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There is a case being appealed to the Supreme Court which claims that Barack Obama is not eligible to be President as because his father was Kenyan, Obama is therefore not a natural born US citizen, even though he was born on US soil.

Fortunately, it seems likely (from the report that I heard) that the Supreme Court will decide not to hear this case, but it still makes me angry. (And it is only one of several similar cases, all of which have been tossed out of lower courts, thankfully.

Saying that is like saying that my children, both born in the US, are not natural born US citizens because I was born in Britain. Well, they are most undoubtedly and assuredly are and always have been. I find this case to be a great insult to them as much as Obama.

The nerve of some people. Oh, how I would like to meet this guy and set him right.

Current Mood: pissed off

First, my one and only post on the elections. I'm happy that Obama won. I voted for him, and this country does need change. Whether he can deliver that change remains to be seen, and the cynic that I am is taking a wait-and-see approach. I'm more happy that McCain/Palin didn't win, which is sad to vote for who you don't want rather than who you do.

It also almost seems fitting that after such an historic election, that today is Guy Fawkes' Day.

So to celebrate my homeland's remembrance of that day...( A Fassy as Guy Picspam! )