Obama Citizenship

House Eligibility Bill Gets Cosponsor

By Phil

WorldNetDaily is reporting that Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) has signed on as the first cosponsor of HR1503, a bill that Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL) introduced in March of this year that would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 “to require the principal campaign committee of a candidate for election to the Office of President to include with the committee’s statement of organization a copy of the candidate’s birth certificate, together with such other documentation as may be necessary to establish that the candidate meets the qualifications for eligibility to the Office of President under the Constitution.”

According to the posting:

George Cecala, a spokesman for Posey office, told WND that constituents had been calling, questioning whether Barack Obama ? who has publicized a Certificate of Live Birth, but not his official birth certificate ? has demonstrated that he meets the Constitution’s requirement to be a natural-born citizen.

“Those are legitimate constitutional concerns,” Cecala said. “Folks have brought the issue up, and the court really hasn’t clarified. And I think American citizens have a right to have answers from their government.”

“When 7-year-olds play soccer in Brevard County, to be in Little League they have to prove their residency,” Cecala said. “To be president there are three requirements: one is citizenship, two is the age of 35, and three, you have to have been a resident for 14 years. We’re simply saying when you file your statement of candidacy with the FEC, you should also file documentation that you fulfill the three requirements to be president.

“Opponents of President Bush used the 2000 election results and the court decisions to question the legitimacy of President Bush to serve as president,” explained Rep. Posey in an official statement. “Opponents of President Obama are raising the birth certificate issue as a means of questioning his eligibility to serve as president. Neither of these situations is healthy for our republic. This bill, by simply requiring such documentation for future candidates for president will remove this issue as a reason for questioning the legitimacy of a candidate elected as president.”

Goodlatte appeared to have issued no such formal announcement as he signed onto the plan.

Full post as published by The Right Side of Life on May 14, 2009 (boomark / email).