But the FEC passing the buck to the judiciary is absurd. US Code goes
at great length is defining Natural Born Citizen. Certainly these
cupcakes have a lawyer or 2 who could explain that having been born in
Guyana is not a technicality.
On Aug 30, 11:44 am, Bear Bear <thatbear...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Raising donations for something you can not do is fraud. Plain and simple.
>
> Don't political candidates have regulations for donations that are left over
> after they drop out of or loose a race?
>
> Could he just be raising money to give it to someone else after he drops
> out?
>
> Or worse could he keep it?
>
> Bear
>
> On 30 August 2011 11:07, THE ANNOINTED ONE <markmka...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I don't see a problem.... the restriction is against holding the
> > office, not running for office.
>
> > On Aug 30, 2:11 am, Travis <baconl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > **
>
> > > 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****
>
> > > 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
> > ???****
>
> > > 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***
> > > *
>
> > > distribution please, this is no joke............****
>
> > > ** **
>
> > > -m****
>
> > > ** **
>
> > >http://www.rollcall.com/news/fec_drafts_opinions_for_guyana_born_man_...
> > > ****
>
> > > ** **
> > > FEC Drafts Opinions for Guyana-Born Man About Presidential Run****
>
> > > **· **By Alex Knott <http://www.rollcall.com/reporters/54.html>
> > ****
>
> > > **· **Roll Call Staff****
>
> > > ** **
>
> > > 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. ****
>
> > > 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.****
>
> > > 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.
> > > ****
>
> > > 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." ****
>
> > > 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. ****
>
> > > 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.'" ****
>
> > > The second draft ducks the issue, stating that the "Commission expresses
> > no
> > > opinion regarding this question" because it is a "hypothetical."****
>
> > > 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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