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a waste of our court time
On Aug 30, 10:07 am, THE ANNOINTED ONE <markmka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't see a problem.... the restriction is against holding the
> office, not running for office.
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> On Aug 30, 2:11 am, Travis <baconl...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > B: How can the FEC consider this switch is a direct violation of the
> > Constitution ??? Because a president has already been illegally allowed?
> > Where this****
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> > has taken place with the election of BHO. And who is it that is thinking
> > about it ??? Another Muslim........ and we sit still for this crap ???****
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> > WTF is going on ??? Soon any foreigner who becomes a citizen who may owe
> > allegiance to someone else other than the US can run for prez........Wide***
> > *
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> > distribution please, this is no joke............****
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> > ** **
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> > -m****
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> >http://www.rollcall.com/news/fec_drafts_opinions_for_guyana_born_man_...
> > ****
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> > ** **
> > FEC Drafts Opinions for Guyana-Born Man About Presidential Run****
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> > **· **By Alex Knott <http://www.rollcall.com/reporters/54.html> ****
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> > **· **Roll Call Staff****
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> > ** **
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> > The Federal Election Commission is showing signs that it might allow a
> > Guyana-born American citizen to file papers and raise money to run for
> > president of the United States. ****
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> > The agency released two draft advisory
> > opinions<http://saos.nictusa.com/aodocs/1185406.pdf>Friday that could
> > permit New York lawyer Abdul Hassan to go through the
> > initial steps to run for president. But the FEC's pending decision won't be
> > the last word on the constitutional issue of whether someone born outside
> > the United States can be president.****
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> > Hassan was born in the South American country in 1974, and he asked the FEC
> > in July<http://www.rollcall.com/news/guyana_born_man_asks_fec_if_he_can_run_f...>whether
> > he could raise funds as a candidate for president.
> > ****
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> > The request put the FEC in the rare role of deciding a large constitutional
> > issue that has only a few intersections with campaign finance law. The two
> > commonly held constitutional requirements to run for president are that the
> > candidate be 35 years or older and be a "natural born citizen." ****
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> > The agency quickly signaled that it would decide the technicalities of
> > filing requirements while leaving the broader issue of who can run for
> > president to the judicial branch. In an email to Hassan on July 18, the FEC
> > stated that he understood "that although the Commission can respond to the
> > questions asked in [his] advisory opinion, the Commission cannot make any
> > determination as to whether [Hassan] can, as a naturalized citizen, serve as
> > President."****
>
> > Both advisory opinions answer three of Hassan's four questions in a similar
> > way. They state that Hassan could be a candidate, may solicit funds and
> > would be required to file disclosure reports. But the two opinions differ on
> > whether he may receive federal matching funds. ****
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> > The first draft states that Hassan would not be allowed to receive matching
> > funds because "the United States Constitution provides that '[n]o Person
> > except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the
> > time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office
> > of President.'" ****
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> > The second draft ducks the issue, stating that the "Commission expresses no
> > opinion regarding this question" because it is a "hypothetical."****
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> > The FEC is slated to discuss and possibly vote on the draft opinions at an
> > open meeting Thursday. Four of the six commissioners must support an opinion
> > for it to be approved.****
>
> > Hassan told Roll Call that he has almost no political background but is a
> > "political junkie" with various legislative ideas.****
>
> > "I follow politics closely, but I have never held elected office," he said.
> > "I would admit that I am not well-known, and I would admit that my chances
> > of winning are not as good as other candidates. That's obvious."****
>
> > Although Hassan said he sees the far-reaching implications of his FEC
> > request for future candidates, he said he did not make his request as a
> > response to long-refuted claims that President Barack Obama was not born in
> > America.****
>
> > "I wasn't even thinking about the birthers, though I am ideologically
> > opposed to people on the birther side of the argument," he said.****
>
> > ** **
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