Posted on 03/04/2009 7:29:10 PM PST by Red Steel
A U.S. senator has suggested that voters have made Barack Obama eligible to occupy the Oval Office, whether or not he meets the constitutional mandate of being a "natural born" citizen.
The comments from Sen. Mel Martinez came in an e-mail sent to a constituent shortly after the election, which just now was forwarded to WND.
The constituent had asked about Martinez's perspective on the issue on which WND and others have reported: claims made by dozens of lawsuits around the country that Obama might not meet the constitutional qualification for various reasons.
"Presidential candidates are vetted by voters at least twice – first in the primary elections and again in the general election. President-Elect Obama won the Democratic Party's nomination after one of the most fiercely contested presidential primaries in American history," Martinez responded.
"And, he has now been duly elected by the majority of voters in the United States. Throughout both the primary and general election, concerns about Mr. Obama's birthplace were raised. The voters have made clear their view that Mr. Obama meets the qualifications to hold the office of president," he wrote.
Multiple WND calls to Martinez's offices in Washington and Florida today asking for comment did not generate a response from the senator.
But he admitted the "federal government has the responsibility to make certain that the Constitution of the United States is not compromised. We must fight to uphold our Constitution through our courts and political processes."
He cited the constitutional provision requiring a president be "natural born."
But Martinez noted the Constitution does not provide for an enforcement mechanism, and he cited a federal court opinion that a taxpayer and voter in Pennsylvania didn't have standing to force Obama to provide documentation of his eligibility.
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so, if the voters don’t care, then it’s okay.
Good Ol’ Mel......
Now, we’re starting to admit there is a problem, and will ignore the explicit wording of the Constitution to boot!
And here I congratulated him on voting no on porkulus.
Ok. I want Mark Steyn to run for President.
Mel smells.
Again.
The liberals keep telling us the Constitution is a living breathing document, that has to be re-interpreted to keep up with changing times. The timeless values and principles in the Constitution aren’t keeping up with changing times, they tell us.
Get ready for much, much more of this crap.
Sounds like the people of Floriduh need to check his eligibility as well.
He was born in Sagua La Grande, CUBA.
Now why do you think he said what he did?
I don’t care if he is an “R”.
Roger that!!!
Or,we can draft John Howard the former Prime Minister of Australia.
He’s an idiot. The constitution is the supreme law of the land and can’t even be overridden by the will of the voters without a long process of changing it.
No sanding to show eligibility, no reqirement to comply.
Mel “Scarface” Martinez is a piece of crap RINO.
Not to be confused with former Gov. Bob Martinez who got CCW passed in FL back in the 1980s.
We are going to get this one to SCOTUS. This is not Cuba so go back Scarface.
Fl is rapidly becoming a lost cause.
My take on it too. So, there IS a problem here but because ACORN fabricated sufficient votes by one of Mel’s own constituents, Mickey Mouse, to outnumber those who didn’t vote for Odumbo then that tired ol’ Constitution thingy can just be put aside in this instance?
Say now, there’s some wisdom from one of our elected o-fish-ulls! Lord help us, if ever there was a case for only being able to vote if you PAID taxes and didn’t RECEIVE someone else’s tax dollars, this past election was it.
LLS
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