Againsheila
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Kudos for Arizona leading the way. Now Georgia will introduce legislation to make a Presidential candidate prove they are a Natural Born Citizen by showing certified documents. Other states that are introducing Bills are Florida, Oklahoma, New Hampshire, New York, and South Carolina which will propose requirements to ensure presidential eligibility requirements are validated prior to being placed on the ballot. This is about insuring that the Constitutional guidelines are met and that the presidential candidate is not a Citizen or Naturalized Citizen but only a Natural Born Citizen that meets Article 2 Section 1 Clause 5 to be President:
No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.
Eligibility Bill introduced in Georgia | The Post & Email
THE PEACH STATE FOLLOWS ARIZONAS LEAD IN REQUIRING ELIGIBILITY PROOF FOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
Apr. 24, 2010) Georgia Representative Mark Hatfield has introduced into the state legislature House Bill 1516, which would require proof of eligibility in order for presidential candidates names to be placed on the state ballot for future elections.
A poll taken by CBS/New York Times shows that only 58% of those asked think Obama was born in the United States. Hatfield has stated that Americans have a right to know if the leader of their country is eligible to serve in that position.
This is GREAT for conservatives and republicans (and teabaggers, too)
since any document presented by any democrat or liberal will be dismissed as "a fake!"
and ONLY documents presented by conservatives will be accepted....
no democrat or liberal wil ever be able to run again!
ever!
Really? Why is that? That sounds like more partisan hackery to me, pure unadultrated bullshit!
I would offer the opinion that the "birther" controversy has been detrimental for the president, and for the country. If it is required up front that the candidate provides the documentation of eligibility, there will not be another "birther" issue in the future.
How is that bad? How does that translate into; "no democrat or liberal will ever be able to run again!"?
My understanding is that our current president has provided documentation of his eligibility and won't be affected by these state laws in any way other than putting another piece of paper in the file.
The only way that; "no democrat or liberal will ever be able to run again!" becomes true is if the dems or liberals try to enter an unqualified candidate into the race.
Oh, and i corrected your spelling of "wil" to will.
Actually, what's really bad about this is that the truth will come out about Obama, a precedent will have been set <no pun intended> and anybody who is a citizen will be able to run for president regardless of where they were born or how long they've been a citizen. Just think, we get Arnold next. Isn't that wonderful <sarcasm intended>.