Because if any of these people run for President they will have to prove that they are a natural born citizen. Something Obama hasn’t had to do.
Actually, that's not entirely true. That's a big part of the problem. If Palin runs, or whoever the nominee is, a signature from Reince Priebus on a certificate that says, "Our candidate meets all the qualification requirements," will be all that is legally required.
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Because if any of these people run for President they will have to prove that they are a natural born citizen. Something Obama hasn’t had to do.
And Pres__ent Obama will be on the ballot with a signature from Debbie Wasserman Schultz on a similar statement "certifiying" that he meets the qualifications.
We need to get our state legislators on this. State election officials should have laws (actual laws, written by legislators, not court decisions from activist judges) which require actual documentation to prove qualifications before a name can be placed on the ballot.
The problem is that there is no law which requires documentation. A signature from Nancy Pelosi on a "certificate" stating that BHO met all qualification requirements is all that has ever been required. Yes, the constitution requires a natural born citizen. But the constitution does not have a requirement for proof. Having the chair of a major political party vouch for you and say, "Yep, he's eligible and he's our guy" has always been good enough.
The problem is that to prevail, the "birthers" will have to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that Barak Hussein Obama is not a "natural born citizen" as required in the constitution. There is no statutory requirement for anything more than Pelosi (as party chair) vouching for his citizenship, age and qualification for office. Once that is done, the burden of proof (strong, unequivocal proof) is on the challengers. They won't win in court, and they shouldn't. I don't want a new "law" written by activist judges.
“Because if any of these people run for President they will have to prove that they are a natural born citizen. Something Obama hasn’t had to do.”
No, they won’t. That’s the truth of it. In Washington state the Secretary of State, Mr. Reed, told me personally on live radio, that it is not his job to verify the status of candidates for President. That job belongs to the political parties, according to him.
I know that’s bizzare and crazy, but it’s that way in every state. At least it was in 2008. It’s just a loophole that Barry drove through.
And, apparently we Conservatives have not been able to advance a verfication law in ANY STATE. It’s mid-2011. Time is running out to pass these laws. It goes with