Posted on 10/05/2004 5:00:11 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON - A Senate hearing on a proposed constitutional amendment to permit foreign-born citizens like Arnold Schwarzenegger to run for president demonstrated many things Tuesday, including that it's a bigger issue than the governor.
Some Democrats and Republicans backed the amendment. Others expressed deep skepticism. But bridging the gap between them was the suggestion that whatever is done, it probably should not apply to current politicians.
Only once was Schwarzenegger mentioned by name in the two-hour Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, and then by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Huntington Beach, in a passing reference.
"The hearing would not be complete if the name of Arnold Schwarzenegger was not mentioned once," said Rohrabacher, who recently introduced a House bill to lift the constitutional ban on foreign-born presidents.
Later, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California's senior Democratic senator, also referred to the governor but only to emphasize that no one had approached her about the need to change the constitution for him.
Feinstein joined Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, in declaring themselves skeptics on the issue. Feinstein said the consequence of the provision was that her foreign-born mother could not run for president, but that might not have been bad.
"I'm not sure it's damaging to go through that first generation," she said.
But Feinstein said she hasn't made up her mind on the constitutional amendment, which she said isn't going to move anytime soon anyway.
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Can you say "President Granholm"?
i knew you could!
::::::shudder:::::
The Founding Fathers felt that the office of the Presidency should be held only by native-born American citzens. They had their reasons for putting that clause in and so far I haven't seen anything that makes me doubt their wisdom.
foreign born rino president? No thanks. Got enough rino's here.
"president soros"
They wanted to do the same for Henry Kissinger once upon a time. The rule is there for a purpose. I believe the founders meant what they wrote. Leave it alone. Sorry Arnold, run for the House or the Senate.
Count me as against...
How about President Soros ??
flashbunny wrote:
"president soros"
What i said to flashbunny
We have enough people selling this country out without having a president who has another homeland.
Yepper.
I gotta read a few more posts before I post.......
Since Hatch is for it, it can't be a good idea.
All the snotdrippin' idiots I know are native born.
This is an archaic rule that has no merit in a nation of immigrants.
Since Hatch is for it, it can't be a good idea.
We need to get rid of all things that make us different so that we can slip into oblivion and become nothing!
One word.
NO
The Founding Fathers took the time to make the rules for America. We will play by them, defend them and die by them.
"All the snotdrippin' idiots I know are native born. "
Then we've got enough of a candidate pool to prevent the need from making it bigger.
Hey, I'm not arguing!
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