RE: U.S. Presidents & The Natural-born-citizen Clause
February 4, 2016 at 7:00 pm
(This post was last modified: February 4, 2016 at 7:08 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(February 4, 2016 at 6:21 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Precisely the point. Being 'natural born' doesn't automatically confer allegiance of any kind. Here's a more likely scenario than Putin running for the US presidency:
Walter and Ilsa, citizens of Sweden, come to the US on work visas. They stay for an extended period, during which their son Karl is born in the US. Since Walter and Ilsa have both maintained their Swedish citizenship, baby Karl is a Swede, not a USian. But he is steeped in American culture, mores and values. He speaks fluent, unaccented English. After school, he joins the US army and serves with distinction. Upon his discharge, he enrolls first at university, then goes to law school. Karl works hard and builds a modestly successful legal practice. At the urging of friends, he stands for the local council (or whatever the American equivalent is) and wins. Over time, he attains higher and higher political office. At the age of 50, he is understood by virtually everyone to be eminently suited to be President, a position from which he is forever barred.
Bit of a silly rule, if you ask me.
Boru
Blame that on Karls parents, not our laws. The law is meant to keep his parents from becoming president, not him. We'll just go with someone else, however eminently suited he is, he's not uniquely suited or required.
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