A foreign-born president?

Washington Times ^ | 11/13/03 | Terry Eastland

[kattracks]

"Only those born in the U.S.A. may apply." That, in effect, is what the Constitution says to naturalized citizens who might think about running for president. They may not do so. "No Person," states Article II, Section 1, "except a natural born Citizen ... shall be eligible to the Office of President."

[GOPyouth]

No joke... That's like letting Bin Laden run for president.

[Texasforever]

Hatch is out to lunch on this one but then again he seems to skip a lot of lunches.

[Texasforever]

Hatch is out to lunch on this one but then again he seems to skip a lot of lunches.

You dummy that didn't make a lick of sense.

[Fledermaus]

That was somewhat contradictory! lol

[rrrod]

"Hatch is out to lunch on this one but then again he seems to skip a lot of lunches"...has hatch lost his mind?? we are at war and RATS are running rampant and this is what hatch considers important??

[dancusa]

Everybody mentions Arnold Schwarzeneggar as a foreign born presidential candidate.Don't forget Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm a democrat who was born in Canada.The media has been mentioning her name long before Schwarzeneggar ran for office.If Granholm was born in the U.S. she probably would be on a short list for Vice-President.Michigan is an important swing state and has 17 electoral votes.

[Texasforever]

I think I just personally attacked myself.

[Fledermaus]

Have yourself banned! ;-)

[Texasforever]

I don't indulge in self abuse.

[Fledermaus]

I'm not "touching that" one!

[Texasforever]

Me neither. Let's just pretend I didn't say that.

[goldstategop]

Exactly. The Hatch Amendment is in search of a rationale. No one claims that if we don't have it, we'll be deprived of qualified candidates for our nation's highest federal office. I too am foreign born and am ineligible to be President but that doesn't exclude me nor does it exclude millions of naturalized fellow Americans from serving our country in other capacities.