by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 1, 2024) — Last Tuesday, Independent 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. declared he had chosen attorney and philanthropist Nicole Shanahan, 38, as his vice-presidential running-mate. Both are former Democrats, with Kennedy in October changing his party affiliation to “Independent” in what he said was a “very painful” decision he […]
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New York’s Board of Elections Refuses to Correct Inaccurate Presidential Eligibility Term
by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 10, 2024) — Over more than a decade and a half, New York State citizen, Navy veteran and registered voter Robert C. Laity has attempted to see rectified the incorrect statement on the New York State Board of Elections (NYSBOE) website that one of three presidential eligibility criteria expressed in Article […]
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The USSC Oral Arguments in “Trump v. Anderson”
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2024 (Feb. 9, 2024) — Well, oral arguments have been heard in the Supreme Court in the case of Trump v. Anderson (USSC Doc. 23-719). The case addresses the question of whether President Trump can be excluded from the primary election ballot in Colorado on the claim that Clause 3 of the […]
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The Haley nbC Issue and the CNN Spin
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2024 (Jan. 23, 2024) — The blowback continues on the Substack article posted by one Paul Ingrassia positing that Nikki Haley is constitutionally ineligible because she is likely not a natural born Citizen (“nbC”) as required by Art. 2, § 1, Cl. 5 of the Constitution. Guess what: Ingrassia is more than […]
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The Mooers Comment/Question
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2024 (Jan. 17, 2024) — Introduction Well, the insightful comments (and questions) on the nbC eligibility issue just keep coming. One particularly interesting and thought-provoking question now comes from reader Mooers. He focuses on your humble servant’s assertion in the post that “an nbC was a person born here to two U.S. […]
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The Trump nbC Post
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2024 (Jan. 9, 2024) — Well, whatta ya know…, it seems that the “natural born Citizen” (“nbC”) issue may finally be getting some renewed traction. The following offering is made as a supplement to the recent one posted on the presidential “eligibility” topic by the intrepid P&E Editor here. As noted there, […]
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New York State Board of Elections Continues to Misinform on Presidential Eligibility
by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 10, 2023) — A decade and a half after discovering the New York State Board of Elections (NYSBOE) to be misstating a requirement for U.S. presidential candidates, New York resident Robert C. Laity found on Sunday the website continues to misinform the public on that point. Consulting the “Running for Office” […]
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More News on Bing AI’s Views of an nbC
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Dec. 9, 2023) — As the issue of what it takes to be a “natural born Citizen” (“nbC”) as intended by the Founders – as contrasted with contemporary wags and academics – continues to be “evaded” by the U.S. Supreme Court, your humble servant persists in interrogating Bing AI on the […]
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Did PragerU Respond to “natural born Citizen” Video Idea?
by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 14, 2023) — On Monday a citizen who responded to a request for “input” from the non-profit media platform PragerU, a producer of short informational videos with the purpose of presenting an alternative viewpoint of current events, received a reply to his submission. The reader cannot discern from PragerU’s acknowledgement whether […]
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Foolish Consistency, Little Minds and Hobgoblins
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Aug. 21, 2023) — As a preface to what follows, noted American author and philosophical thinker Ralph Waldo Emerson once observed: “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.” Stated otherwise, Emerson was contending that pursuit of consistency for the sake of […]
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The Succession Issue
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Aug. 9, 2023) — Sadly, the time has come for the Republic to prepare for a possible political upheaval not seen since the Civil War. As the Clown at 1600 often states: that is a fact…, not hyperbole. While the events precipitating the crisis might not occur today or tomorrow, circumstances […]
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A Modest Proposal 4.0
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Twitter User Asks Why Presidential Eligibility Requirements “Ignored”
by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 1, 2023) — A Twitter user brings attention to the U.S. Constitution’s “eligibility requirements” for the president and vice president by describing them as “ignored.” “Patriotess” features the hashtag “naturalborncitizen” in her account header and asks, “WHY is Constitution Eligibility Requirements for POTUS/VP IGNORED?” The reference is to Article II, Section […]
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The LoC Kissing Cousin to the Heritage Guide
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (May 8, 2023) — Introduction In addition to the Heritage Foundation’s digital “Guide to the Constitution,” recently discussed by your humble servant here, a “kissing cousin” to that think tank’s explanation exists. Specifically, the U.S. Library of Congress (“LoC”) maintains a similar website purporting to “explain” what the Eligibility Clause of […]
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Revisiting the POPE Option
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Apr. 18, 2023) — A few weeks ago, your humble servant offered an article suggesting a way of getting the “natural born Citizen” (“nbC”) presidential eligibility issue under Art. 2, § 1, Cl. 5 of the Constitution before the U.S. Supreme Court. As readers of The P&E well know, virtually all […]
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Hannity Asks Ramaswamy if He Launched Presidential Campaign for “Name Recognition”
by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 23, 2023) — In one of the last segments of his show Thursday night, “Hannity” host Sean Hannity spoke on camera with Vivek Ramaswamy, who declared his presidential candidacy on Tucker Carlson’s show Monday night. Hannity asked Ramaswamy if he were “running for name recognition” or “running to win,” pointing out […]
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Response to Multiple Comments on the Natural Born Citizen Issue
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2022 (Mar. 18, 2022) — First, let us agree to disagree, but without being rancorous. There is a big difference between an honest, if ill-informed, debate and a heated argument…., unless the latter is preferred. With apologies for the length of this offering, there are many points to cover. Messrs. Becker, Fremick, […]
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The Wisconsin Second Interim Report
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2022 (Mar. 6, 2022) — The “Second Interim Investigative Report On the Apparatus & Procedures of the Wisconsin Elections System” addressing the – let us be polite here… – “anomalies” discovered in a partial audit of the 2020 general election in that state has been delivered to the Wisconsin legislature. It is […]
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“Native-born” ≠ “Natural-born”
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2022 (Mar. 1, 2022) — From time to time, your humble servant’s P&E postings generate comments deserving response. On most occasions, the responses are posted in the same place. When a longer, more comprehensive response is indicated, a separate post is offered. Such is the case with the following response to the […]
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The Floggings Will Continue….
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2022 (Jan. 6, 2022) — … until compliance is achieved. OK, that’s not altogether original with your humble servant, but it sets the stage for what follows. With each passing day, the Left’s pogrom against “unvaccinated” Americans takes on more sinister overtones. The Goofball at 1600 foolishly persists in mislabeling the global […]