Atlanta Judge Considers Whether to Keep Obama on Ballot

A controversial court hearing has wrapped up in downtown Atlanta. Three different groups were suing to get President Barack Obama off the primary ballot in Georgia -- claiming he's not a natural-bo citizen.

One of the groups present tried to kick President Obama off the ballot, even going as far as sending him a subpoena – ordering him to be in court on Thursday.

President Obama and his lawyer did not show up. That meant the defense table in front of Judge Michael Malihi was empty.

The argument he heard was that since one of President Obama's parents -- his father – was not a legal citizen, the president does not fit the court defined definition of a natural bo citizen.

In a letter sent to the Georgia Secretary of State trying to get the case thrown out, the President's lawyer said there's no legitimate issue. He says the state of Hawaii has produced an official record of President Obama's birth. But witnesses in court say that document is a Photoshop fraud.

They produced evidence they say shows the President's social security number is also a fake and actually belongs to someone bo in 1890.

Boycotting the hearing, the Chairman of the Democratic Party of Georgia, Mike Berlon, said in a statement that "it is well established that there is no issue here – a fact validated time and again by courts in this country. In light of these developments, the Democratic Party of Georgia has no plans to continue to be involved in these baseless cases."

Judge Mahili has deferred making a decision until February 5 when another hearing will take place.

Attoeys for President Obama and the Democratic Party of Georgia say they will not attend any future hearings in this case.

They have asked the Secretary of State's office to ignore the claims.

Georgia's primary is March 6. So for now, President Obama's name remains on the ballot and that Democrats can vote for him.