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lordjeebus · 10-10-2003, 03:22 PM

I think that if the minimum age to be President is 35, than the Constitution should be amended to allow a naturalized citizen who has been a citizen for 35 years to also be President. I think that the 20 years being proposed by some for Arnold's sake is a little insufficient.

After 35 years in the country, I don't think that having been born in the US or elsewhere is going to have too much impact on a candidate's allegiances. And I think that if a candidate really had strong ties to their country of origin, they wouldn't get elected (one hopes).

10-10-2003, 03:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
lordjeebus ‚±‚Ìˆó˜U‚ª–Ú‚É“ü‚ç‚Ê‚© Location: College	I think that if the minimum age to be President is 35, than the Constitution should be amended to allow a naturalized citizen who has been a citizen for 35 years to also be President. I think that the 20 years being proposed by some for Arnold's sake is a little insufficient. After 35 years in the country, I don't think that having been born in the US or elsewhere is going to have too much impact on a candidate's allegiances. And I think that if a candidate really had strong ties to their country of origin, they wouldn't get elected (one hopes).