Posted on 04/15/2011 5:58:05 PM PDT by Smokeyblue
Gov. Jan Brewer hinted Friday she might veto legislation designed to give the Arizona secretary of state the final say of who gets to run for president here.
Brewer told Capitol Media Services she is still reviewing the measure given final approval late Thursday, which spells out what documents have to be presented by political parties to get their candidate on the ballot. The legislation requires the secretary of state, as chief elections officer, to deny ballot status to those who do not submit the required paperwork.
Backers, led by Rep. Carl Seel, R-Phoenix, say they are just trying to protect the integrity of the electoral process. But Brewer, who was secretary of state for six years before becoming governor, said the wishes of the state legislators who support the measure may be irrelevant.
“I think my big concern probably, just shooting a little bit from the hip, is the fact that I don’t know if we regulate federal elections,’’ she said.
Seel conceded he is doing something no other state has tried. And he said there are court rulings that could be interpreted to conclude that his measure gives “too much authority to the secretary of state.’’
“But we’ll let the courts decide that,’’ he said, anticipating the likely legal challenge.
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unbelievable!
what politicians can you believe in anymore?
Who - or what - got to her??
I think she is probably gun shy from having to fight Holder’s Gestapo for every legislation passed in Arizona.
Arizona is not a foreign country. There are all kinds of Obama operatives there, not to mention RINO forces. Heck, look who the senators are there...
This would be political suicide.
There was enough to votes to override in both houses.
Who would file a legal challenge? The DNC? The Obama campaign? That would be interesting.
“Brewer would not directly answer the question of whether she believes Obama was born in the United States. But she said there is evidence to believe he is.”
“It’s been stated by the governor (of Hawaii), Linda Lingle, who I spoke with directly, that he was born in Hawaii,’’ she said.”
I guess she can forget any Presidential aspirations if she vetos the bill
The GOP needs to pull its head out of its a.. and get serious about Obama Eligibility.
2012 is shaping up to be a huge OP disaster
Herr Holder of the Holderpolizei (Hopo) would be on it like Bill Clinton on a chubby young intern.
Article II, section 1: “Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress”
States do not have to have popular elections for President. The State legislature can simply appoint electors directly, or throw dice. The authority of the State to decide who the electors will be in any manner they see fit is Constitutionally absolute.
Ever get the feeling that things like the Constitution, laws and truth really only apply to the little people?
There is no such thing as federal election, only state elections for federal office !!!!
I’m not what anyone would call a birther, but I see no downside to requiring the SecState to check candidate’s qualifications. Actually, I wish they had left in the 2-parent citizen part along with a severability clause, so that the courts would have been forced to issue a formal ruling on what NBC means...
Let’s see here, if you wanted to enroll in a college in Arizona you would need a birth certificate but not if you wanted to run for president.
Obozo will win in 2012 not because Obama is anything other than a rotten communist, but because the GOP has become so stupid as to shoot itself in the foot.
I have no respect left for any of them.
Well we’ve know for a long time that laws only apply to you and me, people like politicians, judges, prosecutors and the police are clearly above the law.
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