A hearing on whether President Obama should be removed from the November ballot in Georgia ended Thursday without a ruling — and also without Obama.
The president’s lawyer boycotted the proceeding — triggered by citizenship challenges brought by a group of so-called “birthers” — calling it “baseless, costly and unproductive.” Lawyers for the challengers said the president should be held in contempt for not complying with a subpoena.
“This court has authority to take appropriate steps to punish him in contempt,” said state Rep. Mark Hatfield, a Waycross Republican who represents two men from Duluth and Morrow who filed challenges.
