a United States Air Force Officer. I am only asking that this Constitutional issue be
resolved, so that I may be able to continue in my service to my country and my President freely, without doubt or reservation.
If there is no problem with the qualifications of the POTUS this can be discovered very quickly by a full investigation by the Congress and we can all go about the business of daily life. Furthermore, the decisions you must make regarding the problems we face will actually have meaning and will not have to be redressed. They are difficult enough, I should think you would not what to have do make them again.
I continue to trust and it is my hope, as is the case with most Americans, you have a trusting heart and nature and that you have simply been misled. I implore you to bring this before the Congress. You have the right and I believe the responsibility to do this as I watched the proceedings on 8 Jan 2009 and as a Point of Order the Constitution was not followed for the opportunity to voice objections to the Electoral College was not given. This is too important to ignore and hope it will go away because it will NOT. If for any reason our concerns have merit with each stroke
of the pen we get deeper and deeper as none of the actions of POTUS will have the force of law. Have you read some of the foreign press who are aware of this and may question the validity of treaties that may be signed? I have seen it myself. The
potential harmful implications are staggering.
I do not believe you want in any way to have not acted and to make absolutely certain beyond any doubt we are not in the very midst of a Constitutional crisis. I do not believe you would want this, if the worst is true, to be the legacy of YOUR service to our Country. As difficult as this may be for you to bring to the
attention of the Congress, it also is nothing less than the opportunity for you to take a stand and be counted among the Great Leaders of our Nation who have come before and risked their fortunes and their lives for the sake of Liberty and our sacred Constitution.
I heard it said many times during the long Campaign to the Presidency that if ever in our History we needed leadership it is now ! I am convinced that this is true. We need our Leaders to possess not only the wisdom of our Founding Fathers but the
strength of conviction to see the challenges through in the face of daunting opposition if we are to survive as a sovereign Nation. Please investigate this more. I am confident that when you do you will appreciate the gravity of the situation and be compelled to act in defense of our Constitution.
John D. Blair IV, Colonel, Special Forces, US Army (Retired)
has written a letter in support of Dr. orly Taitz’ efforts
to challenge the eligibility of Barack Obama.
“Colonel John Blair to The World Over with Raymond Arroyo, EWTN
Subject: Schedule Dr. Taitz on Your Show
To: Raymond@RaymondArroyo.com
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 7:34 PM
Dear Mr. Arroyo,
Recommend you schedule Dr. Taitz on your show. She is doing her utmost as an American patriot and ardent defender of the Constitution to force Obama to prove his legitimacy in office as POTUS. Indicators strongly suggest that Obama is a fraud, He has not done anything to prove otherwise, although that would be easy for him to do and would relieve him of suspicion and establish his legitimacy, if he is in fact legitimately qualified for the office. His expensive legal maneuvers to block law suits and subpoenas to provide documentary proof of his legitimacy can lead only to the inescapable, logical conclusion that he is hiding documentary evidence of his illegitimacy. The probability is that he is a usurper and as such not only illegitimate but also the cause of an inevitable constitutional crisis when and assuredly his fraud is exposed. Better to expose his ineligibility and fraud sooner rather than later, as each day he exercise illegitimate executive authority the damage done to our nation is compounded and the resolution made more difficult. Your hosting Dr. Taitz can have profound and beneficial results for our Republic and the sanctity of our Constitution.
Thank you for considering my request and recommendation.
The first officer in the military that I became aware of being
concerned about Barack Obama’s eligibility to be president is
retired Air Force Lt. Col Donald Sullivan. Lt. Col Sullivan filed
a lawsuit in NC on November 7, 2008, against Elaine Marshall, the
NC Secretary of State, and the NC Board of Elections. I had the
privelege of speaking to Lt. Col Sullivan on several occassions
and discovered that he has great conviction to uphold and defend
the US Constituion. Here are some exerpts from the lawsuit:
“5.1.
Article II, Section I of the United States Constitution, states
in particular part, “No Person except a natural born citizen, or
a citizen of the United States at the time of the adoption of this
constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither
shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have
attained to the age of thirty five years, and been fourteen years
a resident within the United States.”
5.2.
Mr. Barack H. Obama was a candidate for United States Office of
President on the 2008 North Carolina ballot. However, to have been
a candidate, Mr. Obama must have met those qualifications specified
for the United States Office of the President, which include, but
are not limited to, being a “natural born” citizen. Upon information
and belief, Mr. Obama has failed to demonstrate that he is a “natural
born” citizen. There are other legal challenges before the Federal
Courts regarding aspects of lost or dual citizenship. Those challenges
further demonstrate my argument that reasonable doubt exists as to the
veracity of the electoral process that would allow such fundamental
questions to exist at this late hour preceding the election.”
“5.13.
It was well expected that, after all the public concern that has been
raised over the preceding months, Mr. Obama would have released for
public or official scrutiny the relevant documentation to back up his
claim of qualification as a “natural born citizen”. His reaction to
public concern and his recent actions in Federal District Court on
9/24/2008 demonstrate that Mr. Obama has no intentions of releasing
said documentation for review or cannot because they do not exist.
The late hour of this request was dictated by the delaying tactics
of Mr. Obama, and the non-responsiveness to citizens’ repeated
requests to the Obama campaign for proof of eligibility.”
“6.3.
There are questions as to where Mr. Obama was actually born, whether
in the United States or abroad, and if his birth was subsequently
registered in Hawaii. There are further questions regarding Mr.
Obama’s United States citizenship, if he ever held such, being
expatriated, and his failure to regain his citizenship by taking
the oath of allegiance once he turned eighteen (18) years of age.
There are additional questions regarding Mr. Obama’s multi-citizenships
with foreign countries, which he may still maintain. To date, Mr.
Obama has refused to prove he is qualified under the U.S. Constitution
and eligible to run for the office of President of the United States
despite requests and recent opportunities to do so in Federal Court.
6.4.
The “certificate” that Mr. Obama has posted on his official WEB site
is a “Certification of Live Birth,” and not a “Birth Certificate” from
Hawaii. There is no indication on even this certificate as to
specifically where the birth took place.”
“6.13.
At the time of Mr. Obama’s birth in 1961, Kenya was a British Colony.
Subsequently, under the Independence Constitution of Kenya, Mr. Barack
H. Obama, Jr., became a Kenyan citizen on December 12, 1963. There are
no indications or reports that Mr. Obama ever renounced that dual
citizenship conferred either by nature of birth or by virtue of his
father’s Kenyan citizenship. On Mr. Obama’s Senate web site, Mr. Obama
acknowledges his father holds Kenyan nationality but avoids addressing
that he (Mr. Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.) also held/holds Kenyan
nationality.”
When there is a tough job to be done, send in the Marines.
Major James R. Cannon, retired from the United States
Marine Corps, has joined the Orly Taitz lawsuit that
challenges Barack Obama’s eligibility to be POTUS.
“Major Cannon former Marine Corps. joins our action
CONSENT FORM
DATE:_24 February, 2009
Attn. OrlyTaitz, Esq.
26302 La Paz, Ste. 211
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
I agree to be a plaintiff in the legal action to be filed by OrlyTaitz, Esq. in a PETITION FOR A DECLARATORY JUDGEMENT THAT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA IS NOT QUALIFIED TO BE PRESIDENT of the U.S., nor TO BE COMMANDER IN CHIEF of the U.S. ARMED FORCES, in that I am or was a sworn member of the U.S. military (subject to recall), and therefore when serving as an active member of the military, I would be unable to follow any orders given by a Constitutionally unqualified Commander In Chief, since by doing so I would be subject to charges of aiding and abetting fraud and committing acts of treason.
TYPED NAME /or Signature: James R. Cannon
POSITION IN THE MILITARY/ Retired as Assistant Director for the reserves, 6th MCD
RANK/ Major
SERVICE BRANCH, United States Marine Corps
DATES SERVED/STATUS: 6 August 1953-1 December 1977 Major Retired
OCCUPATION: Retired (Disabled)….Combat Veteran
ACHIEVEMENTS: Awarded Silver Star for Conspicuous Gallentry, Awarded the Bronze Star with Combat “V”,Two (2) Purple Hearts, Gold Medal for best Squad Leader in the World, 14 other awards and decorations”
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