Two Dozen PA legislators sign on Proof of Citizenship Bill for Ballot Status

From Eric Dondero:

While legislators in other states who have introduced similar legislation have tiptoed around the issue of Barack Obama's citizenship, Pennsylvania Republicans are hitting it head on.

24 Republican House members have signed on to co-sponsor a Bill to require full proof of citizenship before a candidate could qualify for the 2012 ballot.

The Bill's sponsor, who is a staunch activist against illegal immigration, is not mincing words on Obama's immigration status.

From Lancasteronline.com "Lancaster County legislator backs birther bill
Aimed at presidential hopefuls" April 13:

The bill's author, Republican state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe of Butler County, said he drafted the measure in response to persistent questions about Obama's citizenship...

"I was shocked that somebody's running for president and there's this question," Metcalfe said. "Why doesn't our process thoroughly ensure we don't have that question?"

Metcalfe said Obama has not provided enough documentation to satisfy "most people" to put an end to the controversy. In a statement announcing his legislation, though, Metcalfe goes a step further and says he, too, doesn't believe the president has proved his was born in the country.

"It is beyond perplexing and greatly troubling that a political candidate can ascend to the highest levels of government without providing sufficient documentation verifying his or her place of birth or American citizenship," Metcalfe said.

Of course, Pennsylvania is a key battleground state in every presidential election. Obama not being qualified for the ballot in the Keystone State could seriously jeopardize his chances of winning the Electorial College.

Photo - Rep. Metcalfe in the center.