Posted on 07/15/2009 5:25:18 PM PDT by kellynla
Lou Dobbs reported tonight that the Federal Election Commission does not require any proof of citizenship to run for Presidency.
HUH????
Get ready for Arnold..
All it takes is one state that requires it then based on that assumption right? If say the state of California or Texas were to require it wouldn’t that forfeit all of Obama’s votes in that state at least?
There's the small matter of the Qualifications for the Office in the Constitution that might be burdensome, though (Natural Born Citizen of the United States).
Here that Ahhhnold? Hey, the constitution is just a collection of suggestions anyway.
What about the Constitution?
It is NOT A STATE ISSUE....IT IS A FEDERAL ISSUE.
In Rhode Island, you only need to sign a form saying you are “constitutionally eligible”.
The Constitution requires it.
Period.
The states can’t enact Jim Crow laws, either.
Regarding this, I am starting to wonder if the MSM is really picking up interest. I know the pinheads at MSNBC and Newsweek will never give it the light of day, but it is being DISCUSSED. That is more than it has ever gotten before.
IIRC, there was a demand for administrative action put to the FEC, and this same result was announced by them way back when (Sept/Oct?).
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The “state by state” provision has to do with ballot access. Voters vote for electors, state by state, and electors are “party” entities.
This is a federal issue, not a states’ issue.
According to Dobbs, proof to run for House, Senate and the Presidency is left up the states and every state is different. And in IL proof of citizenship is not required.
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If this is true, which I doubt, because it makes no sense, then WHO IS BREAKING THE LAW? (besides Obama). Who does a candidate for the presidency file their papers with??? A state? Or the Federal government?? Something very fishy here.
States control ballot access and always have. States have thrown presidential candidates off the ballot, too.
What is going on? Didn’t Lou Dobbs have something about Cook yesterday. Is it because someone in the military took a stand that they are starting to report or is it something else?
“The Constitution requires it.”
we all know that...the POINT is that states and the FEC
are NOT requiring proof!
I don’t think Ahnold has done a good a job as Sarah.
She has many accomplishments under her belt and
is leaving Alaska better then she found it.
LOL!
Lou needs to explain how a candidate can abide by the Constitutional requirement to be a natural born citizen without providing documentation confirming he or she is a natural born citizenship.
Back in 1880 Chester Arthur was running as James Garfield’s running mate. There were rumors that he wasn’t really born in Vermont but rather in Canada or even Ireland.
No proof was ever found of this so the whole matter went away.
When Garfield was assassinated, he became president but remains the last sitting president to run for his own parties nomination and lose it.
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