Should any person running for POTUS be required to produce the listed documents?

by marcuss LIBERALS ARE IDIOTS Posted 2010/11/28 04:57:07

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	YES. Those who make the laws or decisions should produce any information requested.	112 votes	90%
	NO Any canidate can deny any request for proof of elegibility	12 votes	10%

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Gina R to Sgt Maj... 2010/11/28 16:26:13

Well, the Constitution REQUIRES any POTUS to be 'natural born'. Since the Constitution is of 'We the People...', that means 'We the People...' have the right to demand compliance with the Constitution.
And if you're referring to 'past performance' being an indicator- well, that is true, too. Obamas' past performance (his history) is being borne out as we speak.

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Sgt Maj... to Gina R 2010/11/28 16:38:53

But as I originally noted, out of all the things the author 'would like' to view, only the birth certificate is required. That's the only thing "We the people" can demand with the backing of the constitution.

As I pointed out to some left wing folks in a different discussion, neither a violation of their personal opinion nor their perception that something 'doesn't pass the smell test' constitues an impeachable offense.

By the same token, stating we'd like to see more specifics in qualifying for public office doesn't create a constitutional requirement for a candidate to provide them.

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Gina R to Sgt Maj... 2010/11/29 14:00:11

You're right, the BC is the only requirement.
However, once that is admitted, the other documents mentioned can be required by a court to fully flesh out the issue.

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Sgt Maj... to Gina R 2010/11/29 16:29:16

Under what law?

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Gina R to Sgt Maj... 2010/11/29 16:53:32

For instance; If the grounds brought up were to be that the President was not a citizen because he was a foreign student, the records concerning that could be subpoenaed. I know too little to be an authority, but I know that documents pertaining directly to the issue at hand can be required.That is all I meant.

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Sgt Maj... to Gina R 2010/11/29 18:47:16

Unfortunately, that's the only remedy the courts can offer. As I understand it, there is a suit being currently reviewed, but I'm not certain they'll really resolve anything.

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Tasine to Sgt Maj... 2010/11/28 10:25:34

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I disagree. What you have listed are the minimum qualifications to be President. The voters cannot evaluate qualifications if a candidate refuses to provide requested data on which to evaluate his intelligence, his decisions, his character, etc. Of course, it takes a pretty stupid bloc of voters to elect an empty page. Goes to show that even stupid people can prevail sometimes. The Democrat Party has become so irrelevant as to be embarrassing. The only thing it does well is muck up the works.

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Sgt Maj... to Tasine 2010/11/28 14:15:14

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What's there to disagree about? I can ask for anything I want - the candidate's not bound to provide it. The minimum requirements are all that we can demand!

You offered "Of course, it takes a pretty stupid bloc of voters to elect an empty page. Goes to show that even stupid people can prevail sometimes."

In return, I offer for your consideration: Barack Hussein Obama.

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Theresa 2010/11/28 05:27:38

YES. Those who make the laws or decisions should produce any information requ...

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All documents should be able to be seen by the public for anyone running for higher office and especially in a position of trust as the POTUS!

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sparta 2010/11/28 05:26:24

YES. Those who make the laws or decisions should produce any information requ...

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Anyone with an ounce of common sense would say yes...let's see how many dummies say no...

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Vipor_GG 2010/11/28 05:23:14

YES. Those who make the laws or decisions should produce any information requ...

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Do I really need to say more?

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debrarae 2010/11/28 05:18:17

YES. Those who make the laws or decisions should produce any information requ...

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McCain was properly vetted. I was livid that 'some one else' wasn't.

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J Montana~POTL~PWCM~JLA 2010/11/28 05:17:11

YES. Those who make the laws or decisions should produce any information requ...

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I think they should let the Governator run for President since Obie lied. ; )

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debrarae to J Monta... 2010/11/28 05:19:07 (edited)

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Even if they 'allowed' him to run, I wouldn't vote for him. I prefer a 'true conservative'. to the R*I*N*O* the Governator has become.

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J Monta... to debrarae 2010/11/28 05:20:01

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It was sarcasm...hence the wink. ; )

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scoot to J Monta... 2010/11/28 06:49:21

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he would be just as bad or worse then obumass

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Sarge-At-Large 2010/11/28 05:15:27

YES. Those who make the laws or decisions should produce any information requ...

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Well I had to show mine to join the military. Shouldn’t the head of the Military show theirs?

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Tasine to Sarge-A... 2010/11/28 10:29:46

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Me, too. In addition to that, if I'm not mistaken (it was a lot of years ago), the Army had investigators checking into my background - and I was joining the Army Nurse Corps! I suppose a nurse must be more important than the US President?!!?

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Heffewe... to Tasine 2010/11/28 11:25:49

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It hasn't changed, I'm coming due for another investigation for my clearance, it's an ongoing thing.

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Sarge-A... to Tasine 2010/11/28 17:01:54

Yeah they went all the way back to my grade school teachers and child hood friends to investigate me for my clearance. Makes sense that the President (with the highest clearance) would require the same.

Oh and when they found out my wife had dual citizenship! OMG! It almost ended there.

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Tasine to Sarge-A... 2010/11/28 18:06:28

LOL! I'll bet it DID. Something that is not boilerplate throws everybody out of DC into a tizzy! Hilarious!

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Sarge-A... to Tasine 2010/11/28 18:30:24

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Amen to that sister!

Oh a fellow Arizonan, nice!

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BlackREBEL$OULJA 2010/11/28 05:12:11

YES. Those who make the laws or decisions should produce any information requ...

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If they are breaking the law they should not be able to go around it or make new laws to get passed it but they do ...

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DJL 2010/11/28 05:11:27

YES. Those who make the laws or decisions should produce any information requ...

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He cannot hide the truth forever.

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Ssgtwaldo 2010/11/28 05:05:32

YES. Those who make the laws or decisions should produce any information requ...

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Why shouldn't it? We have to show all kinds of documents just to cash a check! We have to produce a birth-certificate for a drivers license or pass port so why can't they?

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marcuss... to Ssgtwaldo 2010/11/28 05:09:59

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If you do not produce those documents to get your license.....You do not get one. HOW can someone be PRESIDENT if they do not produce the same documentation?

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Ssgtwaldo to marcuss... 2010/11/28 05:12:02

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DNC and George Soros?

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Tasine to Ssgtwaldo 2010/11/28 10:31:20

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I think you might be onto something!

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ActionJackson 2010/11/28 05:03:57

YES. Those who make the laws or decisions should produce any information requ...

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Absolutely! Just because he slithered into office unawares doesn't mean that he's exempt from obeying the law. I realize that HE thinks he can break the law with complete impunity but nobody in their right mind agrees with him. He may be the Prez but he's not one ounce better than any other person in America.

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marcuss... to ActionJ... 2010/11/28 05:08:04

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DAMN RIGHT! Any candidate for any office should have to provide the requested documents.

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Tasine to marcuss... 2010/11/28 10:38:48

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I agree whole-heartedly, marcuss. But a problem as worrisome as candidates' candor is a voting public having so many who pay no attention to what's going on, don't check out the candidates, don't know who current elected officials are, vote in total and abject ignorance. If we had a decent, honest, and attentive voting public, this would not have happened and we'd not be having this conversation. Conservatives were warning against this person, Obama, LONG before the election, but OBVIOUSLY HE WOULD BE A GOOD PRESIDENT - after all he could read a speech well, using no ethnic slurs, he was clean, and young and black and full of pie in the sky promises - what more could one ask for in a President?!?! I blame the voters more than I blame Obama and his henchmen.

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wtxwoman to ActionJ... 2010/11/28 20:50:02

"I realize that HE thinks he can break the law with complete impunity but nobody in their right mind agrees with him. He may be the Prez but he's not one ounce better than any other person in America."

I didn't know we were talking about Nixon! That is exactly what he said!

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ActionJ... to wtxwoman 2010/11/28 22:34:25

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You Liberals will do anything to divert attention away from your Obama-god. Nixon isn't the subject of this discussion. I'm opposed to any President breaking the law. There's nothing we can do about Nixon but we can impeach the current thief.

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wtxwoman to ActionJ... 2010/11/28 22:42:31

1st, I am not a liberal. I am an Independent. 2nd, that is exactly what Nixon said. If you don't believe me, feel free to Google it. I dare you. 3rd, I thought it was funny that you would quote a GOPer to make a point about a DEM. What you, obviously, don't realize is that it doesn't matter what party our 'leaders' belong to, they are all out for the same thing...money, power, glory!

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ActionJ... to wtxwoman 2010/11/28 22:45:20

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I trust nobody in Washington D.C. My point is that we have to deal with the current evil. There's nothing we can do about the past.

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