Legislation requiring Birth Certificate for Ballot Access

From Eric Dondero:

Needless to say, we feel a little vindicated here at Libertarian Republican. The grand old New York Times (Politics) has just reported:

questions about President Obama’s nation of birth have morphed from the Internet fringe to the mainstream in state capitols around the country.

I never really considered LR to be a "fringe" site, but we'll take it. Of course, we share the "We were Birthers before Birtherism was cool" title with others such as: World Net Daily, Weasel Zippers, our friend JB Williams at Patriot News, and Free Republic.

Bobby Jindal vs. Mary Fallin?

The article quotes a Georgia Republican State Legislator basically throwing down the gauntlet, promising at least one state will pass a Birth Certificate requirement measure before the 2012 election.

So-called birther bills have foundered or fallen dormant in at least five states and are still being debated in more than a half-dozen others.

Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, a Republican, said he would sign a similar bill enthusiastically, should it reach his desk.

But now, Oklahoma, a deeply conservative state, could be the first to put its doubts into law, through a bill that would require all candidates to provide certified proof that they meet the legal requirements for office. A vote was expected next by week.

Senate Bill 91 passed last month with overwhelming and even bipartisan support. People in both parties say they are confident that the House will go along by its deadline next week (though the bill would need to return to the Senate for a procedural vote). After that, lawmakers said they assumed that Gov. Mary Fallin, a Republican, would sign it. A spokesman for Ms. Fallin said the governor would not comment until the bill was on her desk and she could review it.

Georgia "has a duty to step up"

Finally:

“If one state passes, and the Obama administration basically ignores the requirement and does not qualify for the ballot in that state, that would send a very strong signal that we have a situation in the United States where someone who is not eligible is occupying the White House,” said Mark Hatfield, a Republican state representative in Georgia whose ballot bill failed to get through. If Oklahoma does not go forward, and an override of Ms. Brewer’s veto in Arizona does not materialize, Mr. Hatfield said, “then other states, including Georgia, have a duty to step up.”

Rep. Hatfield was quoted recently by the New American:

that the birth certificate offered by President Obama, "isn't really sufficient to make any kind of determination."

Editor's note - This website was an early and enthusiastic supporter of Mary Fallin for OK Governor.