Americans were “hornswoggled” by the signatures on the nomination.
Not on yours, but on the one for Hawaii it says:
... are legally qualified to serve under the provisions of the United States Constitution.
Who vetted Obama?
What where the findings?
What Republicans let this go forward? If everything wasn't proper?
Nope, no language there saying that the candidates nominated are qualified/eligible under the provisions Article II of the Constitution of the United States
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There were 2 documents created.
See here:
Why?
Many, many states require the state party to confirm the Constitutional eligibility of their Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates. Hawaii is included in that. But Hawaii also has a provision to allow the National Party to submit the candidates for the ballot AND allow the CEO the discretion to make the final decision on which one to use if needed. It was needed in 2008. The local party, headed by now Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz did not submit the normal candidate declaration. They omitted the constitutional language! The document was legally worthless. So Ms. Pelosi and the DNC had to modify their usual document to include the legally required declaration of constitutional eligibility. That is what got Obama and Biden on the ticket in Hawaii in 2008. The local guys REFUSED to confirm their constitutionally eligibility!
Here is a good account of the likely events.
http://thedailypen.blogspot.com/2011/01/o-con-had-legal-help-from-non-partisan.html
BTW, every state has different laws. Some even knowingly allow ineligible candidates to be on the ballot. Hawaii has one of the more strict laws and does require the statement of constitutional eligibility and Brian Schatz, native Hawaiian, graduate of the same high school as Barak Obama, current Lt. Gov. REFUSED to confirm the eligibility.
In poker that is called ‘a tell’.