That’s a very disappointing statement from the governor.
Perhaps not a bad idea to slow down, take a breath and sort all this out before making a decision.
>> “I think my big concern probably, just shooting a little bit from the hip, is the fact that I don’t know if we regulate federal elections,’’ she said. <<
There are NO federal elections. All elections are state elections, which may include some federal positions. At least that’s my recollection. And it seems that in the last few years, while some tried to question Jughead’s election, that some court or other stated that STATES hold and regulate elections, especially for the federal electors who then cast the votes for Prez and VP slate.
Someone correct me if I’m wrong. I know someone will.
I wish people would understand, that in the US we have NO federal elections excepting the electoral college. All other elections for federal offices are state elections (including those for the electors of the electoral college). It is up to the states to determine how their elections are run, as long as they meet constitutional and other federal laws.
Requiring that candidates names that appear on the ballot meet US constitutional requirements would be well within their powers.
Crap. States that have considered “Birther” legislation:
NH, GA, AZ, MT, PA, TX, OK, NE, IN, CT, MO, IA, TN, FL.
All seem to get buried except for Connecticut? There the pubbie said it wouldn’t take effect before 2013. Sigh.
She earlier received one huge "gift" from the Obama Administration on her Medicaid-reduction initiative, and I don't think she wants to jeopardize her chances for getting her Medicaid proposal approved. It looks like a quid-pro-quo fig leaf offer from her to the Socialist-in-Chief, as I see it.
What a classic suck-up.
When in doubt with the vast majority of politicians on either side of the aisle, look for their personal self-interest and the picture clarifies significantly.
“It’s been stated by the governor (of Hawaii), Linda Lingle, who I spoke with directly, that he was born in Hawaii,’’ she said.
Soooo it shouldn’t be a problem right?
HEADLINES
Eric Holder drops lawsuit against AZ and Obama to send troops to border
in other news, Jan Brewer vetos bill that would require someone to check the qualifications of people applying for a job.
Oh crap... Now that is unexpected — to say the least.
OK. I haven’t read the responses to this thread, so I may be restating what someone else has posted.
If the damn lawyers in the legislature would stop writing their bills using tons of gobbledegook language, we wouldn’t have such problems in regard to the stuff being passed on to various courts with activist judges to make their decisions, and it would waste so much time and money.
I seem to recall that it’s the responsibility of each State to have its Sec. of State verify that the candidates for elected offices are eligible. The US Speaker of the House also has to signify eligibility of candidates in the case of a Presidential election. That latter requirement was, of course, signed off by Speaker Pelosi without verifying the eligibility of Obama.
Seems the SoS’ of the various States failed big prior to the 2008 election just as the Speaker did.
The presidential elecion is not a federal election, Governor. It is a state by state election for a federal office, just as the house and senate elections are. The people in the individual states choose representatives to an assembly that chooses the president.
A state is fully empowered to choose who is on it’s ballot.
Kind of disappointing to realize you can be elected governor of a state and not understand that there is no such thing as a federal election.
Arizonia Senator, McLame was involved in the fraud. He’s probably threatened her.