[Tublecane]

“Watching the media, I have become convinced that all the hype from both liberal and conservative media folks is just to keep us divided so it isn’t so obvious what is going on. We are duped by these talkers into thinking we are playing a part in the process when we are not...”

And so on. Yeah, I know, of course it never was supposed to be about every single individual playing a significant role. In fact, it was the very opposite of that. We need not go over the subtleties of the electoral process, though. Suffice to say that if the people are too lazy, ignorant, duped, or whatever, not to elect people with foreign allegiances, the answer may be to take decisions out of their hands. But then we wouldn’t be a republic, as designed.

The Framers took some decisions out of our hands, but not all of them. Just because they didn’t want us electing presidents with foreign allegiances does not mean it is unconstitutional for citizens bron with the ability to be citizens of other countries to be president.

“I see very little difference between a Romney or Obama presidency”

Me too.

“but the media will not allow him to be heard by the people. He doesn’t have enough money to go around the media and make his message heard.”

One of the reasons he doesn’t have enough money is that he’s not popular enough. I’m sick of the media conspiracy rationale for why he’s a marginal candidate. His name is out there; he’s in the debates. At some point, he has to get support on his own.

[DiogenesLamp]

And so on. Yeah, I know, of course it never was supposed to be about every single individual playing a significant role. In fact, it was the very opposite of that. We need not go over the subtleties of the electoral process, though. Suffice to say that if the people are too lazy, ignorant, duped, or whatever, not to elect people with foreign allegiances, the answer may be to take decisions out of their hands. But then we wouldn’t be a republic, as designed.

Not at all. The Answer is to inform them better. Truth is power. Once apprised of what is correct, only a fool chooses to follow folly.

The Framers took some decisions out of our hands, but not all of them. Just because they didn’t want us electing presidents with foreign allegiances does not mean it is unconstitutional for citizens bron with the ability to be citizens of other countries to be president.

Till changed by Amendment, that is exactly what it means. We do not get to pick and chose which constitutional requirements we wish to obey, we obey them all until they are repealed.