Posted on 05/09/2011 2:56:23 AM PDT by rabscuttle385
Several national publications recently speculated that Sen. Orrin Hatch was purposely deleting pages from his official website in an attempt to preserve his conservative bona fides. Hatch's office, however, squashed the rumors by thoroughly clarifying that the elimination of certain web pages was an "internal decision" related to the launch of "a brand new website."
Here's a timeline of what transpired: Darren Elliot wrote a piece for Salon on Thursday revisiting the Presidential Eligibility Amendment, a 2003 bill introduced by Hatch that would allow foreign-born American citizens to run for president — a stance which at the time was primarily aimed clearing the path for the political ascendancy of Arnold Schwarzenegger but that today would almost certainly be anathema to "birthers" and a majority of tea partiers.
The very next day Elliot followed up with another article, this time stating: "Less than 24 hours after the (Thursday) piece went up, a tech blogger discovered that the section of Hatch's website that mentioned the 'Presidential Eligibility Amendment' had mysteriously disappeared."
(Excerpt) Read more at deseretnews.com ...
thoroughly clarifying that the elimination of certain web pages was an “internal decision”
Hahahaha... More BS from yet another government grifter.
Maybe you don’t know much about Sen. Hatch. He’s no RINO. No Senator has been stronger in opposing Obamacare, for example.
If Hatch once supported allowing a foreign-born President, explain to me why that’s wrong. The Constitution allows foreign-born federal judges & legislators, for example. I thought the Birthers were upset because they figured there was a violation of existing law. But a Constitutional Amendment changing the present law is another matter; if you don’t like it, you have to support your position with actual arguments, rather than just yelling RINO.
Getting rid of enough liberal Democrats is going to be child’s play, compared to ridding the country of very established RINOs. I do not believe that we have discovered yet, how many of them there are in existence.
Orrin is still a squishy little man.
Recognized that reality when I was a child.
Best friend of Ted Kennedy.
Nuf said!
The longer these people spend in Washington going to cocktail parties with the Ivy League elites and power brokers, the more their brains turn to mush.
But there is so much more. Justice Ginsburg was, in a sense, Hatch's idea.
Roberts and the Ginsburg Standard - Ed Whelan - August 31, 2005
HATCH SEES `EASY TIME' FOR GINSBURG IN SENATE - Deseret News - June 16, 1993
When Hatch was asked if he is concerned about Ginsburg's pro-choice views on abortion, he said, "I feel that issue was chosen in the last presidential election."
The founders already made those arguments. One argument that held for limiting the pool of eligible presidents was to insure that the person who represents US national interests, as against the entire rest of the world, has had, from birth, allegiance to the US, and would therefore be uncompromising in defending US interests.
For one worlders, this is not so important, as US interests are not superior.
He is actually quite tall.
So foreign born judges & legislators, e.g., Alex Kozinski, the best libertarian federal appellate judge around, don’t represent American interests? And Keith Ellison, American-born Islamist-sympathizing congressman from MN, does represent America’s interests?
Maybe the founders got this one wrong.
Hatch is owned by the masters of the NWO just like the rest of the RINOs.
I agree.
I agree.
I agree.
I happen to think not, and advanced the argument. The counter-example is Obama, not a judge or a rep. Judges and reps can be naturalized citizens, although, I suppose one could argue that citizenship should not be a requirement either, on account of the many non-citizens of the US, who would act in the US best interests.
The role of the president under our constitution is special, as against the rest of the world. He is supposedly the sole authority when it comes to foreign affairs, negotiation of treaties (with the Senate having a check on that power), etc.
The Natural Born Citizen standard—born here, both parents citizens at the time—was intended to cut down the number of reasons an official would have for putting other nations' interests ahead of his country's interests. Today, like 200 years ago, this is a live concern. If a man has close kin who would be hurt if he puts America first, it will cause problems. Beyond that, there is the threat of tribal-based allegiances where other countries are given de facto control of American policy.
Congressional fear of addressing an issue, to the point of having piss run down your leg, is a terrible thing to witness.
If you allow a person that is foreign born or born with dual citizenship to be eligible to be president, you open the door to the possibility that a person born in direct line to the British or other royal throne could also be the president.
If you allow a person that is foreign born or born with dual citizenship to be eligible to be president, you open the door to the possibility that a person born in direct line to the British or other royal throne could also be the president.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.