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Eligibility case finds 'standing'? New suit claims unique state law enables citizens to demand proof Posted: December 30, 2008 9:54 pm Eastern By Drew Zahn © 2008 WorldNetDaily   Attorney Stephen Pidgeon A new case challenging Barack Obama's natural-born citizenship and, therefore, constitutional eligibility to serve as president has the potential to clear a hurdle that caused several other similar cases' dismissal: the issue of "standing." In the case brought by Pennsylvania Democrat Philip Berg, for example, a federal judge ruled against the lawsuit in deciding Berg lacked the "standing" to sue, arguing that the election of Obama wouldn't cause the plaintiff specific, personal injury. In Washington state's Broe v. Reed case, however, plaintiff's attorney Stephen Pidgeon says a unique state statute grants everyday citizens the required standing. "These...
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