Posted on 04/14/2011 7:58:33 AM PDT by Tribune7
LancasterOnline.Com is reporting that a bill was introduced in the State House yesterday, April 13, that would require presidential candidates to prove that they are natural born citizens of the United States, as required by the U.S. Constitution, before getting on the Pennsylvania ballot.
The bill was drafted by Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R-12) and has 23 co-sponsors according to LancasterOnline. Metcalfe is reported as saying it was drafted in response to the debate regarding President Obama's birthplace.
One supposes there will be sneering at Metcalfe from the usual suspects but if one sits back, takes a deep breath and considers it, one will wonder why such a bill would be in the least controversial, assuming the bill doesn't put undue burdens on candidates since the text has yet to be online as of Thursday morning.
Still, despite the large number of co-sponsors don't expect fast action on it. Metcalfe's HB 934 , which would require voters to show photo ID, and which has 48 co-sponsors has been languishing in the House's State Government Committee since March 4.
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Obama aside anybody know that a voter ID bill was pending in Pa?
Thank God for partisan infighting! That's winning the future.
How dare they question the divine right of kings duly appointed by the fourth estate to rule? < / sarcasm >
I did not know this was going on. This is big in the sense that PA is a valuable state come election time. We’ll see what happens with this.
To pass, they will need - at the minimum - Republican majorities in the House and Senate minus the number of idiot RINOs who can be cowed into voting against it - then a Republican governor who can sign the bill then a Republican majority in the state supreme court that will allow it to stand up to the legal challenges and delays that would no-doubt come.
IOW, if there isn’t strong enthusiasm to pass this and the needed majorities to get it done, it will never stand up and may still not take effect in time for the 2012 elections.
And King Obama will never be dethroned.
Arnold 2012
It just happened yesterday.
If you meant voter photo ID, I didn’t know it either and you are right, it is a big deal.
I support finding knowing if our President is serving legally, but instead of the endless posturing on this, I’d like to see something really productive from the Republican Party like secure borders and ending the 50 billion or more a year that we taxpayers pay to keep cheap illegal labor for those in the US Chamber of Commerce. But we won’t see that because cheap illegal labor makes money for a few while costing the many.
Dick Armey’s corporate Tea Party said we need amnesty and open borders. BS!!!
Armey’s buddy Mike Pence is another pro amnesty corporatist.
PA is a lot of electoral votes, this is big.
Photo ID would be HUGE! Especially when we have to deal w/ 110% turnout in the Philly voting districts. This would be huge. Hopefully they can get it passed.
i have yet to hear the argument against passing such a law.
why no adopt it in all states?
OK is rushing their birther bill thru because they don’t want to get beat by AZ.
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