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Missouri Birther Bill Gets Preliminary Approval From Lawmakers
Missouri Birther Bill Gets Preliminary Approval From Lawmakers
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/28/missouri-birther-bill-lawmakers-preliminary-passage_n_1385575.html
On a voice vote, the Republican-controlled Missouri House of Representatives gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a bill requiring presidential and vice presidential candidates to produce a birth certificate that would appear on the state's ballot.
The bill passed following an emotional debate on the House floor during which Republicans denied charges of racism and refuted accusations that the legislation targeted President Barack Obama. The bill -- which would take effect in time for the 2016 presidential election -- is headed for a final vote Wednesday. Under House rules, a preliminary voice vote is taken followed by a roll call vote. But the Missouri Senate is unlikely to hear the bill in the time remaining in the legislative session, and Gov. Jay Nixon (D) has indicated he'd veto it.
The bill's main sponsor, Rep. Lyle Rowland (R-Cedarcreek), said he was sponsoring the bill in order to provide verification to the state's secretary of state of candidates' eligibility. The measure is needed to provide another level of verification, Rowland said during questioning from Democrats.
"I have not been a representative that long. If I was a representative in the 1930s and 1940s, I would have brought (the bill) to the U.S. at that time," he said. "We have a flawed process."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/28/missouri-birther-bill-lawmakers-preliminary-passage_n_1385575.html
On a voice vote, the Republican-controlled Missouri House of Representatives gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a bill requiring presidential and vice presidential candidates to produce a birth certificate that would appear on the state's ballot.
The bill passed following an emotional debate on the House floor during which Republicans denied charges of racism and refuted accusations that the legislation targeted President Barack Obama. The bill -- which would take effect in time for the 2016 presidential election -- is headed for a final vote Wednesday. Under House rules, a preliminary voice vote is taken followed by a roll call vote. But the Missouri Senate is unlikely to hear the bill in the time remaining in the legislative session, and Gov. Jay Nixon (D) has indicated he'd veto it.
The bill's main sponsor, Rep. Lyle Rowland (R-Cedarcreek), said he was sponsoring the bill in order to provide verification to the state's secretary of state of candidates' eligibility. The measure is needed to provide another level of verification, Rowland said during questioning from Democrats.
"I have not been a representative that long. If I was a representative in the 1930s and 1940s, I would have brought (the bill) to the U.S. at that time," he said. "We have a flawed process."
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