Shocka! AZ Gov. Brewer Vetoes Crazy Birther Law
Here’s a political twist I didn’t expect, as right wing Governor Jan Brewer vetoes the insane ‘birther’ bill passed by Arizona’s nativist Republicans.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday vetoed a bill to require President Barack Obama and other presidential candidates to prove their U.S. citizenship before their names can appear on the state’s ballot. …
“I do not support designating one person as the gatekeeper to the ballot for a candidate, which could lead to arbitrary or politically motivated decisions,” said Brewer, who was secretary of state until she became governor in 2009.
“In addition, I never imagined being presented with a bill that could require candidates for president of the greatest and most powerful nation on Earth to submit their early baptismal circumcision certificates’ among other records to the Arizona secretary of state,” she said. “This is a bridge too far.”
Brewer also vetoed the bill that would have allowed concealed weapons on campuses.
An outbreak of sanity, where you least expected it.
Louisiana’s creationist/exorcist Governor Bobby Jindal, meanwhile, says that if the Louisiana version of the Birther bill reaches his desk, he’ll happily sign it.
BATON ROUGE — Gov. Bobby Jindal would sign a bill requiring presidential candidates to provide a copy of their birth certificate to qualify for the Louisiana ballot if it reaches his desk, a spokesman said Monday.
“It’s not part of our package, but if the Legislature passes it we’ll sign it,” press secretary Kyle Plotkin said.
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