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To: wintertime

Thank you for pointing that out.

Inquiring minds regarding the eligibility issue simply want the truth to come out.
Taking the “leap” from that to supporting Trump is just that, a leap.

Ann has been downright insulting to many Americans who believe something just isn’t right with Barry’s background.

I was called a troll for pointing this out. (That was a first)


56 posted on 04/20/2011 8:51:07 AM PDT by Aurorales (I will not be ridiculed into silence)
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To: Aurorales; wintertime
Inquiring minds regarding the eligibility issue simply want the truth to come out..
That's true. But at this point, with Obama having elected and inaugurated, "It is what it is."
I unambiguously favor a law in every state which would enable private citizens to adduce evidence questioning the "natural born citizen" status of anyone who runs in a primary for president (or, if such a thing existed, vice president).

And I similarly favor a law in every state which would enable private citizens to adduce evidence questioning the "natural born citizen" status of anyone who runs in a general election for president or vice president. Such challenges could include claims that the individual was born outside the country, was born of foreigners not subject to the laws of the US, or claims that the individual in question became a citizen of some other country. Such claims would be subject to definite standards of proof, and if vindicated in court would deny the individual the right to be on the ballot, or to have write-in votes counted.

That is a no-brainer, and anyone who opposes such provisions (or prefers to delay their effectivity until after 2012) doesn't have a leg to stand on.

Taking the “leap” from that to supporting Trump is just that, a leap.

It is hyperbole - but the example of Governor Schwartzenegger is certainly chilling.
Ann has been downright insulting to many Americans who believe something just isn’t right with Barry’s background.
And that is gratuitous.

Let's face it - any number of immigrants to America would make a better POTUS than Jimmy Carter, let alone Obama. That just isn't a very high bar. And nobody ever questioned the "natural born citizen" status of Jimmy Carter. So the "natural born" question is in a real sense a cop-out from the real question of why we can't always elect people whose mission is "to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity." That question is far more fundamental than a mere birth certificate check.


63 posted on 04/20/2011 12:42:24 PM PDT by conservatism_IS_compassion (DRAFT PALIN)
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To: Aurorales
"Ann has been downright insulting to many Americans who believe something just isn’t right with Barry’s background."

No, she's been insulting to birthers. Not the same thing.

72 posted on 04/24/2011 10:27:19 AM PDT by mlo
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