I don't see a problem.... --- a waste of our court time On Aug 30, 10:07 am, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't see a problem.... the restriction is against holding the > office, not running for office. > > On Aug 30, 2:11 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > ** > > > B: How can the FEC consider this switch is a direct violation of the > > Constitution ??? Because a president has already been illegally allowed? > > Where this**** > > > has taken place with the election of BHO. And who is it that is thinking > > about it ??? Another Muslim........ and we sit still for this crap ???**** > > > WTF is going on ??? Soon any foreigner who becomes a citizen who may owe > > allegiance to someone else other than the US can run for prez........Wide*** > > * > > > distribution please, this is no joke............**** > > > ** ** > > > -m**** > > > ** ** > > >http://www.rollcall.com/news/fec_drafts_opinions_for_guyana_born_man_... > > **** > > > ** ** > > FEC Drafts Opinions for Guyana-Born Man About Presidential Run**** > > > **· **By Alex Knott <http://www.rollcall.com/reporters/54.html> **** > > > **· **Roll Call Staff**** > > > ** ** > > > The Federal Election Commission is showing signs that it might allow a > > Guyana-born American citizen to file papers and raise money to run for > > president of the United States. **** > > > The agency released two draft advisory > > opinions<http://saos.nictusa.com/aodocs/1185406.pdf>Friday that could > > permit New York lawyer Abdul Hassan to go through the > > initial steps to run for president. But the FEC’s pending decision won’t be > > the last word on the constitutional issue of whether someone born outside > > the United States can be president.**** > > > Hassan was born in the South American country in 1974, and he asked the FEC > > in > > July<http://www.rollcall.com/news/guyana_born_man_asks_fec_if_he_can_run_f...>whether > > he could raise funds as a candidate for president. > > **** > > > The request put the FEC in the rare role of deciding a large constitutional > > issue that has only a few intersections with campaign finance law. The two > > commonly held constitutional requirements to run for president are that the > > candidate be 35 years or older and be a “natural born citizen.” **** > > > The agency quickly signaled that it would decide the technicalities of > > filing requirements while leaving the broader issue of who can run for > > president to the judicial branch. In an email to Hassan on July 18, the FEC > > stated that he understood “that although the Commission can respond to the > > questions asked in [his] advisory opinion, the Commission cannot make any > > determination as to whether [Hassan] can, as a naturalized citizen, serve as > > President.”**** > > > Both advisory opinions answer three of Hassan’s four questions in a similar > > way. They state that Hassan could be a candidate, may solicit funds and > > would be required to file disclosure reports. But the two opinions differ on > > whether he may receive federal matching funds. **** > > > The first draft states that Hassan would not be allowed to receive matching > > funds because “the United States Constitution provides that ‘[n]o 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.’” **** > > > The second draft ducks the issue, stating that the “Commission expresses no > > opinion regarding this question” because it is a “hypothetical.”**** > > > The FEC is slated to discuss and possibly vote on the draft opinions at an > > open meeting Thursday. Four of the six commissioners must support an opinion > > for it to be approved.**** > > > Hassan told Roll Call that he has almost no political background but is a > > “political junkie” with various legislative ideas.**** > > > “I follow politics closely, but I have never held elected office,” he said. > > “I would admit that I am not well-known, and I would admit that my chances > > of winning are not as good as other candidates. That’s obvious.”**** > > > Although Hassan said he sees the far-reaching implications of his FEC > > request for future candidates, he said he did not make his request as a > > response to long-refuted claims that President Barack Obama was not born in > > America.**** > > > “I wasn’t even thinking about the birthers, though I am ideologically > > opposed to people on the birther side of the argument,” he said.**** > > > ** **
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