According to the Statutes of the Nobel Foundation,
information about the nominations is not to be disclosed, publicly or privately, for a period of fifty years. The restriction not only concerns the nominees and nominators, but also investigations and opinions in the awarding of a prize. Nomination information older than fifty years is public. So, if he had been truly nominated -- he would be violating fundamental Nobel Foundation principles to say that. The 50 year vow of silence is up in 2049. But wait. There's more. The
Tampa Tribune reported in 2003 that the Nobel Prize nomination was
Nobel Prize website articulates the nomination procedure: a letter from a Congressman isn't on the list. Does the Nobel Committee consider these "informal" nominations? In a word: no. (and a nod to
News Hounds) The Florida court found Hammesfahr's 2002 testimony in the Schiavo case to be anecdotal. A quick review of the handful of published research on his web site makes that judgment abundantly clear. It reminds me of the "doctor-by-mail-order" materials that land by the truckload in my parents' mailbox each month.