Shawn1814 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/15/birth-certificate-arizona-legislature-approves_n_849523.html#comments Arizona Legislature Approves Bill Requiring Presidential Candidates To Prove U.S. Citizenship PHOENIX — The Arizona Legislature gave final approval late Thursday night to a proposal that would require President Barack Obama and other presidential candidates to prove they are U.S. citizens before their names can appear on the state's ballot. Arizona would become the first state to require such proof if Gov. Jan Brewer signs the measure into law. Republican Rep. Carl Seel of Phoenix, the author of the bill, said the bill wasn't about opposition to Obama. "This bill is about the integrity of our elections," Seel said. Thirteen other states have considered similar proposals this year. The proposals were defeated in Arkansas, Connecticut, Maine and Montana. The bill won final approval from the state House in a 40-16 vote. So-called "birthers" contend since the last presidential election that Obama is ineligible to hold the nation's highest elected office because, they argue, he was actually born in Kenya, his father's homeland. The Constitution said a person must be a "natural-born citizen" to be eligible for the presidency. Hawaii officials have repeatedly confirmed Obama's citizenship, and his Hawaiian birth certificates have been made public. Even though the courts have rebuffed lawsuits challenging Obama's eligibility, the issue hasn't gone away. Advertisement "It's a fringe issue in my view, and it's going to cause people to look again at Arizona and say what's all this craziness going on there," said Democratic Rep. Daniel Patterson of Tucson, an opponent of the bill. The Arizona proposal would require political parties and presidential candidates to hand in affidavits stating a candidate's citizenship and age and to provide the candidate's birth certificate and a sworn statement saying where the candidate has lived for 14 years. If candidates don't have a copy of their birth certificates, they could meet the requirement by providing baptismal or circumcision certificates, hospital birth records and other documents. An excerpt from the bill on what contenders would be required to provide: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeaznboi Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 if it wasnt an attack on president obama then why now and not years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSimba Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 It's sad that they're still going on about this non-issue years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
switchblade330 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 IGNANT MA FUCKAAAZ !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalQuin Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Let me just be quiet.... don't have the energy for Arizona today, just remind me never to move there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn1814 Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 Let me just be quiet.... don't have the energy for Arizona today, just remind me never to move there :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray. Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 oh arizona... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloLove Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 stupid bitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 pointless... and a waste of tax payer's dollars... we have a US constitution for that... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_Two_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Clause_5:_Qualifications_for_office their "law" is redundant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn1814 Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 pointless... and a waste of tax payer's dollars... we have a US constitution for that... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_Two_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Clause_5:_Qualifications_for_office their "law" is redundant I can't believe they think (in their minds) that this is not about Obama.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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