Posted on 05/04/2010 6:32:39 AM PDT by Retired Intelligence Officer
Arnold Schwarzeneggar wishes that but he can't because he says the Constitution will not allow a foreign born person to become President unless the US Constitution is changed or amended to allow it to happen. As we all know no foreign born citizens, native born citizens or naturalized citizens can run for president. Only a Natural Born Citizen can be President. Amending the constitution so a foreign born citizen could run for president would seriously put this nation at risk from a person who was born with allegiances to another country. It would be a national security risk. John Jay wrote this in a letter to George Washington when the Constitution was being framed for adoption warning Washington of the ramifications of a foreigner running the country:
"Permit me to hint, whether it would be wise and reasonable to provide a strong check to the admission of Foreigners into the administration of our national Government; and to declare expressly that the Commander in Chief of the American army shall not be given to nor devolve on, any but a natural born Citizen."
The result of that letter prompted the Grandfather Clause in Article 2 Section 1 which is this:
"No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States."
It has been that way and it should remain that way. It is a safeguard that we do not have anything but a Natural Born Citizen with American Citizen parents (plural) to be President with allegiance to the United States only. All Presidents to this day except at the framing of the constitution have had both parents which were American Citizens or Naturalized American Citizens. Am I right about this last sentence?
President? Only in the movies, Arnold!
Here is the link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/30/arnold-schwarzenegger-wan_n_558275.html
Schwarzenegger would love to run for president – if he could.
California’s actor-turned-governor was born in Austria and the U.S. Constitution prevents foreign-born citizens from holding the nation’s top job.
Jay Leno asked Schwarzenegger on “The Tonight Show” Thursday if he would make a White House run if the law was changed.
Schwarzenegger replied, “Without any doubt.”
But that’s not likely in the foreseeable future. Any amendment to the Constitution must be approved by two-thirds majorities in the House and Senate, and then be ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures.
Arnold...
No. Find something else to do with your time.
Awnold is delusional, his approvals are in the 20s and he thinks he could be President!!!
In particular, ‘Demolition Man’.
I want a red race car - I have a better chance of getting it then Arnold has of ever getting my vote again.
Can you imagine if Arnold did to the nation what he’s done to California?
Arnold’s Trial Baloon, then hussein right up the middle...
Besides
Arnold would NEVER win!
Is he serious? He has been awful for California.
No thanks,Arnold.The people of Austria would (understandably) be opposed to me being their President/Prime Minister and *I* oppose you being our President.
No RINOs or non-NBCs need apply.
umm, thanks but no thanks. There are too many Rinos in the fed gov as it is. This one might as well switch parties.
And the last time an Austrian-born person led another country, it didn't work out too well, now what was his name, Schicklegruber, or something like that?
When you have a lower approval rating than the previous gov., that was RECALLED, you aint gonna be elected dog pooper scooper!
Will he be able to beat Obamative Action in the primaries?
After the way he has fudged up california, who in their right mind would want this person to be president?
Would someone explain to Arnold, the American term “jerk”.
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