In my opinion, like it or not, we have a propaganda press and IF this attempt by the Republican House were to propose an investigation of his birth, an unholy rain of fire would rain down on them.
There may be another solution to this problem but we would have to wait until the election of 2012 and just restrain this administration and let the usurper stay in place.
An UPDATED and REINFORCED bill need to be passed where anyone, Republican or Democrat who runs for the office of the Presidency undergo a strict and thorough examination of their background. This bill would require that they supply to Congress their LONG FORM birth certificate and ALL college level studies and transcripts to be examined.
This intense scrutiny should be implemented when they announce their intention to run for office...not after they are nominated by their party.
If ANY candidate refuses to participate they would, UNDER STICT LAW, be declared ineligible to run for the office.
This would also apply to any president who currently is a sitting president and running for reelection of EITHER PARTY.
This bill could be presented by the Republican House as being introduced to quell all the rumors concerning the ‘nasty rumors’ of obama’s illegibility issues.
I’m sure obama would be more than happy to have this monkey off his back AND save him a lot of money in the process.
At the core of the failure to defend the Constitution is that during its January 2009 joint session the Congress ignored its longstanding and carefully worded statute that controls the order of the joint session and provides the steps to be taken to prohibit an ineligible president elect from office.
The new Congress, which is yet looking for their chairs, may not be as timid or compromised as the prior and it may indeed proactively act on the issue.
Those on the right have completely wimped out…
And will likely continue to wimp out until they feel the heat.
An UPDATED and REINFORCED bill needs to be passed…
You are on the right track, Signman. A number of states are attempting something like you propose, see the essence of the simple two page Texas bill below. Unfortunately, no state that I have found yet is proposing a two citizen parent provision consistent with the NBC requirement; however, I just commenced looking.
By:Berman H.B.ANo.A295
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certification for placement on the ballot of candidates for president or vice-president of the United States.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTIONA1.Section 192.033, Election Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(a)Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (d), the secretary of state shall certify in writing for placement on the general election ballot the names of the candidates for president and vice-president who are entitled to have their names placed on the ballot.
(d)The secretary of state may not certify the name of a candidate for president or vice-president unless the candidate has presented the candidate ’s original birth certificate indicating that the person is a natural-born United States citizen.
SECTION2.This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.