No vote from me. And I voted for Arnie for Gov. But there have to be limits. Imagine some Chi Com spy getting his green card then getting naturalized them becoming president. Maybe a bit far fetched, but you get the idea. If we thought Clinton was bad, something like that might be our end.
GOPers think this bill is just for Arnold. But if it was passed, the Dems would be right there for Jennifer Granholm.
Passing this bill would let a lot more Dems than GOPers close to the Oval Office.
NO WAY!
No, not far-fetched. I'm with you -- voted for Arnold for governor, but am absolutely against changing the Constitution to allow foreign-born folks to become president. My reasons:
1. I have full faith and confidence in the far-sighted wisdom of the Founders. If anything, our changed world makes this rule even more appropriate than it was 230 years ago -- we now enjoy longer life spans, easier international travel, instant global communication. If anything, it should go one step further now, and hold that only a second-generation American-born citizen can be president.
2. I realize that many societies think long-term in ways that are absolutly alien to the United States and American culture. Japan and China come to mind, where strategies are planned to take place over spans of 20, 50 and 100 years, not 2, 5, and 10 years. Cultures built on that kind of patience would likely try to place an "agent" or agents to gain power in the U.S.
No doubt they have already tried, but a person born and raised in America is much more likely to be socially immunized against plans for another nation to dominate the U.S. in spite of the "plans" of his or her parents. In my many city immigrant neighborhoods, I see it all the time, where kids of immigrants, even kids born overseas, embrace American culture in spite of their parents' objections. It's heartening.