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Posted on 03/30/2011 10:37:06 PM PDT by Smokeyblue
A bill requiring presidential candidates to provide their birth certificates to Tennessee's secretary of state as a condition of getting on the Tennessee ballot was killed Wednesday in a House subcommittee.
Also dying Wednesday was a proposal to establish a legislative committee that would review federal laws and regulations then recommend which, if any, should be nullified by the General Assembly.
Rep. Rick Womick, R-Rockvale, was House sponsor of the birth certificate bill. He said it was inspired by constituents who doubt that President Barack Obama was born in the United States. Passage of the bill, he said, would "put this issue to rest," even though he personally believes Obama is a citizen.
"What this really boils down to is enforcing our Constitution," said Womick. "I think he (Obama) does have a birth certificate, and I don't think he's afraid to show it."
House Democratic Caucus Chairman Mike Turner questioned whether the bill was constitutional, since the federal government is in charge of federal elections. Womick said that it was, thanks to the 10th Amendment.
"I thought all this (controversy over Obama's birthplace) was dying down," said Turner. "I'm almost kind of stunned that this is up here."
Rep. Bob Ramsey, R-Maryville, who chairs the State and Local Government Subcommittee, called for a voice vote, then promptly declared the bill had failed.
"I think this shows some people up here don't believe that crazy birther stuff," said Turner afterward.
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Look on the bright side. At least we don’t have Jamese(777) doing his shadenfreude crap dance all over the thread.
The other upside is that Trump isn’t letting this thing go. Our reps are wimps, but he isn’t. Something’s going to shake loose, probably within the next six mos or so.
Weaklings.
Is there any reason that traitors should not be hunted down like mad dogs?
Deja-vu all over again.
“House Democratic Caucus Chairman Mike Turner questioned whether the bill was constitutional, since the federal government is in charge of federal elections.”
If the Federal Government was in charge of Federal elections then why do they take place on the State ballots?
Perhaps Mike Turner would be good enough as to point out where in the Federal constitution does it give the Federal Government direct control of Federal elections?
while I am fairly sure Mike Turner was asleep at the time he and his fellow legislators were being made to take the oath to uphold both the Federal and State Constitution.
He might want to look up the Federalist paper for a refresher on the propose of that oath.
LOL
Yep, stranger than fiction.
“Is there any reason that traitors should not be hunted down like mad dogs?”
They might flee like cowards to Illinois... O wait never-mind that would be a good thing for the good people of Tennessee. Let them go to Illinois and stay there.
The rats could not care less about where Obambie was born, or
what his citizenship might be, as long as he adheres to
Marxist ideology.
“Sen. Doug Overbey, R-Maryville, said term limits would tend to lead to a professional legislative staff that would “run the Legislature” rather than elected representatives.”
Sen. Doug that is nonsense, and I suspect you might just know it too.
I got an easy solution to your “professional staff” taking over concern. KILL FUNDING FOR THE STAFF! Try using volunteers!
Cowards. If Obama has nothing to hide, then why isn’t this an easy law to pass in every state in the union?
...thinking...mmmm....no.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2690068/posts?page=10#10
What a load of crap.
It is not the business of anyone in this country to speculate as to where Hussein was born.
Let Hussein prove it himself.
JameseeeeBot went buh bye.
I miss him like an abscessed tooth.
If the Federal Government was in charge of Federal elections then why do they take place on the State ballots?
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Party primaries: Is the federal government also in charge of Republican and Democratic primaries?
That is, if Republican and Democratic Party officials in Tennessee require their presidential candidates to attach a copy of their long form birth certificates to their application form before they can put their name on a primary ballot, who is going to stop them? That is, is the federal government going to step in and stop them?
And what if Republican and Democratic presidential candidates VOLUNTARILY attach a copy of their long form birth certificate to their Tennessee application form, again, who is going to stop them?
Is the federal government going to step in and tell candidates that they cannot VOLUNTARILY attach a copy of their long form birth certificate to their Tennessee primary application form?
Bunch of squawking ass chickens.
What is this don’t ask, don’t tell the president is a bullsh!t fraud?
Why is everyone in this country excpet Mr. The Donald afraid of this namby pamby, limp wristed, skinny little runt f@gg@t?
Time to grow a backbone, Merica.
The only way to save our country is to PURGE THESE COMMIE BASTARDS, and Tennesse, along with just about everyone else, fails straight out of the gate.
Pitiful.
Poo widdle JaMie troll-bot. He trolled everyday and night for Obama. He must be lonely...so what’s he gonna do now? Haahaa.
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