under the provisions of the law McCain was not eligible to run for president ! the congress gave him a non binding waver . in a show of support which means nothing legally .
On Feb 11, 6:32 am, Ohio mark <[email protected]> wrote: > A lawsuit that accuses Congress of failing to investigate President > Obama's birthplace before approving the Electoral College vote giving > him the presidency has been amended to include additional claims of > rights violations, including unequal treatment, because Congress did > such an investigation into GOP candidate Sen. John McCain. > > That word comes from Mario Apuzzo, the lawyer > handling the case > > The case was brought by Apuzzo on behalf of Charles F. Kerchner Jr., > Lowell T. Patterson, Darrell James Lenormand and Donald H. Nelson Jr. > It names as defendants Barack Hussein Obama II, the U.S., Congress, > the Senate, House of Representatives and former Vice President Dick > Cheney along with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. > > Apuzzo told WND that Congress last year raised the issue of whether > McCain was a "natural born" citizen, a requirement set out in the U.S. > Constitution for the president, because of his birth to U.S. citizens > in the Panama Canal Zone. > > According to a report in the Washington Post, the Senate unanimously > declared McCain to be a "natural born" citizen, meeting the demand of > Article 2 of the Constitution, which states, "no person except a > natural born citizen … shall be eligible to the office of president." > > The report, however, pointed out that such a statement was opinion > only, and the constitutional question actually isn't so simple. It > quoted Catholic University associate law professor Sarah Duggin saying > the document is ambiguous. > > "Ultimately there has never been any real resolution of this issue. > Congress cannot legislatively change the meaning of the Constitution," > she told the newspaper, saying a constitutional amendment or a U.S. > Supreme Court ruling would be the way to reach a determination. > > "The question is: Why do you do it for McCain, but not Obama," Apuzzo > told WND. > > More specifically, those who doubted McCain's eligibility had an > opportunity for a review but not those who doubt Obama. > > That violates a liberty right for his clients, he said, because as > members of a republic, they have a right to know that their president > is legitimate. > > "What I'm arguing is that Congress and President Obama have violated > my clients' due process under Article 5 [of the U.S. Constitution]," > Apuzzo said. > > http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=88566 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
