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After much input and thought, this is the eligibility bill I am finally asking people to lobby their state legislators to pass. Features of this bill: 1. It gives the Constitutional basis for the law being needed.2. It is based upon the most restrictive interpretation of “natural born citizen” (born in the US to 2 US citizen parents), which will certainly be appealed by the DOJ – the only way to get SCOTUS to rule clearly on the definition of “natural born citizen”.3. It has a severability clause which means that even while the definition of “natural born citizen” is...

These are 2 companion bills I would propose for states to pass before the 2012 election. I'm looking for feedback, please. A BILL TO REQUIRE LEGAL DOCUMENTATION OF PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELIGIBILITY Whereas the US Constitution states the requirements for Presidential eligibility and gives the federal judiciary the responsibility of interpreting and applying the Constitution but gives the individual states the responsibility of choosing Presidential electors resulting in a Constitutionally eligible President; Whereas the only security clearance given to the Commander-in-Chief is the vote of the people, who do not individually have authority to demand documentation necessary for such a...