Why Congressional Republicans avoid the Obama Eligibility Issue

The Post & Email ^ | 5/2/2010 | John F. Sweeney

[Menehune56]

In discussions concerning the constitutional eligibility of Barrack Hussein Obama II for the office of President of the United States, many point out that if there were a real issue, the Republicans would have leveraged it in 2008 to retain control of the White House. But it was well-documented at the time, and additional documentation and analysis have established, that John McCain’s eligibility was in question as well. With that being the case, why would the Republicans nominate a candidate who might not be constitutionally eligible to serve in the office?

The answer may be a simple one – the 2008 race was going to the Democrats and the Republicans did not want a leading candidate for 2012 to lose or be roughed up during the campaign. So the solution – let the man who needed to win in 2008, if he was ever going to be president, run – even if he might not be constitutionally eligible. Was this a grand conspiracy by the Republican Party? No, it was just simple pragmatic political strategy.

[Las Vegas Ron]

For some reason I recall reading it was Hillary or her people that brought it up first and that was why Mc Cain was vetted for eligibility.

Oh well, I guess it really doesn't matter now anyway. Thanks for your reply.

[Venturer]

Fact is the Republicans still have hopes of getting the black vote,even though it is provent they never will get it. They remain quiet for just that reason, they dont want to appear as racist.They dont want the media coming down on them with both feet in a fight over Obama’s legitimacy, because win or lose the country doesnt need the race riots it would cause.

[HighlyOpinionated]

Obama and his puppet masters were behind the “McCain’s not a citizen” discussion.

AND NO ONE ANYWHERE OTHER THAN SOME ‘WE THE PEOPLES’ TOOK A LOOK AT OBAMA’S “ELIGIBILITY.” The Republicans REFUSED to do their duty.

The Senate NEVER SHOULD HAVE ALLOWED Obama to be seated in their assembly without verifying his eligibility.

BLAME IT ON REPUBLICANS IN THE SENATE FOR BEING STOOGES.

[Eagle Eye]

The GOP is stupid enough to nominate McCain—the guy who undermined a GOP majority in both houses while having a GOP president...don’t tell me the GOP isn’t that stupid!

If they aren’t stupid then they did it all on purpose.

And that puts it into a whole different category.

[Manic_Episode]

I thought it was due to cowardice, stupidity and failure.

[Fractal Trader]

I don't have the primary sources here, but I have read repeatedly that Natural Born Citizen applies when both parents are citizens and they are abroad in the service of their county. I know that Wikipedia may not be the best reference, but this is what they say:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_born_citizen_of_the_United_States

According to an April 2000 report by the Congressional Research Service, most constitutional scholars interpret Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution as including citizens born outside the United States to parents who are U.S. citizens under the “natural born” requirement.

[Uncle Chip]

For some reason I recall reading it was Hillary or her people that brought it up first and that was why Mc Cain was vetted for eligibility.

At his request perhaps??? Why didn't he then just say: "No Thanks -- I'm a natural born citizen -- no doubt about it -- I don't need a resolution."??

Instead, in order to get the resolution, he reportedly pulled out his birth certificate and showed it to the Senate committee to prove where he was born. Why did he do that if he didn't need the resolution???

[RWGinger]

I would not defend the GOP for mcCain. I do think the media played a huge role and I think the ABB( anyone but Bush) emotion played a role.

Even with all that McCain got quite a few votes so if the GOP’s maser plan was to let a idiot like 0dumbo win their strategy was suspect.

How can anyone defend the tactic of encouraging your oppostion to win? i don’t buy it.
I buy bad decisions, I buy mismanagement of a campaign, I buy MSM campaigning for 0dumbo. I buy people being sold the “ It ia all Bush’s fault” blame game.

[SweetCaroline]

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[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

Again, take it from us who were born in the CZ with of both parents Americans.

I knew an American woman (her husband was also American) who always travel to the US to give birth in the event her children wanted to run for president of the US. Can I become anymore clearer?

By the way, I have never heard of any one of us who went through our great school system running for a political office in the US. We were above that crookedness and had better things to accomplish.

[Las Vegas Ron]

Instead, in order to get the resolution, he reportedly pulled out his birth certificate and showed it to the Senate committee to prove where he was born.

Proves what kind of fool he is, he should have just posted a copy on the web!

Seriously, you make good points, at least he pulled out verifiable documents, that's a he!! of a lot more than the usurper will do.

Now the 60k question is, why didn't bammie need a resolution too?

This whole thing has me so frustrated, it's the Twilight Zone in living color.

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

travel = traveled

[airborne]

It’s the “go along to get along” syndrome.

Trust, but verify!

And that goes double for Dems and RINO’s!

[Keflavik76]

This is pure unadulterated poppycock!

“the 2008 race was going to the Democrats and the Republicans did not want a leading candidate for 2012 to lose or be roughed up during the campaign.”

Republicans don’t plan that well, but by the law of unintended consequences they managed to get Sarah Palin destroyed for 2012. Most of the time stuff just happens.

[Eagle Eye]

Obama was a terribly weak candidate. Terribly weak.

And yet somehow McCain found a way to lose to him.

I think McCain has found a comfortable niche in compromise for his own benefit since his Navy days.

[Fractal Trader]

Instead, in order to get the resolution, he reportedly pulled out his birth certificate and showed it to the Senate committee to prove where he was born.

I looked at some of the materials on Polarik's new web site dedicated to his upcoming book (http://www.youtube.com/TheDrRJP), and he presents evidence that McCain's BC was doctored to make it appear that he was born in the Panama Canal Zone, rather than on a hospital in Panama proper. His evidence looks reasonable and it coincides with what was thought to be the real truth about the situation.

[TheThinker]

If that is so, then why did he press the Senate to put together something to declare him a "natural born citizen" before he declared his candidacy?

Because he knew Obama was ineligible. They all know.

[RegulatorCountry]

There are court cases in which military bases were determined not to be sovereign territory, and so whether McCain was born on or off base is immaterial and a distraction. There was and is a lot of that going around, for both McCain and Obama, with no small amount of it emanating from or being embroidered by this shady Polland character. Panama didn’t cede that territory to us, and to them it was returned.

[Kansas58]

Because he knew some people would not understand the law, so he tried to clear the air, ahead of time!

Yes, there are stupid people who will have questions, but as a matter of law, there is no question about the eligibility of McCain.

[danamco]

Be ready for a SP attack!!!