"a jury in racisttown, indiana found that the black man is guilty"

ok. the source sucks. this shouldn't be a jury trial, it should be a judicial review. and the idea that you should need a petition to run for office is not an idea that upholds democracy. it would have been far worse had they ruled obama ineligible on a technicality, as he was winning state after state.

but my memory recalls a lot of fishy shit during this period. obama's campaign was praised for it's "efficiency" in going after exactly the right demographics. but if you spend any time analyzing the results (and i spent a little time going through district-by-district and looking at how things were breaking down), the amazing "efficiency" starts to defy reason. it seemed a little *too* efficient, if you see what i mean.

it's not a new thing. both parties do this. the system is fixed to get the establishment candidate. it's no secret, either. jimmy carter is recently on record for stating that the united states would not pass his own foundation's regulations for "free and fair elections". and jimmy carter is not some obscure pinko out to discredit american democracy.

but it demonstrates the lengths that the democratic party, itself, has gone to to keep hillary out of power. this is a story i'm going to be following in the next few years, if she decides to run. just because i find it curious...

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/04/26/officials-found-guilty-in-obama-clinton-ballot-petition-fraud/

the big question is who the democrats are going to run against her...