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To: DannyTN
You're right. And the law should fix responsbility for confirming the authenticity of the document with the original source.

We need Congress to introduce and pass this legislation.

Only state legislatures can do that. Congress has no say as to who may appear on state ballots. That is entirely a state issue.

People need to understand that November 4th isn't a federal election. It's 50 state elections (plus the District of Columbia). And when we cast our votes, we're not electing a president, we're appointing our respective state's electors.

And Article II of our Constitution leaves the appointing of electors entirely up to the states.

66 posted on 10/07/2008 9:53:19 PM PDT by Peerless
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To: Peerless

Granted, it is 50 state elections. But it is a joint session of the U.S. Congress that certifies the election. Therefore ultimately they have the responsibility to certify that the candidate is valid.

Certainly, the congress can pass a law to have the executive branch verify the eligibility of everyone appearing on any state ballot for president.


74 posted on 10/08/2008 7:18:03 AM PDT by DannyTN (`)
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