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Arizona Senate approves 'birther' bill
abc15 ^ | 13 Apr 2011 | Ass Press

Posted on 04/13/2011 1:27:53 PM PDT by for-q-clinton

PHOENIX - The Arizona Senate has approved a revised bill requiring presidential candidates to prove they are U.S. citizens eligible to run for the office.

The bill approved Wednesday gives candidates additional ways to prove they meet the constitutional requirements to be president.

It was prompted by the ongoing claim by some that there is no proof President Barack Obama was born in the United States and is therefore ineligible to be president.

Democrats argued the bill exceeds the state's authority and say state officials are not fully qualified to determine the validity of a candidate's documents.

Republicans argue the U.S. Constitution gives state legislatures the right to determine how federal elections are conducted.

The bill now goes to the House for a final vote.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: birthcertificate; birther; certifigate; naturalborncitizen; obama
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To: for-q-clinton

awoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....

Palin: I can see the WH from Arizona.


21 posted on 04/13/2011 2:51:23 PM PDT by max americana ( NF)
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To: DannyTN

The CBS article was bitching about it too.

Now if AZ becomes the “laughingstock of the nation” (CBS words)....why are the MSM throwing a hissy fit about it?


22 posted on 04/13/2011 2:53:01 PM PDT by max americana ( NF)
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To: fightinJAG

The Little League Baseball coach is qualified. And maybe the folks at the DMV.


23 posted on 04/13/2011 2:53:28 PM PDT by AlmaKing
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To: max americana

cBS who? Catty Couric who?

Waaaaaaaaaah!


24 posted on 04/13/2011 2:56:17 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel

Doesn’t mention Natural Born citizenship, just citizenship.


25 posted on 04/13/2011 2:56:35 PM PDT by AlmaKing
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To: Red Steel

Sorry, Section 5 doesn’t mention proving Natural Born citizenship.


26 posted on 04/13/2011 2:57:36 PM PDT by AlmaKing
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To: tsowellfan

It’s good news for people who want to discriminate against Christians.


27 posted on 04/13/2011 2:59:58 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Red Steel

A strike everything amendment and remove parental qualifications for office amendment adopted? Isn’t that a bad thing?


28 posted on 04/13/2011 3:01:20 PM PDT by old republic
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To: for-q-clinton

In Florida we already know that the leftist rags that pass as news here are going to call this election close right up to the last day.
Fact is, this is going to be a knockout.

Obama will not even come close to coming close here.


29 posted on 04/13/2011 3:01:44 PM PDT by bill1952 (Choice is an illusion created between those with power - and those without)
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To: AlmaKing
8. Permits a member of the House of Representatives, a member of the Senate or any other citizen of this state to initiate an action to enforce this section.

A way to backdoor challenge an illegal presidential candidate on the NBC issue. The second step in the process to force the issue upon the courts. And...

You couple this clause 8 with the document Obama have to sign his John Hancock to for 2012.


AZ Obma access to ballot 2008 pg 1

AZ Obma access to ballot 2008 2nd pg



Bam! Obama is in big trouble in AZ.

I'm smarter than the average bear ;-)

30 posted on 04/13/2011 3:07:28 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: for-q-clinton
The Arizona Senate has approved a revised bill requiring presidential candidates to prove they are U.S. citizens.

If Obama only has to prove that he is a citizen, he can do that.


31 posted on 04/13/2011 3:26:28 PM PDT by Beckwith (A "natural born citizen" -- two American citizen parents and born in the USA.)
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To: for-q-clinton
Democrats argued the bill exceeds the state's authority and say state officials are not fully qualified to determine the validity of a candidate's documents.

Yes, lets leave it to the people who really are qualified to make this determination. Worked real well...


32 posted on 04/13/2011 3:48:27 PM PDT by C210N (0bama, Making the US safe for Global Marxism)
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To: Beckwith
If Obama only has to prove that he is a citizen, he can do that.

You sure? He has not yet.

33 posted on 04/13/2011 3:53:28 PM PDT by Raycpa
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To: for-q-clinton
Excellent news on the Arizona House and Senate now having passed versions of HB2177.

Now for the final push to get it enacted.

One wonderful knock-on effect of having any state pass such a confirmation of eligibility with respect to the natural born citizenship criterion is the "copycat" effect.

State legislatures are notorious for sometimes almost blindly copying other states' legislation. I hope that copycat effect occurs with this important law, but even if it does not, passage of this Arizona law will force the Kenyan usurper into some very difficult decisions.

34 posted on 04/13/2011 4:00:10 PM PDT by snowsislander (The Nigerian 419 scammers must be envious of what this Kenyan fraud has accomplished.)
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To: Beckwith

See post 30.


35 posted on 04/13/2011 4:01:35 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: tsowellfan
Obama will simply provide them a copy of the short form which he has already released... and declare he has proven his citizenship.

*sigh*

Unless this law says he has to provide a long form Birth Certificate, it is useless.

36 posted on 04/13/2011 4:14:04 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama = Carter 2.0 The Epic Fail Edition)
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To: TexasFreeper2009
From reply #16 above...

ii. the names of the hospital and the attending physician, and

iii. signatures of any witnesses in attendance if applicable.

These requirements are not on Obama's "Certification" that appeared on the internet.

37 posted on 04/13/2011 4:35:20 PM PDT by deks ("...the battle of our time is the battle of liberty against the overreach of the federal government")
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To: for-q-clinton; All
Status on other eligibility bills:

NE - LB 654 hearing held as of 3/10/11.

MO - Failed in '09. Trying again, HB 283 hearing held as of 3/1/11. Not on calendar.

TX - HB 295 intro'd 11/10, in committee as of 2/15

OK - SB91 passed Senate 34-10, advanced to House for consideration 3/14, Second Reading referred to Rules 3/16. 
     "CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Rules Committee" 4/7.

To see the details, type SB91 in the "Measure Number" box on the Oklahoma Legislature Home Page Quick Search Form

CT - SB 391 intro'd 1/11. In committee.

IA - SF 369, intro'd 3/2. In committee as of 3/3.

HI - HB1116 Rida Cabanilla (D!) intro'd bill 1/11 to supply BC for "persons of civic prominence" upon request and $100 fee.

TN - SB 1043, died in committee as of 3/30.
ME - LD34, Died in committee 3/3/11.
GA - Failed in '10. (HB 1516). Failed in '11 (HB 401).
MT - HB 205 intro'd 1/11. "Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal"
IN - Intro'd 1/11. Died in committee.
NH - Intro'd 3/11. Died in committee.

38 posted on 04/13/2011 4:45:03 PM PDT by newzjunkey (A pox on all their houses!)
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To: for-q-clinton
obama probably won't win arizona anyway so he could skip it

Don't you think that it would raise the eyebrows of more than a few people if he were to skip filing in the one state that requires proof of natural born citizenship? I can think of a handful of Congressman I know personally who right now won't touch this topic, but would take a second look at the issue if something that earth-shattering were to occur.

39 posted on 04/13/2011 4:47:12 PM PDT by ElkGroveDan (If every person were like Sarah Palin, this world would be a peaceful, beautiful world to live in.)
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To: for-q-clinton

But if Obama can’t meet the requirements, then other states will decide that he may not meet the requirements and DEMAND that their legislators FULLY vet Obastard.


40 posted on 04/13/2011 4:54:44 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
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