Posted on 02/24/2010 6:02:07 PM PST by Phil_GA
Yesterday, the Arizona House Committee on Government, chaired by Rep. Judy Burges (R-Skull Valley), voted to pass her introduced bill, HB2441, by a vote of 6-1 (with two Members absent). My original posting on this story contains the actual bill; in summary, the following is what the bill proposes to do:
HB 2441 provides a procedure for determining a presidential candidate’s eligibility for office.History
United States Constitution prescribes all powers, rights and limitations to the executive branch of the federal government, stating “the executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.” The Constitution further prescribes the manner for the election of the President and establishes the individual eligibility requirements for the office of the President. The requirements includes that the individual be a natural born citizen, at least 35 years old and have been a resident within the United States for at least 14 years (United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 1).Provisions
Ø That the candidate is a natural born citizen.
- Requires that written notice from a national political party committee for a presidential candidate that is entitled to representation on the ballot be sent to the Arizona Secretary of State (Secretary), that contains the party’s nomination of candidates for president and vice-president.
- States that within 10 days of the submittal of the names of the candidates, the national political party committee shall submit an affidavit of the presidential candidate which states the candidate’s citizenship and age.
- Stipulates that presidential candidate affidavit include documents that prove:
Ø That the candidate’s age.
Ø That the candidate meets the residency requirements for President of the United States as prescribed in the United States Constitution.
- States that the Secretary shall not place that candidate’s name on the ballot if upon review of the affidavit and other documents submitted pursuant to this Act, the Secretary believes the candidate does not meet the citizenship, age and residency requirements prescribed by law.
- Makes a technical change.
I contacted Rep. Burges on the news, as it has been breaking out all over (TPM, LATimes.com, PhoenixNewTimes.com, SeattleTimes, Yahoo! News, WorldNetDaily, and AZStarNet), asking for her comments. She replied:
This appears to be quite controversial for many of our fellow opposite party members. I don't quite understand why they have such heart burn over a Constitutional issue such as this. As state legislators, when we run for office we self attest that we meet all of the requirements to run for state office. When our children sign up for sports, they must show a birth certificate. When an individual goes for a job interview, they must take their birth certificate because an e-verify check is required, we need a birth certificate to obtain a passport. This is the highest office in the land. Our Constitution clearly defines the qualifications to run for this office. How can meeting these requirements be offensive to anyone?This has been such a controversial issue that it needs to be addressed. If not at the state level, where? Several states such as Montana and Oklahoma have taken steps similar to Arizona's legislation.
More at original posting...
Good luck, and I hope it is successful.
Inch by inch, The One could be in hot agua.
Like I said, the didn’t go quite far enough. The term “natural born citizen” has never been defined by any state or Congress. Arizona is afraid to define it as what it should be, a natural born citizen is the child of TWO US citizens.
Yes, but I believe it is sufficient. The documents will have to be produced, the person certifying will be personally liable for fraud.
It gives the secretary of each state power to challenge eligibility instead of just taking the work of some party hack. It should make it easier to get a court to rule on the issue down the road.
Edwin Vieira, Constitutional Lawyer: "at the inauguration. . he's aware he's not a citizen, then it's a perjured oath."
Who is Obama? Really, What is his allegience?
What is he Hiding and Why?
Just click Your State on the left and then Legislators on the right and Presto, there's all your state Representative and Senators with email addresses!
FReep em'!
Dear _____
Wanted to make you aware of the Presidential Eligibility Bill in Arizona and being considered in 20 other states. How about _____?
Relevant Urls here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2458364/posts?page=201
and
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2458719/posts?page=1
Plus, Arizona Legislature Bill Posting, HB 2441:
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/49leg/2r/summary/h.hb2441_02-18-10_gov.doc.htm
It seems to me a Presidential Candidate ought to submit proof of his natural born citizenship before being placed on our _____ State Ballot.
Thank you for reviewing my letter.
Sincerely,
“Who is Obama? Really, What is his allegience?
What is he Hiding and Why?”
From what I know about him he scares the hell out of me. I’m terrified of what he’s hiding.
Me too. I want to know: Obamas’ hidden records: Why are these off limits?
1. Certified copy of original birth certificate
2. Columbia University transcripts
3. Columbia thesis paper
4. Campaign donor analysis requested by 7 major watchdog groups
5. Harvard University transcripts
6. Illinois State Senate records
7. Illinois State Senate schedule
8. Law practice client list and billing records/summary
9. Locations and names of all half-siblings and step-mother
10. Medical records (only the one page summary released so far)
11. Occidental College Transcripts
12. Parent’s marriage Certificate
13. Record of baptism
14. Selective Service registration records - (Did Obama Actually Register for Selective Service?)
15. Schedules for trips outside of the United States before 2007
16. Passport records for all passports
17. Scholarly articles
18. SAT and LSAT test scores, Did he even take them?
19. Access to his grandmother in Kenya
20. List of all campaign workers that are lobbyists
21. Punahou grade school records
22. Noelani Kindergarten records are oddly missing from the the State of Hawaii Department of Education.
23. Page 11 of Stanley Ann Dunham's divorce decree.
24. Why did Barack Obama resign from he Illinois bar and where are all of the relevant documents?
25. Why did Michelle Obama resign from the Illinois bar after only about four years of practice and where are all of the relevant documents?
Anyone who cares about their country should be Very Concerned about their POTUS hiding every scrap of information of his life. In fact Obama issued an Executive Order on his second day in office sequestering all his bonafides and personal information. Speaks volumes. . .
Thank you Judy Burges.
Could Republican and Democratic parties in each state require a presidential candidate to present his long form birth certificate---he could be required to attach it to his application form in each state---BEFORE he could put his name on the presidential primary ballot?
That is, I don't see how state and federal lawmakers could object to how political parties decide who can and who cannot put their names on primary ballots.
My point is this: If political parties passed their own rules that required presidential candidates to present their long form birth certificates before the candidates could put their names on the primary ballot, then we might NOT need state lawmakers to pass questionable and possibly unconstitutional laws that require presidential candidates to present long form birth certificates before they could put their names on the November 2012 presidential ballot.
Yes. In my opinion, the political party primary is the key first place to require a presidential candidate to present a long form birth certificate.
As I see it, it may be too late---and maybe even unconstitutional---for a state to wait until a presidential candidate applies to put his name on the 2012 presidential ballot before requiring a presidential candidate to present his long form birth certificate in order to put his name on the November 2012 presidential ballot in that state.
Again, let's look at the political party presidential primary as the first key place to demand presidential candidates to present their long form birth certificate.
obumpa
Long overdue.
It will stop Obama from running for reelection, Palin becomes president and we can start putting this country right again.
This could give us our country back.
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