Senator: Prez Eligibility is up to the voters

By Bob Unruh

Republican Martinez implies constitutional requirement for presidency can be bypassed

A U.S. senator has suggested that voters have made Barack Obama eligible to occupy the Oval Office, whether or not he meets the constitutional mandate of being a "natural born" citizen.

The comments from Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., came in an e-mail sent to a constituent shortly after the election, which just now was forwarded to WND.

...."This is frightening in its implications and should alarm every freedom-loving American and military member. I myself am a veteran of the U.S. Air Force (1979-84). Senator Martinez has said, in essence, that it doesn't matter what the laws are or what the Constitution says. If the people elected him, Obama is president – period."