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In reply to the discussion: Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel peace prize [View all]Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)the nomination process is not exactly exclusive:
Qualified Nominators
According to the statutes of the Nobel Foundation, a nomination is considered valid if it is submitted by a person who falls within one of the following categories:
Members of national assemblies and governments of states
Members of international courts
University rectors; professors of social sciences, history, philosophy, law and theology; directors of peace research institutes and foreign policy institutes
Persons who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Board members of organizations that have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Active and former members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee; (proposals by members of the Committee to be submitted no later than at the first meeting of the Committee after February 1)
Former advisers to the Norwegian Nobel Committee )
http://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/peace/index.html
By this criteria, Ted Cruz could nominate the cast of Duck Dynasty.
Also, don't know that I would want to belong to a fraternity that includes Henry Kissenger.