Posted on 04/22/2011 2:07:33 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
It's not specifically called a "birther" bill and it doesn't mention President Barack Obama by name, but proposed state legislation in Louisiana appears to be the latest attempt to keep alive arguments over whether Obama can prove he was born in the United States.
The proposed Louisiana legislation would require an affidavit to accompany documents, including a birth certificate and a sworn statement that identifies the candidate's place of residence for the preceding 14 years, for someone to quality for the presidential ballot. Similar requirements are set for other offices including Congress.
Bill co-sponsor state Sen. A.G. Crowe told CNN's "AC360" Thursday night that his constituents wanted the legislation, although he said he had no comment on whether Obama was born in the United States.
"The issue won't go away," said Crowe, a Republican.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
“You all got involved when the prospect of electing Barack Hussein Obama was slim,” he said. “None of you asked for my birth certificate. It was a complete leap of faith.”
And if one did ask?
Then why not show it?
The diversion continues.
Even if Barry Soetoro aka Barack Hussein Obama had been birthed in the Lincoln Bedroom of the White House he is NOT a NATURAL BORN CITIZEN.
It looks like Jindal’s state will be the first to have the first “Birther” bill, unless AZ comes to an agreement to overturn Brewer’s veto. It will be fun watching the Aborts go apocalyptic.
1. This is what is so sad about it: After the Nov. 2012 presidential election is over, states will be rushing to pass presidential eligibility laws in preparation for the Obama-less 2016 presidential elections and beyond, such as elections in 2020, 2024, 2028, and nobody will put up a fight to stop the law or care whether the law is passed or not, because if Obama wins re-election, he won't be eligible to run again, and so lawmakers can confidently say to the public that the law is not being passed specifically to attack Obama.
2. My prediction: I predict that soon after the 2012 election and before the 2016 presidential elections, EVERY state will have a presidential eligibility law in effect, and I bet that most of those laws will look pretty close to the presidential eligibility bill that Arizona Gov. Brewer recently vetoed.
3. I can't believe that state lawmakers won't go ahead and pass presidential eligibility laws before the 2012 presidential elections, when they know in their hearts that once the 2012 presidential election is over, they will rush to pass presidential eligibility laws so that an Obama-type long form birth certificate circus never happens again beginning with the 2016 presidential election.
4. Yes, it so sad to say but cowardly state lawmakers will wait until AFTER the 2012 presidential election is over to step up to the plate and be counted by passing a long-needed presidential eligibility law, a law that will probably look like the Arizona bill recently vetoed by the coward Governor Brewer of Arizona.
The states MUST fix the Obama problem, because the federal government WILL NOT.
Obama was NOT born to U.S. citizen parents (plural) and therefore is NOT a “natural born citizen” under any circumstances. He is a citizen, assuming his birth in Hawaii, but NOT a “natural born” citizen as required by the Constitution.
Every minute that passes with this problem left festering is another hour of pain and heartache when the correction is finally made. And this problem WILL be corrected.
Would you rather wait until he’s out of office for 10 years, only to go back and erase everything he ever signed or approved? Or do it now and get it over with?
And if one did ask?
Then why not show it?
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What about Colin Powell?
Pro-Obama writers conveniently forget Colin Powell, the distinguished, highly respected former Secretary of State who many good people were trying to talk into running for president a few years ago.
And he is black like Obama is black.
1. Why do I bring up the name of Colin Powell, born in New York City?
2. Here's why: It has to do with the Obama long form birth certificate controversy.
3. If Colin Powell had run for president a few years ago, I believe that a lot of Americans would politely ask Powell to show us his birth certificate for this reason: As is widely known, Powell's parents were born in the Caribbean island of Jamaica.
4. We would want to look at Powell's long form birth certificate to merely make sure that his Jamaican parents were American citizens when Powell was born in New York City and not citizens of Jamaica.
5. It would have had nothing to do with racism or that Powell is black.
6. It had more to do with verifying that Powell's parents were American citizens at the time of Colin's birth.
7. And I wouldn't expect the respected and distinguished Powell going crazy like Obama has gone crazy when the public asked Powell to show us his long form birth certificate.
8. In fact, I believe that Colin would have been happy to show us his long form birth certificate so that he could put any question about his eligibility quickly to rest.
9. So those pro-Obama writers who continue to say that asking Obama to show the public his Hawaii long form birth certificate is a racist act are sick writers, because if the respected Colin Powell ever ran for president, we would also ask him to show us his long form birth certificate to verify that he was eligible to run for President of the United States. So there, you pro-Obama sick writers.
What does the prior 14 yrs have to do with eligibility?
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