I care more about his response to Israel defending itself than about where his parents were born. The birthplace concept is something from a different era in which people were subjects to kings. I’d trust some foreign-born legal immigrants more than I trust some American-born citizens whose ancestors came over on the Mayflower.
Spoken like a Democrat.
Dems don’t believe the Constitution should apply today either!🥴
“NBC” knitting-circle chatter goes into high gear every four years.
In the real world, however, no court ever throws a U.S.-born POTUS candidate off the ballot. This cycle will be no different.
Not only do I disagree with you but I would take it a step further and prohibit anyone with dual citizenship from holding public office.
The 35 years of age requirement in Article II, section one, clause 5 was ratified in an era when the average life expectancy was around 35 years or so.
Would you disregard that provision absent a constitutional amendment too???
The constitution was never intended to be a menu. Every one of it’s requirements are essential.
It is relevant today. If parents don’t care enough about America to get their citizenship, then how are they to teach their children to love and be loyal to America?
obama was born in Kenya. He is a criminal trying to destroy our way of life.
At least we should have US born criminals in our gov’t....
Agree with you 100%
“I’d trust some foreign-born legal immigrants more than I trust some American-born citizens whose ancestors came over on the Mayflower.”
Excuse me?! 😉
But you’ve got a point. I trust Dinesh D’Souza more than I trust any Bush. (But we still should honor and follow the Constitution when it comes to POTUS.)
You have obama, how did that work out for you? Look at all the "immigrants" in power in our government, do you actually think they give a crap about you? Get a clue light bright.
What does being born under a king have to do with it ? England was at least technically a Constitutional Monarchy for over a century at the time of the adaption of the constitution. You may have a case under the circumstances Chester Arthur was born into in 1829 since the concept of American citizen or jus soli didn’t exist as we know it and since citizenship was passed down through the father but the recent cases are not even up for review.
Obama has come out in support of Israel but that doesn’t make him eligible to be president.
“The birthplace concept is something from a different era in which people were subjects to kings.”
Too late for that. The “birthplace concept” is in the Constitution and there were no kings.
A poster jumped all over me about that, then he submitted a letter, that proved my point, from John Jay to George Washington requesting that no one but a “natural born citizen” be placed in charge of the American army.
Then you are not thinking clearly. No one, no prohibition can prevent someone who is the the pay of, or loyal to a conflicting interest, from running from or obtaining the Presidency. One door that can, was and should be closed is that of allowing someone with a known basic loyalty to a foreign power to run for President.
Rather than old fashioned that stricture is simply clear thinking on reducing risk to America.
” The birthplace concept is something from a different era in which people were subjects to kings. I’d trust some foreign-born legal immigrants more than I trust some American-born citizens whose ancestors came over on the Mayflower.”
So you believe in a ‘living constitution’? When did you get here?
Definitely NOT me. The examples I’ve seen of Obama AND our current laughing hyena VP are enough to queer that notion.