Posted on 12/14/2008 2:56:35 PM PST by CalifScreaming
Republican Representative Mike Ritze has introduced a bill requiring candidates who file for office in Oklahoma to show proof of citizenship.
The idea came about from the controversy around whether President-elect Barack Obama meets the U.S. Constitutions citizenship requirements.
Ritze's bill requires all candidates, running for any office, to show a copy of a certified birth certificate as well as driver's license or other government-issued identification upon registering with the Election Board.
Currently, candidates must only sign an affidavit stating they are registered voters. Ritze doesn't think Obama's submitted birth certificate is authentic.
The U.S. Supreme Court wouldn't hear a challenge of Obama's electoral eligibility Monday, but more challenges are pending. The certificate Obama has shown reflects a birthdate and place of August 4th, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
(Excerpt) Read more at arkansasmatters.com ...
If candidates have nothing to hide, they have nothing to fear. Great idea.
One more albeit small step to pressure osama to release his birth certificate. Now if all the other states would follow suit. That would put a nail into osama’s coffin for another run until he can show his original birth certificate.
ping to the future
Can he make it retroactive? Clinton made his tax increase retroactive.
Now why didn’t they place bills like this in September? If they had it might have forced the Supreme Court to look at it.
I guess this means we won’t have elections in 2012. I wonder what the excuse will be?
Obama will be “Grandfathered”.
Melting ice caps.
It’s about time.
Oklahoma seems to be on the cutting edge of good Republicanism. The election went extremely well there, now this proposed law, and one of their papers printed this:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2148721/posts
That was BUSH!
Cost me $10,000 more in 2006 and a similar amount in 2007 and 2008.
That's $30,000 over three years and the 2006 part was retroactive. The tax increase was labeled a "cut", and was passed in mid 2006, but Charles Grassley, another Republican, inserted provisions that made it into a serious tax increase for me, and made it effective for the the entire year of 2006 - and beyond.
So Clinton hasn't been our only President who has shown himself capable of reaching into our back pockets.
This is too easy. He will just not put himself ont he ballot in Oklahoma stating that there is no point in even messing with this strong republican state. Now if a few purple states did this, that would be a problem for 2012.
He’ll take office next year. But his term in office is probably going to be so bad he will pull an LBJ and refuse to run in 2012 anyway. So we can look forward to Hillary vs Palin?
He’ll just issue an executive order declaring himself above the law.
You people actually think that ‘Rats will let such a bill pass?!?
C’mon wake up, the 0bamunists have seized control of all three branches of government.
iow, “Game Over”
We’re not going to see any free elections in 2012.
Thank you Tokyo Rose.
If you aren’t going to fight then get the hell out of the way.
“Obama will be “Grandfathered”.”
Maybe Kenya will join the Union as our 51st through 57th states. By 2012 Kenya will have a higher GNP than the USA.
FROM FREEPER JOE THUNDER:
Hello All:
The Alan Keyes Legal Team will hold a press conference tomorrow Mon. 12-15-08 12:30 PM at the CA State Capitol in Sacramento, CA. Please help spread. Attendence is needed for media coverage. Official Info is as follows:
Location: CA State Capitol - Corner of “L” and 11th Streets, Sacramento, CA 12:30 PM
1. Attend
2. Bring signs with out sticks.
3. Bring your birth certificate and show it to the media.
Official Press Release Follows:
RE: AIP/Electoral College Capitol Press Conference set for Monday
For Immediate Release - Event Notice - Press Conference
Time: Mon 12-15-08, 12:30 PM
Place: California State Capitol, Sacramento California at the Corner of “L” and 11th Streets
Topic: Unlawful Occupation of Presidency and Invalid Electoral College Process
Conference Contact: Tony Andrade, 916-230-2123; Tony95683@netzero.net
Media Contact: Markham Robinson, State Chairman, American Independent Party; Party HQ 707-359-4884 Home: 707-448-7062; Office: 707-451-8985; Temp Cell: 707-761-3009; Fax: 707-222-6040
STATEMENT OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY CHAIRMAN
Questions from Press following statement.
STATEMENT OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY CHAIRMAN
Questions from Press following statement.
The American Independent Party insists that Barack Obama prove that he is a “Natural born” American citizen. There is no personal testimony that Obama was born in Hawaii as there is that he was born in Mombasa District, now part of Kenya. The burden of proof is on Obama.
Hawaii’s unique laws allow for birth certificates to indicate foreign birth. Is that what his indicates? We have not seen it. Instead of spending tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars resisting its production and even defying a court order to do so, why not spend the $12 to produce a copy for us all to examine? Is the answer, just possibly, that Barack Obama is afraid of what it would reveal?
Similar doubts concerning possible Indonesian citizenship exist. These, too, urgently need to be resolved.
What is about to occur in the State Capitol is fatally flawed in three ways:
1. The likely result is that a man whose qualifications to assume the office of the President are quite dubious will receive our California Electoral College vote because of a judicial disinclination to give the People their right to be heard.
2. Electors apparently not individually nominated by Democratic Congressional Candidates as required by the California Election code will vote in the Electoral College.
3. Electors will be constrained to vote as a block rather than individually as is their right and duty according to procedures set down in the Constitution and will thereby deprive California of a legitimate voice in the Electoral College.
On all these grounds and more, I fear greatly for our People. Unlawful occupation of the Office of the President means no new valid legislation. No valid nominations, including to the Supreme Court. No valid Executive Orders. No lawful commands as Commander in Chief.
Such a situation paralyzes legitimate government. The longer the imposture is maintained, the worse it becomes. Reliance upon eventually voided legislation is extremely perilous. Reliance upon the actions of appointees unlawfully occupying offices will prove equally disastrous. But worse is the debilitating distrust of our democratic processes that will ensue. Our democratic system depends upon trust. As Obama swears to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, if he thereby takes office unlawfully, he is actually attacking it. This puts our entire Constitutional order in peril and may destroy the Republic.
Law Office of Gary G Kreep, Esq., Representing Alan Keyes, Wiley Drake and Markham Robinson
932 D St. Suite 2, Ramona CA 92065
Office: 760-787-9907; Cell: 760-803-4029
Joe Thunder - Founder
www.FreedomMarch.org
Sad to say Oklahoma only.
I’m calling my U.S. Rep so we can have a law like this nationwide.
Cripplecreek speaks for me, as well.
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