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John McCain praises Gov. Jan Brewer for veto of 'birther bill'
LA Times ^ | April 19, 2011, 11:00 a.m | Michael A. Memoli, Washington Bureau

Posted on 04/19/2011 6:01:13 PM PDT by Red Steel

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Tuesday credited Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) for making "the right decision" with her veto of the so-called "birther bill," which would have required presidential candidates to submit their birth certificates in order to qualify for the ballot.

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Legislation like this has been offered in a number of state legislatures across the country, driven by persistent speculation in some quarters that President Obama was not born in Hawaii. No similar law had gotten as far as a governor's desk, however.

McCain, Obama's 2008 Republican rival, said in a message posted to Twitter Tuesday afternoon that he was "proud" of Brewer "for her veto of the 'birther bill' - it was the right decision."

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; US: Arizona
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To: frog in a pot
-- Let me finish by noting that while Section -351 applies to voters and denies them standing --

I think you have a typo in that setup. Section 351 is what provides standing. It provides standing to voter and opponent alike.

I assumed that (it was a typo) when I composed my previous, and on second thought, decided it would be helpful to point out that 351 creates a right to challenge qualifications in court; and also prescribes timing, etc.

101 posted on 04/20/2011 5:22:52 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: yup2394871293

Trump isn’t an elected official.


102 posted on 04/21/2011 6:03:34 AM PDT by kabar
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To: Cboldt
You are correct; the sentence was confusing. It makes the point better as:

Let me finish by noting that while Section -351 applies to voters and -242 denies them standing, it -242 does not expressly deprive a “candidate” of a challenge, nor does such a prohibition appear elsewhere.

103 posted on 04/21/2011 10:47:53 AM PDT by frog in a pot (Islamic and Communist totalitarians share the same goal - global domination via jihad.)
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To: kabar

Apart from his money, Trump isn’t much of anything.


104 posted on 04/21/2011 3:16:11 PM PDT by yup2394871293
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