Great. Another thread shut down and moved here. My initial post was something like: The so-called "birther bill" won initial approval from the House of Representatives on Monday, advancing legislation that would require presidential candidates to produce a birth certificate before they can make the ballot in Arizona. The legislation originated from a fringe group that believes President Barack Obama is not a natural-born citizen of the United States and therefore ineligible to be president. Rep. Judy Burges amended Senate Bill 1024 to include a requirement that Arizona's Secretary of State inspect a presidential candidate's birth certificate before that candidate could qualify for the ballot. Similar laws have been proposed in Oklahoma, Florida and Missouri. None have been signed into law. Democrats criticized Burges' amendment, saying presidential candidates already had to prove their citizenship before they can run for the office. http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/04/19/20100419birther-bill-arizona-approved-by-house.html Obama's going to be a one-termer. By the time of the 2012 election, there will be 10-12 states with this in place. He'll bow out of the race. And it's great that this is being kicked off in Arizona, John McCain's home state. In the last election there was some question about McCain's cititzenship, since he was born in the Panama Canal Zone. So on this one, people won't be able to scream "racism." I need to contact my state reps and get my state moving on this.
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