McInnish v Chapman ( Obama ID Fraud ) - ARA Amicus Brief - Alabama Supreme Court - 8/7/2013

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HonorableJulia Jordan WellerClerk Of The Court

Case No. 1120465

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA

HUGH MCINNISH, e t a l . ,

A p p e l l a n t s ,

v.

BETH CHAPMAN, i n h e r c a p a c i t y as S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e ,

A p p e l l e e .

ON APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY,

ALABAMA

CV 2013-1053

AMICUS BRIEF OF THE ALABAMMA REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY

L e a v e t o f i l e t h i s a m i c u s b r i e f h a v i n g been

g r a n t e d by t h i s h o n o r a b l e c o u r t , t h i s i s t h e memorandum

b r i e f of t he Alabama R e p u b l i c a n A s s e m b l y , a g r a s s r o o t s

movement o f c o n s e r v a t i v e s a c r o s s Alabama and t h e

" c o n s c i e n c e " of th e R e p u b l i c a n P a r t y ("ARA") as s t a t e d

by P r e s i d e n t R e a g a n . ARA i s d e d i c a t e d t o t a k i n g back

t h e R e p u b l i c a n P a r t y f o r the v a s t and d i s e n f r a n c h i s e d

m a j o r i t y o f i t s members: Reagan c o n s e r v a t i v e s , who b e l i e v e

i n s m a l l government, lower t a x e s , f r e e market c a p i t a l i s m , a

s t r o n g d e f e n s e , the r i g h t t o l i f e , and a decent America.


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A RA h a s a n i n h e r e n t a n d s t r o n g i n t e r e s t i n i n s u r i n g t h e

l e g i t i m a c y o f each c a n d i d a t e on t h e Alabama b a l l o t , t h e

more s o i n t h e case o f t h e c o u n t r y ' s c h i e f e x e c u t i v e

o f f i c e r . T h i s m o t i o n i s b e i n g f i l e d u n d e r A l a . R. A p p .

P. 29, and as s u c h i t i s b o t h a r e q u e s t f o r l e a v e t o

f i l e t h e a m i c u s and the amicus c u r i a e i t s e l f w h i c h

w o u l d be f i l e d s h o u l d l e a v e b e g r a n t e d t o d o .

AR A s t r o n g l y b e l i e v e s t h a t t h e d e c i s i o n o f t h e

Montgomery County C i r c u i t Court i n t h i s matter i s c o n t r a r y

t o Alabama l a w . ARA f u r t h e r b e l i e v e s t h a t erroneous

d e c i s i o n w i l l d e p ri v e i t s membership and the c i t i z e n s o f

Alabama w i t h t h e r i g h t t o ensure t h a t c a n d i d a t e s a r e U n i t e d

S t a t e s c i t i z e n s and meet the q u a l i f i c a t i o n s f o r o f f i c e as

s e t o u t b y a p p l i c a b l e l a w .

ARA i s a p p a l l e d a t t h e t h o u g h t t h a t s i m p l e a n d

r e a s o n a b l e s t e p s c a n n o t be t a k e n t o i n s u r e t h e s a n c t i t y

o f t h e b a l l o t . The S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e , i n h e r c a p a c i t y

o f C h i e f E l e c t i o n s O f f i c e r , has the power a nd

r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o make r e a s o n a b l e i n q u i r i e s i n t o t h e

q u a l i f i c a t i o n s o f t h e c a n d i d a t e s f o r P r e s i d e n t o f t h e

U n i t e d S t a t e s , a nd s h o u l d do s o, e s p e c i a l l y i n t h e


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i n s t a n t case where she has i n hand c r e d i b l e e v i d e n c e

t h a t s o m e t h i n g i s a m i s s .

I n M c I n n i s h v. Chapman t h e a p p e l l a n t s a r e m e r e l y

a s k i n g t h a t t h e c o u r t r e q u i r e Chapman t o s e c u r e f r o m

t h e c a n d i d a t e s a bona f i d e b i r t h c e r t i f i c a t e . There i s

s c a r c e l y a l e g a l c i t i z e n i n t h e s t a t e t h a t has no t been

r e q u i r e d , i n t h e s i m p l e p u r s u i t o f a n o r m a l e v e r y - d a y

l i f e , t o p r o d u c e h i s b i r t h c e r t i f i c a t e - t o s t a r t

s c h o o l , t o j o i n a Cub S c o u t t r o o p , t o q u a l i f y f o r a

j o b . I f o r d e r e d by the C o u r t t o demand b i r t h

c e r t i f i c a t e s f r o m t h e c a n d i d a t e s , t h e S e c r e t a r y ' s

e x c u s e f o r i n a c t i o n t h a t she "has no i n v e s t i g a t i v e

s t a f f " cannot st an d, f o r n o t h i n g d e s e r v i n g o f t h e

m o n i k e r " i n v e s t i g a t i o n " i s r e q u i r e d . A l l t h a t i s needed

i s an o f f i c i a l l e t t e r t o e a ch c a n d i d a t e r e q u i r i n g each

t o send h er a b i r t h c e r t i f i c a t e , one of c o u r s e w h i c h i s

g e n u i n e . A n d i n r e s p o n s e t o t h e argument t h a t no f u n d s

a r e i n t h e budget f o r such a t h i n g , t h e o n l y expense

w o u l d be the c o s t o f m a i l i n g t h e l e t t e r .

ARA j o i n s w i t h M c I n n i s h , e t a l . i n a s k i n g t h a t t h e

C o u r t g r a n t t h e i r p l e a f o r a w r i t o f mandamus d i r e c t e d


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t o t h e S e c r e t a r y o f S t a t e r e q u i r i n g he r t o e f f e c t t h i s

s i m p l e a c t i o n .

/s/ Jim Z-eigi^A t t o r n e y f o r the Alabama

Republican Assembly

OF COUNSEL:

J i m Z e i g l e r

1301 A z a l e a Rd,

M o b i l e , Alabama 36693

251-660-2060

[email protected]

ASB 7684-I72J
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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