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The Good News: Rubio's Eligible
American Thinker ^ | July 9, 2011 | Chet Arthur

Posted on 02/29/2012 9:00:57 AM PST by no dems

Conservatives are right to be deeply committed to constitutionalism and to test all government actions against the plumb line of that great charter of liberty. We would never dismiss concerns about the constitutionality of legislation or the eligibility of persons to hold office under that Constitution the way former Speaker Nancy Pelosi dismissed objections to the legitimacy of ObamaCare. The former Speaker looked incredulously at her questioner and said: "Are you serious?" Happily, such disdain for constitutional concerns is one reason why she is the former Speaker of the House.

Don't worry, dear readers -- be happy. The good news for us is that Sen. Marco Rubio is eligible to be elected president in 2012. And so are Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley. There's been a lot of attention devoted to the original meaning of "natural born citizen of the United States," the governing phrase from Art. II, Sec. 1 of the Constitution. Happily, The Heritage Guide to the Constitution resolves this question for us. Clearly, says this respected source, what the Founders sought to avoid was foreign intrigue, or intriguers, becoming president. Wise Founders. (Too bad they didn't also say "Marxists need not apply.")

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fl; florida; gop; rubio
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To: rolling_stone

The author’s nom de plume was chosen because of questions surrounding the ineligibility of Chester Arthur. Too cute by half.

I am really tired of hearing how we need Rubio on the ticket. He’s not yet served two years in the U.S. Senate. That’s as much experience as Obama had, and see where that lack of experience got us.

Dems wanted a black candidate in ‘08; some R’s want an Hispanic candidate in ‘12. Qualifications be damned. How about we just let Rubio get some experience and maturity before shoving him onto a national ticket to suit a demographic?


41 posted on 03/01/2012 6:43:13 AM PST by EDINVA
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To: no dems

OK fine! /s

JC


42 posted on 03/01/2012 9:30:31 PM PST by cracker45
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