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Politics : American Presidential Politics and foreign affairs
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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (30949)12/31/2008 3:30:01 PM
From: Jim S1 Recommendation  Read Replies (2) of 71588
 
What concerns me about the citizenship controversy is the potential for really serious harm if the issue isn't settled early. IMO, it should never have even gotten to the point of a lawsuit, but since it did, using legal slight of hand (such as no standing to bring the suit) to dismiss the case without presentation of evidence only fuels the flames for conspiracy theorists.

The fact that Obama et alis willing to spend the big bucks to keep his birth certificate out of public view further heightens the controversy. It begs the question, "what is he trying to hide?"

Worst case, what happens if it turns out, several years from now, that he was, in fact, inelegible for the Presidency? The ramifications of that are incomprehensible.

What really is dismaying to me is that there is no procedure in place to determine the constitutional eligibility of a candidate in the application process, even before serious campaigning begins, nor even in the nomination process by the major parties. So far as I know, a 20-something could become a candidate, because even age isn't part of the registration process.

I just sent an email to one of my senators asking if he'd be willing to sponsor legislation that would verify constitutional eligibility in the registration process. If I get an answer that answers my question, I'll post it here.
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