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To: Barry Goldwater
Washington was not foreign born, no president has even been. Thats why Hamilton was never able to seek the office.
33 posted on 08/13/2003 9:37:51 PM PDT by RWR8189
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To: RWR8189

You lose. None of the first seven presidents was born outside United States territory. The Constitution prohibited anyone who was not a citizen of the United States at the time of the adoption of the Constitution and a resident for at least 14 years from becoming President of the United States. Furthermore, anyone born after the adoption of the Constitution is required to be a natural born citizen of the United States in order to become President. The one person born outside the United States who had a shot at becoming President was Alexander Hamilton. If he had not been killed by Aarron Burr, he might have been elected President.

Great answer from above.

Doesn't anyone get their History right from High School. The Constitution was specifically written to allow Alexander Hamilton to pursue the Presidency. That is why is was worded such that only at the time of the adoption of the Constitution could a foreign born US citizen be elected.

Of course, Arron Burr ended that possibility...

dvwjr

65 posted on 08/13/2003 10:28:18 PM PDT by dvwjr
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