PAC targets congressman for befriending ‘birthers’
A Vermont-based political action committee is targeting an incumbent California congressman for being a friend to “birthers” and backing “those right-wing conspiracy theorists.”
Democracy for America, a PAC founded by former Governor Howard Dean and dedicated to making the Democratic Party more “progressive,” sent out an e-mail asking supporters to help defeat “Tea Party Republican John Campbell,” who the e-mail describes as “an example of the worst Republicans have to offer the country.”
“You know those right-wing conspiracy theorists demanding to see President Obama’s birth certificate?” asks the e-mail sent out by Matt Blizek, field director at Democracy for America. “Well, these so-called ‘birthers’ have a representative in Congress backing them up – California’s John Campbell.”
The PAC’s criticism stems from Campbell’s co-sponsorship of H.R. 1503, known as the Presidential Eligibility Act, in March of last year.
The measure sought to “amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the principal campaign committee of a candidate for election to the office of President to include with the committee’s statement of organization a copy of the candidate’s birth certificate … to establish that the candidate meets the qualifications for eligibility to the Office of President under the Constitution.”
And now… the rest of the story. …..
Harold
