Not ironic at all. During today’s $1.1 million, GOP-led reading of the U.S. Constitution on the floor of the U.S. House today, Article 2, Section 1, as read by Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ, the parties were taking turns reading) the “natural born citizen” clause was interrupted by a protester shouting from the gallery.
As Pallone read “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,” the “birther activist” Theresa Cao shouted out: “Except Obama! Except Obama! Help us Jesus!”
Cao’s First Amendment rights were abruptly revoked as she was ordered escorted out of the chamber and arrested by Capitol Police.
Here’s the video, courtesy of TPM who has more…
That wasn’t the only early embarrassment for the new GOP majority in their first full day on the job. There was also this amusing little problem. May be an amusing couple of years ahead… 🙂
Jebus was born in America?
Unless God appeared and proclaimed President Obama a natural USA citizen, no birther will believe the President is an American citizen. And they maybe, they wouldn’t recognize God.
I’m sad that I didn’t get to see the S-a-A remove her! Tell me there are some snaps of that somewhere…
Our country is in a political mess simply because of stupid, ignorant voters like this “birther”, who interrupting the reading of the Constitution. These dummies are being used by politicians who know better, but do it anyway. The Republic is in danger because goof balls believe such hooey and vote their ignorance. Heaven help us! This is what Adolph Hitler did to get power in Germany. Heil, goofies!
I hadn’t thought of Morton Downey Jr. for some time.
You can trace the birther movement straight back to a Hillary Clinton supporter by the name of Philip Berg. He is a life long Democrat and the former Pennsylvania deputy Attorney General.
He was the first to sue Obama over this issue, and took the case to the USSC. The courts have ruled that he does not have standing, and that any challenge must be filed in Congress on the day that the Presidential Electors are counted (3 U.S.C. section 15).
When that day came in Jan of 2009, there was not a single member from either party would even bring up the issue.
No matter how much these people whine, Obama is the legally elected President of the United States. There is nothing that the birthers from either party can do about it.
The $1.1 million dollars is a travesty, we shouldn’t pay them for that. Also, by my estimate many many millions are wasted each year on such mundane tasks as: bathroom breaks, filling the coffee cup, blowing noses, etc. Please let’s find a way to stop this unnecessary waste!
Plus, where in the first amendment does it give a person the right to disrupt the House of Representatives while in session?