Posted on 02/21/2016 5:06:49 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
The U.S. Constitution prohibits anyone except a "natural born citizen" from becoming President, though legal experts disagree as to whether or not that means they need to be born in the United States or simply be an American citizen at birth.
Though they may quibble on the definition, most Americans don't think this long-standing rule should be changed to allow naturalized citizens to inhabit the Oval Office.
According to a CBS News poll released Sunday, while 21% of Americans would favor changing the Constitution to allow people who aren't natural born U.S. citizens to become President, 75% would oppose such a change.
Eighty-two percent of conservatives oppose changing the Constitution, while 76 percent of moderates and 64 percent of liberals oppose it.
Liberals are more amendable to the idea of changing the Constitution (32%) than moderates (21%) or conservatives (13%).
And there are generational differences. While 29% of adults under 35 would favor changing the Constitution to allow naturalized citizens to become president, this drops to just 10% of Americans over 65.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
CBS should conduct a poll as to whether a rapist enabler should be elected President.
you wont be happy till Cruz is dead and buried :)
did he do something wrong to you in another life?
jk
it’s over trump has eight of the next 12 states.
but your rubbing salt in the wounds of Cruz supporters while depending on non existing dem votes is a bad strategy/
ciao
I don’t care where they are born as long as they agree with our Constitution and reject islam, Dindus and illegals.
“...Americans don’t think this long-standing rule should be changed...”
A 3rd grader wrote this, write?
Was not aware the Constitution was full of rules.
Fascinating...
We don’t want no Cesarean-born President, we want natural born only.
Yes, but I’ve got a BETTER question:
Shouldn’t VOTERS be required to be CITIZENS of this Country???
How ‘bout shouldn’t voters be required to be ALIVE???
What you think doesn’t mean squart, it is what the Consitu8on says that counts, so a president, unlike the current half breed and the two cubans, has to be a Natural Born Citizen to be president!
Ya don’t like the US Constitution go somewhere else!
Although, the poll may have defined the term for the respondents. That would certainly affect the outcome on this question.
As Ste. Hillary the Deceiver has so aptly taught us, “(since Obama), what damned difference does it (the American Constitution ) make, anyway?! “. Or something like that —
yes and to draw SS you should have to be living as well.
I like the current system. Anyone run and the ussc refuse to hear challenges. Has worked somwell this far
Prezzys should not be Muzzies.....
Trump is the only hope we have. The rest are too dam stupid to understand America.
If they agree with our Constitution, they HAVE to be natural born...That’s in the Constitution....
Are you on active duty? You sure seem to have a whole lot of time at your disponal to be posting clap trap to Free Republic...it’s like a full-time job for you. Are the taxpayers funding your Free Republic trolling? It would be interesting to track the IP addresses you post from. Others may be interested in that information.
IIRC she has said she is active duty.
“We don’t want no Cesarean-born President, we want natural born only.”
This site needs a “like” button!!!
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