And you can run for President...
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| aka. The Birther Bill |
Not everyone gets Baptized..You could have been born in Siberia and baptized when your parents bought you to America... What if you are an atheist?
CIRCUMCISION..
This is where my mind really went into overdrive.. Not everyone is circumcised..I can attest to this one under oath.. Being circumcised would not necessarily mean you were born in America.. Could your wife verify you were? Would you have to get a written statement from a doctor of the States choice? Would a photo need to be included as proof? Would this also be a matter of public record?
What if you were a female candidate? What would the requirement be? Does that mean as a female if you couldn't provide any of the three requirements your name couldn't be on the ballot? Now I know where the maker of this bill brain was when he thought this one up. What happened to privacy? This is as Governor Brewer says I could never imagine, nor could I Governor Brewer.
Quote from Governor Brewer “In addition, I never imagined being presented with a bill that could require candidates for president of the greatest and most powerful nation on Earth to submit their ‘early baptismal circumcision certificates’ among other records to the Arizona secretary of state,” she said. “This is a bridge too far.” The certificates were among the documents a candidate could have submitted under the bill in place of a birth certificate.
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4651612/gov-brewer-vetoes-arizonas-birther-bill-it-serves-no-purpose/
Why I vetoed HB2177 (qualifications for federal, state and local elections)by Governor Jan Brewer on Tuesday, April 19, 2011
I vetoed HB2177 yesterday and I would like to take a moment to explain why I made that decision.
The bill would have granted sole power to the secretary of state, a county recorder or a city clerk to arbitrarily remove any candidate from the ballot in any federal, state or local election. As a former secretary of state, I do not support designating one person, at their own discretion, as the gatekeeper to determine who can and cannot appear on the ballot, which could lead to arbitrary or politically-motivated decisions in future elections.
Also, the bill would require candidates for President - regardless of gender - to submit various records, including baptismal or circumcision records. I hope that it's obvious why these type of requirements could be problematic.
I believe the bill created significant new problems for our elections and granted too much power to either a state or local election official who could arbitrarily prohibit anyone from appearing on the ballot in any federal, state or local election.
As Governor of Arizona, I do not have line-item veto authority for non-appropriation bills, such as this bill. Although many of you may be disappointed in my decision, it was the right thing to do based on the consequences of the entire bill.
