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U.S. Presidents & The Natural-born-citizen Clause

Poll: U.S. Presidents & The Natural-born-citizen Clause
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Only "natural born citizens" should be allowed to be President.
29.73%
 11 29.73%
All citizens should be allowed to be President, but there should be other restrictions on people who are not "natural born citizens".
13.51%
 5 13.51%
All citizens should be allowed to become President, and should be treated in the same way.
56.76%
 21 56.76%
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U.S. Presidents & The Natural-born-citizen Clause
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RE: U.S. Presidents & The Natural-born-citizen Clause
February 5, 2016 at 1:54 am
(February 5, 2016 at 1:46 am)Minimalist Wrote: Honestly, I don't really disagree with you but then, neither of us wrote the constitution.

True, but the Constitution was always supposed to be amended when needed; the founders designed it that way. The "natural born citizen" clause was inserted to prevent foreign powers (likely the British) from trying to infiltrate the U.S. government. The fact that the phrase "natural born citizen" wasn't even defined suggests to me that the clause wasn't one that was considered important long-term for the founders.
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U.S. Presidents & The Natural-born-citizen Clause - by KUSA - February 4, 2016 at 3:18 pm
RE: U.S. Presidents & The Natural-born-citizen Clause - by Tiberius - February 5, 2016 at 1:54 am
U.S. Presidents & The Natural-born-citizen Clause - by KUSA - February 5, 2016 at 8:14 am
U.S. Presidents & The Natural-born-citizen Clause - by KUSA - February 5, 2016 at 2:32 pm

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