By Lawrence Sellin —— Bio and Archives March 30, 2011
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"THIS IS TO CERTIFY that at the National Convention of the Democrat Party of the United States of America, held in Denver, Colorado on August 25 through 28, 2008, the following were duly nominated as candidates of said Party for President and Vice President of the United States respectively and that the following candidates for President and Vice President of the United States are legally qualified to serve under the provisions of the United States Constitution.. "The Certification of Nomination sent to the other 49 states did not mention the Constitutional requirement:
"THIS IS TO CERTIFY that at the National Convention of the Democrat Party of the United States of America, held in Denver, Colorado on August 25 though 28, 2008, the following were duly nominated as candidates of said Party for President and Vice President of the United States respectively.. "If this is true, it would appear that in Pelosi’s view, the Constitutional requirements for Presidential eligibility are optional in 49 out of 50 states or it could simply be a legal safety hatch for any future unpleasantness. One might hypothesize that Hawaii, knowing that there could be a potential Constitutional problem, demanded legal cover. One wonders, in such a scenario, if any of the other 49 state Democratic National Committee organizations knew about the different Certifications of Nomination? Perhaps Nancy had to submit the Certifications, so we could then learn what was in them. Maybe - and I'm just spit-balling here - maybe Nancy had a responsibility as a Congressional representative and according to her oath of office to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. Or is the oath optional too? All of the above is, of course, speculation because only a crazy racist would detect any incongruities when two different Certifications of Nomination are used. So, how did we get to where we are today? Despite all that has been written, the real theme of the 2008 Presidential race was wishful thinking. Nobody believed that Hillary Clinton would lose the Presidential primary to Barack Obama. Republicans hoped that McCain could somehow pull off a miraculous come-from-behind victory.
Lawrence Sellin, Ph.D. is a recently retired colonel with 29 years of service in the US Army Reserve. He is a veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq.