John Dean nails Palin’s lack of qualifications.

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kpete  (1000+ posts)       Fri Sep-05-08 04:56 PM
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John Dean Nails It: "Governor Palin Does Not Qualify Under the Implicit Constitutional Standards" 
Edited on Fri Sep-05-08 05:01 PM by kpete
John Dean nails Palin’s lack of qualifications.
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20080905.html

Consider this parallel: Does anyone believe that if John McCain were president and had selected Governor Sarah Palin under the Twenty-fifty Amendment to fill a vacancy in the vice presidency, Congress would have confirmed her? Not likely. In fact, it is even less likely that McCain would have even attempted to do so, for he would have embarrassed himself.

While the Constitution does not expressly set forth qualifications for the vice-presidency, it strongly implies them --- and Palin falls short.

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The Twenty-fifth Amendment Suggests the Primary Qualifications for Vice Presidents:
Be Equipped to Serve as President Starting, if Necessary, on Day One

Governor Sarah Palin Does Not Qualify Under the Implicit Constitutional Standards

When Nixon selected Ford to be his Vice President, and Ford selected Rockefeller, the government was divided, with the Democrats controlling Congress. Yet a Democratic Congress approved both Ford and Rockefeller to be Vice President based on inter-branch comity. Surely no one would argue that Sarah Palin is in a league with Ford and Rockefeller when it comes to experience.

Nor does Palin possess anything close to the experience qualifications of the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, or the President pro tempore of the Senate, Robert Byrd. Indeed, I feel confident that Palin could not get confirmed for any of the top presidential succession posts, namely the posts of Secretary of State, Treasury and Defense. Palin's lack of qualifications have been widely noted. Newspapers from her state have raised questions of her qualifications.

Recently, I was in Alaska, just after Palin's name was first floated as a possible McCain running mate. Although I am not a Democrat, I gave a keynote speech at the Democrats' state convention. During my visit, a senior Democratic Party official said to me that he sure hoped McCain would select Palin, because based on his observation of her record Alaska, he opined that, : "She's screwing up Alaska big time, and she could probably assure defeat for McCain." His wish may be coming true.

much more at:
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20080905.html
 

So, Palin, who has more experience than Obama, isn't qualified to be president, but Obama is?

madaboutharry  (1000+ posts)      Fri Sep-05-08 05:00 PM
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2. The republicans don't care.
 The fundementalist base cares only about abortion. Nothing else matters.

Oh, That makes sense...

 

[DumbAss Tanker]

I kept reading, looking for where kpete would circle around back to something in the 25th Amendment to explain the premise, but there was nothing there.  Apparently he and John Dean can't distinguish between the content of the Constitution and the incidental personalities in a aprticular historical event.  Perhaps the famous Constitutional scholar, Mr. Obama, could assist them with this task.

 

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It has not yet been shown that B. Hussein meets the U.S. citizenship qualification for the office. He reached the Senate through Chicago machine politics, without a clear claim to U.S.citizenship.

[bijou]

I kept reading, looking for where kpete would circle around back to something in the 25th Amendment to explain the premise, but there was nothing there.  Apparently he and John Dean can't distinguish between the content of the Constitution and the incidental personalities in a aprticular historical event.  Perhaps the famous Constitutional scholar, Mr. Obama, could assist them with this task.

 

It's DU, there is never any 'there' there.