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The "Arnold Amendment"?(Insider Report)
It is an enduring irony of the current political climate that Republicans are inclined nowadays to ignore constitutional limits on power or propose radical changes to the Constitution, and Democrats are outspoken in defending the Constitution as it presently exists. This shift in political polarities is dictated by partisan interests, of course: Either party, once in power, seeks to alter the constitutional system to perpetuate its advantage. Such is the case with the proposed amendment offered by Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) dispensing with the constitutional requirement that U.S. presidents be native-born Americans.
"The natural born citizen's requirement is something of an artifact from another time," insisted Hatch during a recent hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee (which he chairs). "It is time for us, the elected representatives of this nation, of immigrants by the way, to begin the process that can result in removing this artificial, outdated, unnecessary, and unfair barrier."
Hatch's proposal would allow anyone who has been a U.S. citizen for 20 years, ...
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...clamp-down on how much the White House will share with lawmakers. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, ranking Republican...couple of targets were hit," Hatch told The Associated Press...sensitive communications. Hatch's disclosure, with the...
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- News wire article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) September 13, 2001 700+ words
...clamp-down on how much the White House will share with lawmakers. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, ranking Republican...couple of targets were hit," Hatch told The Associated Press...sensitive communications. Hatch's disclosure, with the...
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- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire February 6, 2009 700+ words
...Thomas Burr WASHINGTON -- Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, slammed the stimulus bill...thrown in to try to appease Republicans." Hatch, who called the Democratic bill the wrong...term, I must respectfully disagree," Hatch said. "I believe, as do many economists...
- Questions remain about White House aides' use of e-mail system.
- News wire article from: Knight Ridder Washington Bureau (Washington, DC) April 11, 2007 700+ words
...are intended to help White House officials avoid violating the Hatch Act, which prohibits...retained as an official White House record. Stanzel said some White House aides may have used...possibility of violating the Hatch Act or because the RNC...
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- News wire article from: Political/Congressional Transcript Wire April 12, 2007 700+ words
...that exist with the Hatch Act, you make sure...areas. There are White House official business...have changed the White House policy and we are...compliance with both the Hatch Act, and also making...responsibilities -- both White House official responsibilities...t ...
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- Magazine article from: National Review Long, Rob June 25, 2001 700+ words
...and welcome to the White House Customer Service line...MALE VOICE: Orrin Hatch. CUST.SERV.REP: Senator Hatch, you are not currently...and welcome to the White House Customer Service line...friend uh Senator Hatch the uh senior uh the...
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- News wire article from: Knight Ridder Washington Bureau (Washington, DC) August 13, 2007 700+ words
...by partisan politics. The White House has denied any wrongdoing. Rove and other White House officials have refused to...or led to violations of the Hatch Act. "The list of senior White House and Justice Department officials...
- EDITORIAL: White House e-mail dispute shows records law should be updated:...
- Newspaper article from: Tribune (Mesa, AZ) April 14, 2007 700+ words
...Act, which says that White House documents generated in...must be preserved. The White House insists that the use of...avoid running afoul of the Hatch Act, which restricts...purposes. However, in the White House the distinction between...
Source: HighBeam Research, The "Arnold Amendment"?(Insider Report)