Excellent.
Posted on 04/13/2011 8:46:51 PM PDT by Smokeyblue
If President Barack Obama wants to win Pennsylvania in his bid for a second term in the White House next year, he might be asked to produce his birth certificate.
Two dozen legislators, including one from Lancaster County, want to force presidential hopefuls, including Obama, to cough up proof that they're natural born citizens to get on the state's ballot.
The bill's author, Republican state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe of Butler County, said he drafted the measure in response to persistent questions about Obama's citizenship — even though the president released a copy of his birth certificate, showing he was born in Hawaii, during his first campaign.
"I was shocked that somebody's running for president and there's this question," Metcalfe said. "Why doesn't our process thoroughly ensure we don't have that question?"
Rep. Tom Creighton, a Republican from Rapho Township, is one of 23 cosponsors of the bill, which was introduced in the House on Wednesday. A previous attempt to pass the legislation failed during the last two-year session.
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Asked whether documentation already made public by the Obama campaign, a "certification of live birth," would suffice under his legislation, Metcalfe said: "I'm not familiar with that certificate and what that certificate's issuance actually claims."
Metcalfe said Obama has not provided enough documentation to satisfy "most people" to put an end to the controversy. In a statement announcing his legislation, though, Metcalfe goes a step further and says he, too, doesn't believe the president has proved his was born in the country.
"It is beyond perplexing and greatly troubling that a political candidate can ascend to the highest levels of government without providing sufficient documentation verifying his or her place of birth or American citizenship," Metcalfe said.
(Excerpt) Read more at articles.lancasteronline.com ...
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Add Pennsylvania to the list of states seeking eligibility legislation.
Trump Effect - changing the dialog.
Oklahoma, Arizona, Pennsylvania. Who’s next? It can be long form, short form, or done on an oil canvass.....it appears neither parent could have conferred NBC to Baby-Barry - dad by citizenship, mom by age. Buh-bye Barry!
Pennsylvania Ping.
Metcalfe's legislation would require candidates for president and vice president to turn over "documentation that provides proof that the candidate is a natural born citizen," among other information, to the Department of State. It does not specify what constitutes documentation, but he cited a legitimate birth certificate as the most common form.
He writes a bill without defining what would constitute proof, then "cites" out his arse what he believes is the most common form for the interview. He lies when he says he does not know what Obama released, who believes that?
“— even though the president released a copy of his birth certificate, showing he was born in Hawaii, during his first campaign...”
DON’T YOU BELIEVE IT.
Are there NO honest reporters, anymore?
The pResident DID NOT release a copy of his birth certificate. The Daily Kos (socialists supporting the “won’s” candidacy-—underwritten by Soros!) “released” a forgery.
They should be prosecuted.
Yes We Can! LoL.
I live in Pennsylvania and I support this..
But it is my understanding that Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and other rats vetted AKA Obama. Where's the problem?
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My legislator and I both support this legislation.
This legislation will amend Section 910 of the Pennsylvania Election Code regarding the submission of candidate affidavits with the following underlined provisions:
1. “Each candidate for any State, county, city, borough, incorporated town, township, ward, school district, poor district, election district, party office, party delegate or alternate, or for the office of President of the United States, Vice President of the United States, United States Senator or Representative in Congress shall file with his nomination petition his affidavit stating...”
2. “Each candidate for President of the United States shall file with his or her nomination petition or substituted nomination certificate or the applicable nomination paperwork an affidavit containing information enumerated in section 910 and shall append to the affidavit documentation that provides proof that the candidate is a natural born citizen, proof of the candidate’s age and proof that the candidate meets the residency requirements set forth in section 1 of Article II of the Constitution of the United States.”
3. ...“Each candidate for Vice President of the United States shall submit to the Secretary of the Commonwealth containing information enumerated in section 910 and shall append to the affidavit documentation that provides proof that the candidate is a natural born citizen, proof of the candidate’s age and proof that the candidate meets the residency requirements set forth in section 1 of Article II of the Constitution of the United States.”
Question: Do Amish vote? If they do, which party do they tend to support?
The media and libs cry racism yada yada...crazy birthers...yada yada yada. Don’t they see that Obama could make fools of all of us by providing his actual long form birth certificate? In other words they doth protest too much. Even if Obama has one and shows it now, people will wonder why he waited so long. I hate the mainstream media so much. They should press him on this. Hey media, he’s not a god, he’s not above the law.
Is that forgery online? I can’t find it, and I’d love to see it. They should have been prosecuted for that.
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I believe PA has the biggest chunk of electoral votes of any state presently considering such legislation. Also, it went for Obozo in ‘08...the dems aren’t going to be able to dismiss this one so lightly.
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