To: Grand Old Partisan
Hamilton could never become President because he wasn't born in the Untied States. Had nothing to do with his being from New York.
To: BronzePencil
Washington and Jefferson weren't born in the United States either, yet they were eligible for the presidency, as was Hamilton, because of Article II, Section 5 of the Constitution: "...or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution...".
144 posted on
07/07/2003 7:38:22 AM PDT by
Grand Old Partisan
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