Kentucky Birthers Lose in Court

C'mon, Wingate, just say it: "Case dismissed on grounds of egregious stupidity and racism."

Joe Gerth at the Courier:

A Franklin County judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to have President Barack Obama removed from the ballot in Kentucky.

In dismissing the suit, Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate ruled that Congress, and not he, is empowered under the U.S. Constitution to rule whether Obama is a “natural born citizen,” which is required of people elected president.

“This court trusts that the members of the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives are qualified to adjudicate any objections regarding an allegedly unqualified candidate,” Wingate wrote in the two-page ruling.

Louisville anesthesiologist Todd House filed suit claiming that Obama isn’t qualified to run for president because Obama’s father was not an American citizen and because, he claims, Obama was born in Kenya.

Obama’s father was not a U.S. citizen. Officials in Hawaii have said that Obama was born in that state.

If you ever have to have surgery in Louisville, make sure the anesthesiologist is not Todd House.