Oh, For Goodness Sake

Orly Taitz Gives Lawyers A Bad Name

That’s the opinion of lawyers in Georgia, who don’t like her birfoonish goings on in their state.

Mason said her court filings don’t appear written by someone familiar with the court system. Also, members of the Georgia bar, to which Taitz doesn’t belong, aren’t allowed to advance an untrue cause. And, he said, she’s never been able to support speculation made in federal court that President Barack Obama wasn’t born in the United States.

For attorney Frank Martin, Taitz’s actions are so egregious that she should be disciplined.

“First of all, a lawyer has an ethical duty not to advance an argument that either you know is not true or you do not have an honest basis to argue,” Martin said. “She’s the type of person who gives lawyers a bad name.” …

“What she’s saying is the judicial branch of government has been subsumed by the executive,” said attorney Josh McKoon, former president of the Muscogee County Republican Party and candidate for the state Senate District 29 seat. “That’s not a legal argument. That’s something designed to be in the newspaper.”

Martin calls Taitz’s actions in court better suited to a theatrical stage.

“It’s more than an attack on Judge Land,” Martin said. “It’s an attack on the federal judiciary. I think she’s confused that she’s at a town hall meeting. She’s in a courtroom.” …

“You’ve got to have some sort of legitimacy to your arguments,” Richardson added. “You don’t just file anything. You’ve got to determine, would a reasonable person file this? I think Judge Land has shown a lot of patience with her.” …

Taitz added that an attorney who believes she should be disciplined is part of an oppressive regime who wants to get on that regime’s good side.

“Sanctions for what?” she asked. “I have not done anything wrong. There’s no reason to sanction me.”