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The Committee on Presidential Debates has placed itself in a position of authority through it charter, mission and criteria for candiates who are allowed to appear at Presidential debates.

They say they requires each POTUS and V-POTUS candidate to be Constitutionally eligible as Natural Born Citizen.

Please contact them and ask them to explain their definition of natural bonr citizen and their sources.

CDP's email is: comments@debates.org

1 posted on 08/31/2012 4:25:29 PM PDT by TexasVoter
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To: TexasVoter

This is important...

But this election both candidtes for POTUS had fathers who were born in another country...

George Romnwy in Mexico...

Barak Obama Sr in Kenya...

It will be interesting to see how this plays out...


2 posted on 08/31/2012 4:32:01 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: TexasVoter

I say everyone that touches this is afraid of race riots. They KNOW he is not eligible even IF he was birthed in the Lincoln Bedroom of the White House.


3 posted on 08/31/2012 4:36:33 PM PDT by Qwackertoo (Romney/Ryan 2012 The Future of Our Children and Their Children are at stake.)
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To: TexasVoter; Jet Jaguar; Lady Jag; Slings and Arrows; null and void; maggief; Dog; BP2; Candor7; ...

ping!!!


8 posted on 09/01/2012 7:40:48 AM PDT by bitt (These Commies are making it impossible to stick to my self-imposed moratorium on foul language)
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NEW JERSEY SUPERMARKET BARACK ROLE MODEL
VERY UPSET SINCE HIS MOMMY DIED IN 2007
AND BECAUSE THE MARINES BOOTED HIM OUT
SO HE MURDERS TWO YOUNG WHITE EMPLOYEES





"If I had a son he would look like....."

- Barack Hussein Obama Junior



11 posted on 09/01/2012 7:51:52 AM PDT by devolve (------------------- --- THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY --------- ------------- -----)
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To: TexasVoter; Absolutely Nobama; aragorn; Art in Idaho; Aurorales; autumnraine; azishot; ...
Constitutional Eligibility

Action required, Americans.

16 posted on 09/01/2012 8:34:54 AM PDT by null and void (Day 1321 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Obama, a queer and present danger)
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To: TexasVoter

I couldn’t easily find this page in their website...I had to go back to your hard link from several days ago..

http://www.debates.org/index.php?page=candidate-selection-process

“2012 Candidate Selection Criteria

Commission on Presidential Debates’ Nonpartisan Candidate Selection Criteria For 2012 General Election Debate Participation

A. INTRODUCTION

The mission of the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates (the “CPD”) is to ensure, for the benefit of the American electorate, that general election debates are held every four years between the leading candidates for the offices of President and Vice President of the United States. The CPD sponsored a series of such debates in each of the past six general elections, and has begun the planning, preparation, and organization of a series of nonpartisan debates among leading candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency in the 2012 general election. As in prior years, the CPD’s voter educational activities will be conducted in accordance with all applicable legal requirements, including regulations of the Federal Election Commission that require that debate sponsors extend invitations to debate based on the application of “pre-established, objective” criteria.

The goal of the CPD’s debates is to afford the members of the public an opportunity to sharpen their views, in a focused debate format, of those candidates from among whom the next President and Vice President will be selected. In each of the last six elections, there were scores of declared candidates for the Presidency, excluding those seeking the nomination of one of the major parties. During the course of the campaign, the candidates are afforded many opportunities in a great variety of forums to advance their candidacies. In order most fully and fairly to achieve the educational purposes of its debates, the CPD has developed nonpartisan, objective criteria upon which it will base its decisions regarding selection of the candidates to participate in its 2012 debates. The purpose of the criteria is to identify those candidates who have achieved a level of electoral support such that they realistically are considered to be among the principal rivals for the Presidency.

In connection with the 2012 general election, the CPD will apply three criteria to each declared candidate to determine whether that candidate qualifies for inclusion in one or more of the CPD’s debates. The criteria are (1) constitutional eligibility, (2) ballot access, and (3) electoral support. All three criteria shall be satisfied before a candidate will be invited to debate.

B. 2012 NONPARTISAN SELECTION CRITERIA

The CPD’s nonpartisan criteria for selecting candidates to participate in the 2012 general election presidential debates are:

1. EVIDENCE OF CONSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY

The CPD’s first criterion requires satisfaction of the eligibility requirements of Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution. The requirements are satisfied if the candidate:

a. is at least 35 years of age;

b. is a Natural Born Citizen of the United States and a resident of the United States for fourteen years; and

c. is otherwise eligible under the Constitution.

....”


33 posted on 09/01/2012 12:59:49 PM PDT by bitt (These Commies are making it impossible to stick to my self-imposed moratorium on foul language)
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To: TexasVoter

they added a PayPal button on the donate page here, http://www.art2superpac.com/donate.html

You can also donate to the PAC through Pay Pal directly at,

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=ELP3FK88G5976


36 posted on 09/01/2012 3:46:39 PM PDT by bitt (These Commies are making it impossible to stick to my self-imposed moratorium on foul language)
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