[AVNevis]

Here's why I don't support this amendment: What if let's say someone had grown up in Iran and moved here at, say, the age of 25. They are now 55. However, even though they have been here for so long, my question is would they be able to be impartial to the nation they hail from. Would they be willing to bomb their mother country if nessesary, putting their friends and family at risk? That is why the founders put that qualification in the constitution.

[radicalamericannationalist]

Hey now, they might be logic. Be careful or you might be labeled a "closet nativist."

[Politicalities]

Here's why I don't support this amendment: What if let's say someone had grown up in Iran and moved here at, say, the age of 25. They are now 55. However, even though they have been here for so long, my question is would they be able to be impartial to the nation they hail from. Would they be willing to bomb their mother country if nessesary, putting their friends and family at risk?

Would a Jew be able to bomb Israel if necessary? Would a Catholic be able to go to war with the Vatican? Would Michael Dukakis, son of Greek immigrants, have been able to take a hard line with Greece?

It's a good question: would an Iranian immigrant be able to effectively deal with Iran? It's a question that would certainly come up during the campaign, and I trust the voters to make the correct judgment.