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Another state considers Arizona eligibility plan

Georgia lawmaker says when Congress won't act, 'states have a duty to step up'

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Posted: April 23, 2010
11:20 pm Eastern

By Bob Unruh
© 2010 WorldNetDaily

Georgia state Rep. Mark Hatfield

Another state has begun considering a law like an Arizona plan approved by the state House there that would require presidential candidates to document their eligibility before being allowed on the election ballot.

Georgia Rep. Mark Hatfield, part of a coalition in his state supporting new election requirements, says it's really the responsibility of members of Congress to make sure a foreign-born individual or dual citizen isn't installed in the White House.

But he said without the leadership in Washington necessary to do that, it is up to states to tackle the issue. Arizona's plan is closest to adoption, awaiting only approval from the state Senate.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Oklahoma also has pending in a legislative committee a referendum that could be put before voters.

The organization says during 2009, various plans to require documentation from presidential candidates were considered in Maine, Oklahoma, Missouri and Montana but were not adopted.

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But that track record is not at all unusual for controversial issues such as a requirement for documentation for a presidential candidate's eligibility.

The NCSL records also show that other election proposals were considered that were much more vague about whether they would apply to presidential candidates or not.

"If Congress was being responsible about this, Congress would step in and enact reasonable requirements," Hatfield said today in an interview on the G. Gordon Liddy show, where WorldNetDaily CEO Joseph Farah was filling in behind the microphone.

"In the absence of action by Congress states have a duty to step up," he said.

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Hatfield has introduced into his legislature House Bill 1516, which, he said, recognizes the need "for some sort of enforcement mechanism with regard to Article 2, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution."

The Constitution states: "No 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."