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Does anyone here know why both Barack and Michele Obama lost their licenses to practice law in Illinois?

According to iardc.org (Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission) neither one is authorized to practice.

As this blogger notes, licensed professionals tend to hang on to their credentials forever, and I've seen it myself among professional engineers, surveyors and teachers. Some of the links in the blog no longer work, possibly because of a scrubbing effort on behalf of the Obamas, but the screen shots look real.
 
Does anyone here know why both Barack and Michele Obama lost their licenses to practice law in Illinois?

According to iardc.org (Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission) neither one is authorized to practice.

As this blogger notes, licensed professionals tend to hang on to their credentials forever, and I've seen it myself among professional engineers, surveyors and teachers. Some of the links in the blog no longer work, possibly because of a scrubbing effort on behalf of the Obamas, but the screen shots look real.

I'm sure they've both probably taken inactive status since they aren't practicing. Taking inactive status reduces the fees you have to pay and eliminates CLE requirements for as long as you're inactive.
 
Does anyone here know why both Barack and Michele Obama lost their licenses to practice law in Illinois?

According to iardc.org (Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission) neither one is authorized to practice.

As this blogger notes, licensed professionals tend to hang on to their credentials forever, and I've seen it myself among professional engineers, surveyors and teachers. Some of the links in the blog no longer work, possibly because of a scrubbing effort on behalf of the Obamas, but the screen shots look real.

I agree with AdamT. Most likely they have become inactive and did not renew their licenses.

Professionals will always hold on to their credentials, but if they don't use their licenses why pay fees to keep them?
 
Does anyone here know why both Barack and Michele Obama lost their licenses to practice law in Illinois?

According to iardc.org (Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission) neither one is authorized to practice.

As this blogger notes, licensed professionals tend to hang on to their credentials forever, and I've seen it myself among professional engineers, surveyors and teachers. Some of the links in the blog no longer work, possibly because of a scrubbing effort on behalf of the Obamas, but the screen shots look real.

As somebody who works with photoshop for a living, this is laughable.
 
Does anyone here know why both Barack and Michele Obama lost their licenses to practice law in Illinois?

According to iardc.org (Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission) neither one is authorized to practice.

As this blogger notes, licensed professionals tend to hang on to their credentials forever, and I've seen it myself among professional engineers, surveyors and teachers. Some of the links in the blog no longer work, possibly because of a scrubbing effort on behalf of the Obamas, but the screen shots look real.

The didn't lose their licenses to practice law.
 
I'm sure they've both probably taken inactive status since they aren't practicing. Taking inactive status reduces the fees you have to pay and eliminates CLE requirements for as long as you're inactive.

that's the most logical explanation of it. I am sure if they had discipline we would have heard about it constantly
 
So, nobody knows the backstory? All we have here is speculation...
 
So, nobody knows the backstory? All we have here is speculation...

If either had lost their license due to malpractice it would be a matter of easily accessed public record. This is more birther stupidity..


You know there are lots of Americans who are uneducated.
 
It's not really that hard to find out the truth, if you care about the truth....

"The law license of Barack Obama was voluntarily retired and Michelle Obama's license was voluntarily placed in inactive status according to the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois (IARDC). Neither of them are practicing law at this time nor do their present jobs require a law license. Both records indicate no public record of discipline or pending proceedings and we have not found any evidence of malpractice."

Barack and Michelle Obama Law Licenses are Voluntarily Retired and Inactive Status-Truth!
 
Do people not check Snopes when they see idiotic claims?

snopes.com: Barack and Michelle Obama's Law Licenses

Of course this is standard bither strategy. Don't actually claim anything, just ask questions to plant the seed that it might be true. Never fact check since then you would not be able to ask the question.
 
Never fact check since then you would not be able to ask the question.

Unfortunately, fact checking has proved extraordinarily difficult with Obama. Those of us who remember the nineties recall that Clinton put up stone walls to prevent discovery, and it always proved worthwhile to breach those walls.
 
Unfortunately, fact checking has proved extraordinarily difficult with Obama. Those of us who remember the nineties recall that Clinton put up stone walls to prevent discovery, and it always proved worthwhile to breach those walls.

Going to snoopes is that hard to do?
 
Unfortunately, fact checking has proved extraordinarily difficult with Obama. Those of us who remember the nineties recall that Clinton put up stone walls to prevent discovery, and it always proved worthwhile to breach those walls.

it took me less than a minute to find the snopes article. Fact checking is not hard. Finding a fact check source that says what you want it to might be harder, but that is because stupid **** like this is stupid and easy to refute.
 
Unfortunately, fact checking has proved extraordinarily difficult with Obama. Those of us who remember the nineties recall that Clinton put up stone walls to prevent discovery, and it always proved worthwhile to breach those walls.

Hahahahahaha.. how completely stupid.
 
A careful reading of the Snopes article reveals no more than what had already been posted: no facts, just speculation, possible explanations, distraction and talking points - par for the course on Snopes coverage of Obama, and no better than the Soros-funded factcheck.org.

So, the answer to the original question of whether anybody here knows why the Obamas lost their law licenses is apparently "No."

Thank you for your time.
 
A careful reading of the Snopes article reveals no more than what had already been posted: no facts, just speculation, possible explanations, distraction and talking points - par for the course on Snopes coverage of Obama, and no better than the Soros-funded factcheck.org.

So, the answer to the original question of whether anybody here knows why the Obamas lost their law licenses is apparently "No."

Thank you for your time.

Active lawyers are required to pay $289 each year and take 30 hours of Continuing Legal Education, or CLE, every two years. Under inactive status, attorneys are not required to take the courses, but they must pay $105 each year. "Inactive" registrants are not authorized to practice law. Lawyers who retire do not have to pay fees or take courses.
 
A careful reading of the Snopes article reveals no more than what had already been posted: no facts, just speculation, possible explanations, distraction and talking points - par for the course on Snopes coverage of Obama, and no better than the Soros-funded factcheck.org.

So, the answer to the original question of whether anybody here knows why the Obamas lost their law licenses is apparently "No."

Thank you for your time.

Your whacko consipiracy theory was slapped down by not one, but two fact-based cites. This is the place where you should say, "huh, guess it's nothing" rather than digging the hole deeper and making yourself look like an even bigger schmuck.
 
Do people not check Snopes when they see idiotic claims?

snopes.com: Barack and Michelle Obama's Law Licenses

Of course this is standard bither strategy. Don't actually claim anything, just ask questions to plant the seed that it might be true. Never fact check since then you would not be able to ask the question.

Would it change your vote if John McCain had an illegitimate black child?
 
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