Lawrence J. Joyce (adjacent picture) is an attorney / pharmacist and purportedly an Illinois voter.
Earlier this month (feb 1 2016) some sort of case that he filed with the Illinois Board of Elections, against Ted Cruz, regarding natural born citizen and eligibility issue, was dismissed.
Attorney Joyce appealed the decision to the Circuit Court of Cook County (in Chicago). It appears that Judge Maureen Ward Kirby will be hearing the case later today (feb 19 2016). (I’m writing this report now at about 2:00 AM.)
Readers may remember hearing Lawrence Joyce’s name before as he’s been around since the early Birther days back in 2008 along side attorney Philip Berg, including the following civil action from 2009:
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
GREGORY S. HOLLISTER vs BARRY SOETORO – Civil Action No. 08-225 (JR)
Attorney Joyce also indicates that he supports Ben Carson for President 2016.
That’s all I have for now. I’ll report again soon with updates. Also stay tuned for part 4 of the 1960/1961 – Stanley Ann Dunham in Kenya series.
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I think Cook County Circuit Court Judge Maureen Ward Kirby will most likely rule, like so many of her predecessors have before in similar situations involving eligibility challenges to Obama, that plaintiff Attorney Lawrence J. Joyce does not have the proper ‘standing’ to pursue this case.
If she unexpectedly does make a judgement on the matter, I believe she will rule (TRAGICALLY) that Cruz is indeed a ‘natural born Citizen’ and eligible to run and be elected to the office of POTUS. If so, she will be citing one or more of the many so-called ‘experts’ (LOL) who subscribe to the ‘modern’ U.S. Constitution is a living document school of opinion. (My sincere condolences to founding fathers, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, etc. who worked so long and hard during those early days of the Republic to draft and enact for us a truly remarkable and unique guiding document.)
UPDATE: Circuit Court Judge Maureen Ward Kirby has indicated today that she is not sure she has jurisdiction. She’s now set a March 1st (2016) hearing for arguments on whether or not to dismiss the complaint:
Illinois judge to decide jurisdiction over Cruz eligibility complaint
Reuters
CHICAGO | reporting by Fiona Ortiz; writing by Mary Wisniewski; editing by Mary Milliken
February 19, 2015 (published around noon)
Excerpt:
An Illinois judge on Friday said she would decide next month whether she had jurisdiction over a voter’s complaint that Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz should not be on the state’s primary ballot because he was born in Canada.
Lawrence Joyce, a lawyer and pharmacist, filed a complaint in January with the Illinois State Board of Elections saying that under the U.S. Constitution, the Texas senator cannot run for president since he is not a “natural born” citizen. Cruz was born in Calgary, Alberta of a Cuban father and an American mother.
The Board rejected Joyce’s complaint, so he petitioned the Cook County Circuit Court to review the issue. Circuit Court Judge Maureen Ward Kirby said on Friday she was not sure she had jurisdiction, and set a March 1 hearing for arguments on whether to dismiss the complaint.
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Cruz says he is a natural-born citizen because his mother was American. Children born abroad to American citizens can immediately be registered as U.S. citizens through a document known as a consular report of birth abroad.
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Lawyers for both Cruz and the Illinois elections board appeared at Friday’s hearing and said they would present motions to dismiss the case based on jurisdiction and because they said Lawrence did not properly serve notice of his complaint.
Joyce is representing himself. The Illinois primary is March 15 but early voting has already begun.
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Read more at:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/illinois-judge-to-decide-jurisdiction-over-cruz-eligibility-complaint/ar-BBpIajn?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout
Hearing Set: Canadian-Born Cruz Flooded With Article II Presidential Ineligibility Lawsuits
Birther Report
2/19/2016
Excerpt:
A judge in Illinois scheduled a court hearing for March 1 to hear arguments on Canadian-born Cruz’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Canadian-born Cruz’s Article II ineligibility to be POTUS. Ted Cruz was born in Canada!
Multiple Article II ineligibility challenges also filed against Canadian-born Cruz in New York.
Headlines on the Chicago case:
– WND –
– USA Today –
– Vox –
Headlines on the New York cases:
– WND –
– New York Post –
– Times Union –
View the complete Birther Report presentation, including comments, at:
http://www.birtherreport.com/2016/02/hearing-set-canadian-born-cruz-flooded.html