Posted by
Roxanna M. on Tuesday, February 07, 2012 12:00:22 PM
Most, if not all, of the lawsuits brought against Obama regarding his eligibility (the recent miscarriage of justice in Georgia notwithstanding) were dismissed on the grounds that the plaintiffs lacked standing. Often, the term "lacked standing" is just legalese for "not interested" or "can't be bothered". In the simplest of terms, it means that the plaintiffs had no dog in the fight. In reality, these rulings stand for the proposition that American citizens have no right to sue to see that the Constitution is being enforced. I'm sure that the judges who made these rulings don't see it that way, but facts is facts.
Enter PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), who have brought suit on behalf of the whales at Sea World, claiming that these whales are nothing more than slaves and entitled to protection under the 14th Amendment. Whales are people. Who knew.
If any lawsuit should have been dismissed for lack of standing, this is it. These whales did not hire PETA. There were no attorney-client discussions. No retainer agreements were signed. But, somehow, whales have standing under the Constitution while American citizens don't.
No matter how hard the judges tried to dress up their decisions, the bottom line is that they were completely and utterly political.