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MineralMan

(146,317 posts) Fri Jan 27, 2017, 10:50 AM Jan 2017

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New Rule: All Candidates for Office Will Be Required to Take the Citizenship Exam.

Anyone who does not score 90% or above on the exam will have his or her name stricken from the ballot. This should be a bill before Congress. Which Democratic member will introduce it?

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New Rule: All Candidates for Office Will Be Required to Take the Citizenship Exam. (Original Post) MineralMan Jan 2017 OP

States control ballot access... not Congress FBaggins Jan 2017 #1

True, of course, but irrelevant to the intent. MineralMan Jan 2017 #2

The GOP would vote for it and put David Barton in charge. longship Jan 2017 #3

FBaggins

(26,748 posts)

1. States control ballot access... not Congress

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Fri Jan 27, 2017, 10:53 AM

Jan 2017

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MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

2. True, of course, but irrelevant to the intent.

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 27, 2017, 11:00 AM

Jan 2017

longship

(40,416 posts)

3. The GOP would vote for it and put David Barton in charge.

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Fri Jan 27, 2017, 11:38 AM

Jan 2017

Needless to say, that would backfire horrendously on the Democrats.

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