Arizona Governor Jan Brewer defied her own party and vetoed the so-called "birther" bill passed by Republicans in the state of Arizona that would have made the proof of citizenship requirements required for presidential ballot access in that state much more stringent:
HB 2177, the "birther" bill, "creates significant new problems while failing to do anything constructive for Arizona," Brewer said.Governor Brewer has probably spared her state a costly legal battle that they would probably lose by vetoing this nonsense. I must say I am a little surprised, but tend to think that she was leaned on pretty heavily by the national party to make this go away.
The bill would have required presidential candidates to present their birth certificates or other birth records to be eligible to be on the ballot.
