[PA-RIVER]

Basically, McCains qualification requirements were uniquely different than Obamas requirements. My Dual citizen daughter could provide yet a third unique set of requirements.

A fourth set could be someone born in America with no US citizen parents, yet with current US citizenship.

A fifth set could be someone adopted, at birth, to two US citizens in a foreign country.

A sixth set could be someone born in America with no US citizen parents, yet being naturalized at a later time after losing citizenship.

We effectively have no standard qualification once Obama became president.

So this Judge must declare that foreign citizens are eligible if he allows Obama to be on the ballot.

[bluecat6]

So this Judge must declare that foreign citizens are eligible if he allows Obama to be on the ballot.

Just to clarify. The ALJ will collect information and make a recommendation to the SOS. The SOS then is the one who does the formal declaration supposedly using the input from the ALJ. Then if the decision is challenged it goes to the court and a judge to determine if the SOS made an obvious bad call.

So the first actual decision is with the SOS - not a judge. He could theoretically do what ever he wants, regardless of the input from ALJ. But when an administrator knows that their decision will get challenged or appealed regardless of the decision they usually rely on the presented material for good CYA purposes.