How many of the nominees know they’re nominated? Is this supposed to be a campaign by applicants, or a grass roots look at the people politics usually forgets?
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That’s a great question! I’ve really been enjoying browsing nominations each day, commenting and discussing ideas to get a better sense of where each person is coming from. Sometimes a comment can give insights that help everyone see who each nominee really is. There are some amazing entries here, and since a resume only shows part of the picture, I love that this part of the process is public. It lets us show ourselves authentically and see the same in others.
The self promotion makes me nervous, but I definitely understand where you’re coming from.
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Yeah, I totally get that feeling too! I think it’s natural to have some red flags pop up with self-promotion, but I also feel like there are a lot of people who’ve worked hard to get to where they are and have something really meaningful to contribute. Maybe I’m projecting a bit, but I’d hate for someone with a genuine message to go unheard just because they’re putting themselves out there. We all have our own radar for things like this, so I think it’s good to look for the balance!
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Balance is definitely key, but I’d rather error as too cautious in a historic opportunity like this. I’d much rather avoid trading one set of people “in it for themselves” (not saying you are) for a different group of people who are in it for themselves… but in a way I like better? You don’t drain the swamp by replacing the water. I want to see all Cincinnatus and Diocletian types in these roles!
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I can respect that, and I appreciate your caution.
I was surprised when Tulsi Gabbard joined the Republican Party. Most people became Tulsi fans over a short clip of her taking Kamala Harris to task during the Democrat Party presidential nomination debate. IMHO It seems many know little of her political history.
Tulsi Gabbard’s political record shows her to be extremely liberal.
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard calls for President Trump’s censure suggests that the president put personal political gain over national interest. https://archive.ph/MGz0d
Impeachment
Tulsi Gabbard previously a lone holdout among the (D)s says she has changed her mind about an impeachment inquiry after reading the transcript of President Donald Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urging the foreign leader to help with looking into claims against former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter https://archive.ph/NtbMF
Gabbard believes that abortion should remain legal and accessible after 5 months.
She voted against a proposed ban on abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act,” which would ban abortion care starting at 20 weeks of pregnancy. H.R. 1797 H.R.1797 - 113th Congress (2013-2014): Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress [2013 version of H.R.36 in 2015] is part of a wave of ever-more extreme legislation attempting to restrict a woman’s right to make her own decision about whether or not to continue a pregnancy.
One of the most aggressive pieces of climate change legislation in Congress, Gabbard’s “OFF Fuels for a Better Future Act” H.R.3671 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Off Fossil Fuels for a Better Future Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress would mandate a dramatic move away from fossil fuels. The plan would require electric utilities to use 80 percent renewable resources by 2027 and 100 percent by 2035. In addition, it would set similar goals for car emissions, mandating zero emissions by 2050. Finally, it would end all subsidies and tax breaks for fossil fuels and it would ban fracking. Gabbard also called for a moratorium on nuclear power license renewals in the United States. We Asked the 2020 Democrats About Climate Change (Yes, All of Them). Here Are Their Ideas. - The New York Times
Gabbard co-sponsored a bill to create a government-run system to provide health care for all residents of the United States. That bill, “The Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act,” Cosponsors - H.R.676 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress would pay for health care by increasing taxes on the wealthiest 5 percent of Americans, create a progressive excise tax on payroll and self-employment, tax unearned income, and also tax stock and bond transactions (not just the gains from those transactions).
(A pandering mixed message) Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii): There are reforms that need to take place to make it so that our votes are being cast, and counted and represented in the outcome of our elections, Gabbard told a Fox News reporter. I think there are pros and cons to the (existing electoral college) and to getting rid of it. x.com
No Nuclear: Tulsi Gabbard would rather direct money for nuclear power into renewable energy infrastructure 'No. No. No.' Gabbard's Nuclear Position Contrasts With Presidential Hopefuls - Honolulu Civil Beat
She undoubtedly has excellent communication skills.
Not born in America and constitutionally ineligible, Tulsi Gabbard thwarted our constitution to try to usurp the presidency. Tulsi Gabbard joins presidential race | AP News
Tulsi Gabbard was born in America Samoa, which is a territory of the U.S., and her parents are both natural born American citizens.
American Samoa “is not” and has “never” been part of America.
You underlined the part about being born to parents who are natural citizens.
“Gabbard’s mother, Carol Gabbard, was born in Indiana, and her father, Hawaii state Sen. Mike Gabbard, was born in American Samoa to a father who was a US citizen, making Tulsi Gabbard a US citizen from birth [under federal law].” (Chapter 3 - U.S. Citizens at Birth (INA 301 and 309) | USCIS).
Her paternal grandfather, and her mother, were both born on U.S. soil, and she spent almost all of her childhood in Hawaii, a state.
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I posted the two SCOTUS cases that defined 4 Article 2, Section 1, Clause 5 ‘Natural Born Citizen’ which requires a child be born to two U.S. citizen parents and born on U.S. soil.
Law in force on her day of birth: The strict 1952 INA governs Tulsi Gabbard (b. Apr 12 1981) citizenship status at birth. She is a “U.S. citizen” not a “Natural Born Citizen”
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Doug Mataconis, a blogger, Facebook and balloon-juice.com poster, and a self-proclaimed libertarian died in July of 2021. I’ll take the SCOTUS opinion over his article.
Well, Tulsi has never been prevented by court to run for President. They’ve done endless lawfare to anyone who has opposed the DNC in recent years, which Gabbard has opposed the DNC on multiple occasions pertaining to primary elections and Debbie Wasserman Shcultz. If they wanted to drag her to court to prevent her from running for POTUS, and they didn’t think she qualified as a natural citizen, they would have made this a court decision specifically in regards to Tulsi by now. That is not the case. She has never had to go through an immigration or naturalization process to be considered American. She was born on an American territory.
Supreme Court decisions can be looked at again and come to a different decision. The constitution does not explicitly say that U.S. territories that are not states don’t count as U.S. soil, and that Americans born on them aren’t natural born citizens.
Remember that John McCain was born in the Panama Canal zone, and his candidacy was also never challenged. The prevailing opinion seems to be if this matter were ever brought to court for a presidential candidate like McCain or Gabbard, it would be overruled and the decision would favor the candidate, setting a new precedent.
Reasoning for this is that it’s very common for people who are from military families, to be born on U.S. territories if the family is stationed there or visiting a base. Their “natural born citizenship” status should not be revoked on that basis.
This is splitting hairs, the spirit of the constitution and its true meaning, not a technicality or splitting hairs, is what is meant to be upheld.
The whole point of saying an American citizen should be born in the United States, is to prevent a candidate with a conflict of interest as a dual citizen of another nation or a former citizen of another nation prior to immigration, becoming President.
Both of Tulsi Gabbard’s parents are fully American, and Tulsi herself is fully American. Neither of her parents nor herself have ever been the citizen of another country. This is not a conflict of interest. She is fully American, and she qualifies.
And why are you saying “libertarian” like it’s a bad thing? A lot of people in the MAGA movement consider themselves libertarians. Tulsi has moved more towards the center in recent years on some issues, and I’m willing to give her the benefit of the doubt that whether I agree with her on everything all of the time or not, she has integrity. She has a nuanced opinion on the electoral college, ok, so what? We just won this election by a landslide including both the electoral college and popular vote. She has repeatedly called for paper ballots, voter ID, nonpartisan poll watchers, has challenged situations where clear election fraud has happened, and she stood up to the DNC when they rigged their 2016 primary. She has integrity, and she is willing to put aside her political differences with any other Republicans, to support a peace candidate and less war.
From what I read here, I am wondering if you clicked the link in my post. I am posting it again. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GG7qFh0WYAAxMYz?format=jpg&name=medium
Political parties do NOT require candidates to be constitutionally qualified to run for the party nomination. Ineligible candidates DUPE voters out of $millions; which they use for future political campaigns or to stay politically relevant. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GH6wIVmXcAApDzX?format=jpg&name=medium
John McCain candidacy was strongly challenged.
John McCain born on American soil was declared a NBC
S. RES. 511 April 10, 2008 x.com
RE: The constitution does not explicitly say that U.S. territories that are not states don’t count as U.S. soil
The United States government says American Samoa is abroad and NOT a part of the United States (as I posted a screenshot from the government website above.) not U.S. soil.
RE: And why are you saying “libertarian” like it’s a bad thing?
You are reading emotion in that is not posted. I post facts and reference links to law or documents. I think adding links for readers to see my sources is helpful if they access the links.