Naturalized citizen, Abdul K. Hassan, has filed suit in Federal Court against the State of Colorado alleging it is a discriminatory practice to require a person to file a Statement of Candidacy with a box checked to indicate the candidate for POTUS is a Natural born citizen.
http://dockets.justia.com/docket/colorado/codce/1:2011cv03116/129827/
Hassan refuses to perjure himself and claim Natural born citizen status to get on the Colorado ballot as a candidate for President of the United States.
Under SCOTUS precedent Schneider v Rusk, 377 U.S. 163 (1964), “Held by a majority of this Court, that § 352(a)(1) is discriminatory, and therefore violative of due process under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution, since no restriction [...] applies to native-born citizens ...” Pp. 164-169.
Hassan is claiming discrimination based on national origin. The Federal Election Commission has offered Hassan an opinion a naturalized citizen has the right to raise and receive funds for his campaign for POTUS, but he is not eligible for Federal matching funds because of his naturalization status.
Thanks for posting that information. How did you come upon it? It’ll be interesting to see how/if that case develops and how it will focus in on the ‘natural born’ definition.
Now we know why Obama didn’t try to get matching funds in 2008.