“It will only take a couple of key states, (Ohio, Florida, Texas, etc) to put into law strict rules for checking pres. eligibility paperwork. Then the sh@t will hit the fan.”
Arizona has already done so.
Since the presidency is an office that represents the country as a whole, then all states MUST be able to vote for him.
If he fails to certify his eligibility in Arizona then he won’t make thier ballot.
My understanding is Arizona almost did so but didn't thanks in large part to a few Republicans in the Arizona State Senate that voted no.
I don't think the Constitution requires that.
Many times some of these fringe candidates like Nader are on the ballot in some states and not others because they couldn't get enough signatures on the petitions in those states. In fact, in 1860, there were no Republicans on the ballots in the Deep South. It would have been suicide to attempt to get signatures there.
“Arizona has already done so.
Since the presidency is an office that represents the country as a whole, then all states MUST be able to vote for him.
If he fails to certify his eligibility in Arizona then he won’t make thier ballot.”
I followed the “Arizona eligibility law” issue for awhile — and it seems to me that that “died aborning”, that it never was actually passed into law. If you have documentation otherwise, please post it.
Your second sentence is meaningless.
My prediction is that Obama will simply choose to have no campaign presence whatsoever in any state that that passes “eligibility legislation” (none have yet to do so).
If you don’t try to run as a candidate within the borders of a particular state (that DOES have eligibility laws), what are they going to do? The law can be applied ONLY towards declared candidates. And Obama will be a non-presence in “eligibility states”.
I’ll _guess_ that he and his people believe that they can win without any of the states that would have such laws.
Texas legislature meets only once every two years (which is probably why we’re in better shape than most of the country).
Leg went heavily Republican in November. It meets this year.
Rep. Leo Berman is preparing to introduce House Bill 295:
“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.”
Texas has a boatload of electoral votes and will have even more in 2012 than in 2008.