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Where does it say that you have to have been born in the U.S
« on: December 30, 2003, 10:20:41 am »
to be president?? I have this Canadian friend that doesn't believe me and I'm having a hard time looking it up but I know it's sooooo true. Anyone want to help me?
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« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2003, 10:25:19 am »
The Constitution, Article 2, section 1

"No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of Presdent; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained tot he Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States."

there ya go

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« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2003, 10:31:52 am »
so that means...you have to have been born in the US to be president...and to get into the 3 branches you have to have been a legal citizen for 14 yeas??
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« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2003, 10:34:34 am »
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so that means...you have to have been born in the US to be president...and to get into the 3 branches you have to have been a legal citizen for 14 yeas??


that's what it says. but i was thinking like, you could be born say in Germany but register as a US citizen and then you could run for president after you've been a citizen for 7 years. maybe that's just for governor or something....

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« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2003, 10:57:55 am »
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so that means...you have to have been born in the US to be president...and to get into the 3 branches you have to have been a legal citizen for 14 yeas??


that's what it says. but i was thinking like, you could be born say in Germany but register as a US citizen and then you could run for president after you've been a citizen for 7 years. maybe that's just for governor or something....

Amanda


you have to be a natural born citizen of the U.S. to be president.
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« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2003, 10:58:38 am »
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so that means...you have to have been born in the US to be president...and to get into the 3 branches you have to have been a legal citizen for 14 yeas??


that's what it says. but i was thinking like, you could be born say in Germany but register as a US citizen and then you could run for president after you've been a citizen for 7 years. maybe that's just for governor or something....

Amanda


maybe if your parents live and are citizens of the US and you were born in Germany, you'd still be a US citizen (unless they don't want you to be?)...

oh I forgot all this stuff, took it a year ago.
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« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2003, 11:13:17 am »
I thought as long as you were a citizen you could run for president?


im not too big on politics but thats what i thought,,,,not like it matters what i think, im a citizen and i was born here, and im sure as hell not running for president!
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« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2003, 12:37:35 pm »
hehe.. nope u have to be born here to run for president.. but for other things like governor you can just be a naturalized citizen.. like arnold schwarzenegger

and i really have no clue why i remember this stuff lol
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« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2003, 12:41:08 pm »
Yeah i just typed it into msn and thats what it says...madeliene albright(sp) was upset that she could only run for offices and not for president...screw her anyways  :razz:
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« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2003, 12:43:57 pm »
ha ha, that means our current Governor of California can't become our U.S. President. tee hee hee :lol:
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« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2003, 12:51:02 pm »
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ha ha, that means our current Governor of California can't become our U.S. President. tee hee hee :lol:


Thank GOD!
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« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2003, 12:52:27 pm »
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ha ha, that means our current Governor of California can't become our U.S. President. tee hee hee :lol:


Thank GOD!


Exaaaaaaaactly!!!! 8O
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« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2003, 12:53:32 pm »
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ha ha, that means our current Governor of California can't become our U.S. President. tee hee hee :lol:


Thank GOD!



like it would be any worse than our current situation!  :wink:
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« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2003, 01:31:20 pm »
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ha ha, that means our current Governor of California can't become our U.S. President. tee hee hee :lol:


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like it would be any worse than our current situation!  :wink:


EXACTLY!
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« Reply #14 on: December 30, 2003, 01:48:05 pm »
I'd vote for Rosie....Rosie come run for president
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