Emo's
A Victory for the John 'Birth' Society
RECEIVED Mon., April 26, 2010
Dear Editor,
The Arizona House of Representatives passed a bill requiring that all candidates for president of the U.S. seeking to be placed on their state ballot be required to present proof of constitutional qualification to run and hold the office (at this writing it still needs to be passed by the Senate and signed by the governor, but that's almost a foregone conclusion) – apparently it is somehow not enough that the federal government already examines and approves a candidate's meeting of constitutional requirements to run for and hold a federal office. This is a continuation of efforts by the John “Birth” Society to argue that somehow Barack Obama does not have a proper birth certificate proving he was born in this country and is therefore unqualified to be president under the Constitution, since being black is no longer enough of a disqualification. Everyone out there with a “long form” birth certificate raise your hand.
The Arizona House of Representatives passed a bill requiring that all candidates for president of the U.S. seeking to be placed on their state ballot be required to present proof of constitutional qualification to run and hold the office (at this writing it still needs to be passed by the Senate and signed by the governor, but that's almost a foregone conclusion) – apparently it is somehow not enough that the federal government already examines and approves a candidate's meeting of constitutional requirements to run for and hold a federal office. This is a continuation of efforts by the John “Birth” Society to argue that somehow Barack Obama does not have a proper birth certificate proving he was born in this country and is therefore unqualified to be president under the Constitution, since being black is no longer enough of a disqualification. Everyone out there with a “long form” birth certificate raise your hand.
Daniel Lea