Yep. It’s not the FEC’s job to certify the Constitutional eligibility of candidates. The problem is it’s nobody’s job, legally speaking. The Secretaries of State can make arbitrary decisions to exclude a candidate from the ballots, the electoral college can refuse to vote for a candidate and Congress can object to the certification of the electoral college vote, but there are no laws requiring anyone to do anything. That’s a problem.
It’s the judiciary’s responsibility to interpret the Constitution. So unless they clearly define “natural born Citizen,” a candidate can sue for being refused by the FEC or arbitrarily excluded from the ballot by a state.
It’s messed up.
It’s messed up.
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Jeeeze .. it’s freaking diabolical.
DAMN .. if this isn’t stinking like a setup for ‘12.. beyond infuriating and insidious. Blood is boiling!
The FEC doesn’t have to follow the Constitution?
Wondering if the Oversight Committee has any premise to venture in.