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To: Nero Germanicus
A president qualifies by winning a majority of the votes of the Electors.

This tosses the "Natural Citizen" requirement out on it's head. Need I remind you that the Supreme Court opinion to interpreting the US Constitution can be summed up as "The Constitution may not be interpreted so as to render any of it's clauses as having no effect."

Ergo, it is not just about the electors. The other constitutional requirements must also be met. If the man has not attained the age of 35, he's ineligible, and it doesn't matter what the electors or the public has to say on the issue.

American voters had the opportunity to rule on Obama’s qualifications, twice.

Well this is not true at all. Firstly they were very badly misled by the media and various lawyers on the correct understanding of the issue, so they didn't really get to weigh the question with the appropriate due diligence.

Realistically, the voters are mostly followers, and if enough of the right sort of people tell them something, they simply buy it, and will act on their misinformation.

323 posted on 12/19/2016 12:25:35 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: DiogenesLamp

U.S. general election law falls under “powers reserved to the states.” The only federal election law is on campaign finance. A candidate has to qualify in 51 separate jurisdictions under each states’ elections laws and any candidates’ qualifications can be challenged before state elections boards or courts of law.

Electors can vote against a president-elect that they consider to not meet the requirements of Article II, Section 1. The House and Senate, meeting in joint-session can refuse to certify the electoral votes of a candidate that they consider to not meet the requiremnts of Article II, Section 1.

Any state’s Chief Elections Officer can refuse to place on the state ballot a candidate who does not meet the requirements of Article II, Section 1.
If enough states did that, it could be imposdible for an ineligible candidate to reach 270 Electoral votes.

Nobody was “misled,” there were over 200 court rulings on Obama’s eligibility. The issue was a major discussion point in 2008 and again in 2012. Each voter made up their own mind on who they believed and that’s just as it should be.


331 posted on 12/19/2016 12:45:46 PM PST by Nero Germanicus
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