The Iowa Republican Party’s state platform committee has inserted “birther” language into its proposed draft for the state convention, Radio Iowa reports.
The proposed language, which will be voted on by delegates at the state GOP convention in June, states: “We believe candidates for President of the United States must show proof of being a ‘natural born citizen’ as required by Article II, Section I of the Constitution — beginning with the 2012 election.”
Don Racheter, chairman of the Iowa GOP’s 2012 platform committee, told Radio Iowa: “There are many Republicans who feel that Barack Obama is not a ‘natural born citizen’ because his father was not an American when he was born and, therefore, feel that according to the Constitution he’s not qualified to be president, should not have been allowed to be elected by the Electoral College or even nominated by the Democratic Party in 2008, so this is an election year. It’s a shot at him.”
