Monthly Archives: April 2010

Furloughs and conspiracy theorists

You may or not be aware of this, but many states in the United States are in financial crisis. One way of reducing state expenditures is to idle workers and not pay them; this is called “furlough.” Hawaii is no … Continue reading

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Stupid email

I got this really stupid email today. Normally I try to stay clear of policy issues, and I will do this here, only pointing that the comment is a crock. ON “ABC-TV” Monday October 12, 2009 DURING THE “NETWORK SPECIAL … Continue reading

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Common Law in South Carolina

1759 Public Law, p. 99:

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Exciting day

Today was a really exciting day in the world of Obama Conspiracy Theories. Following up on a document filed by Mario Apuzzo, I found a treasure trove of debate from 1787 on on the acquisition of American citizenship. We had … Continue reading

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The eligibility debate in Congress

We find that way back at the beginning of our country, a man elected to the first Congress of the United States was challenged because of the citizenship of his British father. William Smith, born in the British Colony of … Continue reading

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1789 document on citizenship

Mario Apuzzo has filed a document from 1789 by a South Carolina physician and member of the Continental Congress, David Ramsay, with his appeal in Kerchner v. Obama. Ramsay’s most important contribution is generally seen as his role as a … Continue reading

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