Whatever the wording the opposition will insist it is un- necessary. Or too broad/ or vague. OR some judge will claim it violates the Constitutional rights of politicians to LIE cheat or steal an election and therefore un-Constitutional.
There will be some State may agree in concept only— others
that will insist they will not be required to do what Congress ought do —while Congress-especially those members addicted to Power will refuse to ratify such a reasonable Amendment.
Maybe there should be a Whereas like this:
“Whereas the Congressional Research Service informed Congress that the states, and not Congress, have the responsibility to vet Presidential candidates...”
There were actually 2 different CRS memos that I’ve seen where they claimed this. And it’s what just about all the Congress-critters sent out to constituents.
Do you see anything in here that would be unnecessarily antagonistic or seem unreasonable or unwarranted?
Basically this just requires the SOS to collect the information and documentation, screen for potential Constitutional problems, and pass on to the courts anything that could be problematic, for the courts to interpret and apply the provisions of the Constitution to the particular case.
I was thinking about McCain, for instance. He’d get flagged because of his birthplace. The courts would then have to decide where he was born and whether the circumstances of his birth render him ineligible.
I was thinking about Jindahl, Rubio, and Schwartzneggar. Same thing with them - and this WILL inevitably come up sooner or later. The courts HAVE to decide this.
I was also thinking about Ronald Reagan, who (I’ve been told) didn’t have a birth certificate because his folks didn’t bother with it. I don’t know if that’s true or not, but in such a situation there would/could be a late birth certificate, and states have particular ways of deciding what certificates are legally probative. A court would decide that.
So basically this is just to provide a bridge between the states (that are supposed to handle elections) and the courts (that are supposed to interpret and apply the Constitution and laws). And to force the law enforcement folks (AG, SOS, courts, etc) to actually serve the needs of the people and the Constitution, without hiding behind “standing” or corruption.