[steplock]

Yeah right .

Let's allow gorby to be prez.

[Maria S]

NO!! Enough already!

[Eastbound]

I don't think so. We already have thousands of qualified natural-born Americans to choose from in any given election and generation that will never get the opportunity to hold elective office. Just check out the primaries. Not a good reason to change the constitution for such a frivolous reason. Why needlessly worry ourselves with foreign-born candidates who might have different loyalties and agendas.

We are having enough problems with the loyalties of our own.

[thegreatbeast]

No.

[Ronin]

Not a chance. This is a perfect case for "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."

[steplock]

I THOUGHT I was joking about Gorbachev as president... maybe not? Look to the bottom paragraph...

WHO fits this bill? Citizen for 35 years and resident in the US for 14 years?

in the meantime, they would change the "citizenship" definition to fit who they are looking at.


H.J.RES.59
Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who have been citizens of the United States for at least 35 years, to be eligible to hold the offices of President and Vice President.
Sponsor: Rep Snyder, Vic [AR-2] (introduced 6/11/2003) Cosponsors: 5
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2003 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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TITLE(S): (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)

OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED:
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit persons who are not natural-born citizens of the United States, but who have been citizens of the United States for at least 35 years, to be eligible to hold the offices of President and Vice President.

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STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions)
6/11/2003:
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
6/25/2003:
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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COMMITTEE(S):
Committee/Subcommittee: Activity:
House Judiciary Referral
Subcommittee on Constitution Referral

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RELATED BILL DETAILS:
***NONE***

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AMENDMENT(S):
***NONE***

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COSPONSORS(5), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)
Rep Delahunt, William D. - 6/18/2003 [MA-10] Rep Frank, Barney - 6/11/2003 [MA-4]
Rep Issa, Darrell E. - 6/11/2003 [CA-49] Rep LaHood, Ray - 6/26/2003 [IL-18]
Rep Shays, Christopher - 6/18/2003 [CT-4]

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SUMMARY AS OF:
6/11/2003--Introduced.
Constitutional Amendment - Makes a person who has been a citizen of the United States for at least 35 years and who has been a resident within the United States for at least 14 years eligible to hold the office of President or Vice President.

[deport]

Similar bill in the Senate

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to make eligible for the Office of President a person who has been a United States citizen for 20 years. (Introduced in Senate)

SJ 15 IS

108th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. J. RES. 15

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to make eligible for the Office of President a person who has been a United States citizen for 20 years.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 10, 2003

Mr. HATCH introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to make eligible for the Office of President a person who has been a United States citizen for 20 years.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States:

`Article--

`SECTION 1. A person who is a citizen of the United States, who has been for 20 years a citizen of the United States, and who is otherwise eligible to the Office of President, is not ineligible to that Office by reason of not being a native born citizen of the United States.

`SECTION 2. This article shall not take effect unless it has been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States not later than 7 years from the date of its submission to the States by the Congress.'.

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[Dan from Michigan]

Unacceptable

[HAL9000]

Anyone have a copy of that photo with Vic Snyder and his pal Fidel Castro?

[henderson field]

Cultural Pollution is getting worse not better.

[F.J. Mitchell]

NO WAY!

[timydnuc]

The screaming from the commies becomes a cherp in the night, and proves, once and for all, they hate everything American. Somebody play "Taps", fire the guns, and shovel the dirt on the coffin, the left has died!

[jocon307]

NO, NO, NO, NO & NO!

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

No.