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To: glennaro

It would have to be challenged in court.

Realistically, how can anyone prevent someone from running for president, based on him or her not being a natural born citizen? Realistically, election officials in states are not going to remove such people from the ballot. Realistically, election officials would be sued, if they tried to do so.

Heck, this erudite group of principled conservatives on Free Republic, can’t agree on the definition of natural born citizen. Do we really expect various state and local election officials, to make such a determination?

Then that leaves the courts, and federal court cases, as the place where this issue can be settled. Then you have to decide, who will decide to file a lawsuit, against a specific presidential candidate, and/or political party, to get this issue into court?

The Supreme Court doesn’t just sit around and issue opinions on something, unless someone has filed a lawsuit on the subject. And even there, it’s likely a lower federal court will have to hear such a case, before it gets to the Supreme Court for final resolution.


172 posted on 08/30/2023 12:49:37 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Dilbert San Diego
In recent years the USSC has conveniently removed itself from having to consider and rule on the Constitutionality of issues such as this by simply announcing any plaintiff who brings suit doesn't have "standing" ... a legal way of saying the plaintiff's concern is not worthy of consideration.
Talk about taking the easy way out! ...
186 posted on 08/30/2023 12:55:32 PM PDT by glennaro (Never give up ... never give in ... never surrender ... and enjoy every minute of doing so.)
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