Good bill, but the democommies will go apeshit. On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 5:08 PM, Ohio mark <[email protected]>wrote:
> > A freshman representative has introduced a bill to the U.S. Congress > that would require presidential candidates to provide a birth > certificate and other documents to prove their eligibility to occupy > the Oval Office. > > Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., filed H.R. 1503, an amendment to the Federal > Election Campaign Act of 1971, which increased required campaign fund > disclosure and was later amended to establish the Federal Elections > Commission. > > According to the Library of Congress' bill-tracking website, H.R. 1503 > would "require the principal campaign committee of a candidate for > election to the office of president to include with the committee's > statement of organization a copy of the candidate's birth certificate, > together with such other documentation as may be necessary to > establish that the candidate meets the qualifications for eligibility > to the Office of President under the Constitution." > > George Cecala, a spokesperson for Rep. Posey's office, told WND that > constituents had been calling, questioning whether Barack Obama – who > has publicized a Certificate of Live Birth, but not his official birth > certificate – has demonstrated that he meets the Constitution's > requirement to be a natural-born citizen. > > "Those are legitimate constitutional concerns," Cecala said. "Folks > have brought the issue up, and the court really hasn't clarified. And > I think American citizens have a right to have answers from their > government." > > "When seven-year-olds play soccer in Brevard County, to be in Little > League they have to prove their residency," Cecala said. "To be > president there are three requirements: one is citizenship, two is the > age of 35, and three, you have to have been a resident for 14 years. > We're simply saying when you file your statement of candidacy with the > FEC, you should also file documentation that you fulfill the three > requirements to be president. > > "There's two standards here," Cecala told WND, "one for Little League > and one for president." > > http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=91649 > > > -- *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
