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To: HeartlandOfAmerica

Well, we don’t vote for president, we vote for electors who are promised to a particular candidate. For a primary election, I think that a state court could rule on eligibility to be on the ballot, but most states have specific rules on who can be a candidate and most do not include anything about being a natural born citizen, only being a US citizen, and it’s even questionable if a state could disallow someone who has citizenship.

But ultimately, yeah, the only body that has the power to make this decision is the electoral college prior to the election, and after the election, impeachment could be used.


17 posted on 07/25/2008 2:23:37 AM PDT by kingu (Party for rent - conservative opinions not required.)
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To: kingu

The rules of state POLITICAL parties determine who will appear on primary ballots. They could have Mickey Mouse there if they so desired. What I’m interested in is WHO or WHAT enforces the US Constitution with regard to presidential requirements. I’ve never heard that the Electoral College is a law enforcement body.


18 posted on 07/25/2008 6:02:03 AM PDT by Roccus (Someday it'll all make sense.....maybe.)
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