RE: U.S. Presidents & The Natural-born-citizen Clause
February 5, 2016 at 6:32 pm
(This post was last modified: February 5, 2016 at 6:34 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
FDR was a great 'murican. He didn't have any eligibility problems on that count. Obviously an american -can- be found and -has- been found in the past that would achieve what you think we should set ourselves to achieving. Meanwhile, the sort of problem which the clause seeks to prevent exists, even in this thread.
As an american, -I- have come to the conclusion that other countries have better systems for this that and the other..but I don't buttress any of that with "that aint how we do it back in tha swamp". The problem isn't a recognition that others do better than us, it's the clear affinity for "home"...a place other than the one you are currently the president of, and a clear affinity for their laws over the laws you have (or will be) sworn to uphold.
The clause is not a condemnation of others systems of governance, or their body of laws. We're not saying "you can't be pres because you come from a place with shitty laws and we're better than that"...we just want to know that the president of the US is super fucking duper american. We have a low bar for that, when you think about it. 1st gen children of immigrants are a go for potus, and thus a go, conceptually, for who we consider to be "american beyond reproach".
As an american, -I- have come to the conclusion that other countries have better systems for this that and the other..but I don't buttress any of that with "that aint how we do it back in tha swamp". The problem isn't a recognition that others do better than us, it's the clear affinity for "home"...a place other than the one you are currently the president of, and a clear affinity for their laws over the laws you have (or will be) sworn to uphold.
The clause is not a condemnation of others systems of governance, or their body of laws. We're not saying "you can't be pres because you come from a place with shitty laws and we're better than that"...we just want to know that the president of the US is super fucking duper american. We have a low bar for that, when you think about it. 1st gen children of immigrants are a go for potus, and thus a go, conceptually, for who we consider to be "american beyond reproach".
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