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To: justiceseeker93; Windflier

Windflier commented that the citizenship requirements for senator were probably like that of POTUS. As you have pointed out, they are not and, knowing that, I commented “nope”.


35 posted on 10/30/2008 10:33:47 PM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (America: Home of The Free Because of The Brave)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde
Windflier commented that the citizenship requirements for senator were probably like that of POTUS.

Now, now, now. I never said that. What I said is that, "I'll bet dollars to donuts that there's a clause in the Constitution about that too."

Even without knowing the exact statute, I'd already guessed that the eligibility requirements would probably be different - but that there would probably be something in the Constitution referring to a Senator's eligibility in relation to his citizenship status.

It turns out that there is, although it's not nearly as strict as that for the office of President.

41 posted on 10/30/2008 10:43:36 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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