Go Arnie, WOOHOO! He is the most badass man ever created, behind Yahtzee and Chuck Norris of course.
"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 President..."EMFCRACKSHOT said:Nowhere in the US Constitution does it state you have to have been born in the USA to run fr president. You have to have been a US Citizen for (i think its) 16 years and be over the age of (i think its) 35neoman10 said:your think about you have to live in the US for at least 14 years to run, you have to be natural born to run
had to make a new bill just to let McCain run, think it was called the true American act or something
That means, if i were to move to the USA today and become a citizen, in 17 years i could potentially run for president or any other political office
SAME.Greyfox105 said:I love Schwarzenegger.
And for this, I love him more.
"Niether shall any person be elligable to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirtyfive years, and been fourteen years a resident in the united states"Heart of Darkness said:"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 President..."
Source: Article II, Section 1, Paragraph 5 of the Constitution of the United States of America.
Don't you mean a statue OF him rather than out of his body parts.VincentX3 said:Aaahhh! Arnold Schwarzenegger! Why does it not surprise me
Only he would do something as awesome as that! Someone make a statue out of him!
A really big one
There really isn't much to interpret. You can still be a citizen in the US, but not be a resident, due to military service. There's also the jus sanguinis, the legal principle which states that if you are born (or adopted) outside the US to US parents, then you are a US citizen. So it is possible to be a citizen in the US without actually living in the country.EMFCRACKSHOT said:"Niether shall any person be elligable to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirtyfive years, and been fourteen years a resident in the united states"Heart of Darkness said:"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 President..."
Source: Article II, Section 1, Paragraph 5 of the Constitution of the United States of America.
Source:same
I suppose it would depend on how you interpret this paragraph of the constitution. A very liberal supreme court may well rule that a person who has been a citizen for fourteen years may stand for president even though they were not born over there
E.g president Obama. Thus proving my point that you dont have to be born in the USA to stand for president. Neither McCain or Obama were born in the USA but both were allowed to stand. So, emfcrackshot for president 2030? Anybody?Heart of Darkness said:There really isn't much to interpret. You can still be a citizen in the US, but not be a resident, due to military service. There's also the jus sanguinis, the legal principle which states that if you are born (or adopted) outside the US to US parents, then you are a US citizen. So it is possible to be a citizen in the US without actually living in the country.EMFCRACKSHOT said:"Niether shall any person be elligable to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirtyfive years, and been fourteen years a resident in the united states"Heart of Darkness said:"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 President..."
Source: Article II, Section 1, Paragraph 5 of the Constitution of the United States of America.
Source:same
I suppose it would depend on how you interpret this paragraph of the constitution. A very liberal supreme court may well rule that a person who has been a citizen for fourteen years may stand for president even though they were not born over there
Nope! Obama was born in Hawaii, which is a US State. He gets citizenship due to the principle of jus soli. McCain was born on a US Naval Air Base in Panama to parents who were US citizens. Since the Air Base was indeed under US control, McCain was granted citizenship due to both principles of jus soli and jus sanguinis. So both were eligible to run for President.EMFCRACKSHOT said:E.g president Obama. Thus proving my point that you dont have to be born in the USA to stand for president. Neither McCain or Obama were born in the USA but both were allowed to stand. So, emfcrackshot for president 2030? Anybody?Heart of Darkness said:There really isn't much to interpret. You can still be a citizen in the US, but not be a resident, due to military service. There's also the jus sanguinis, the legal principle which states that if you are born (or adopted) outside the US to US parents, then you are a US citizen. So it is possible to be a citizen in the US without actually living in the country.EMFCRACKSHOT said:"Niether shall any person be elligable to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirtyfive years, and been fourteen years a resident in the united states"Heart of Darkness said:"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 President..."
Source: Article II, Section 1, Paragraph 5 of the Constitution of the United States of America.
Source:same
I suppose it would depend on how you interpret this paragraph of the constitution. A very liberal supreme court may well rule that a person who has been a citizen for fourteen years may stand for president even though they were not born over there
I believe his confusion came from the fact that you have to have been living in the US for a certain amount of time and been born a citizen. Ergo, you're born a citizen and you leave for 36 years and return, you can't run for president for X years laterHeart of Darkness said:"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 President..."EMFCRACKSHOT said:Nowhere in the US Constitution does it state you have to have been born in the USA to run fr president. You have to have been a US Citizen for (i think its) 16 years and be over the age of (i think its) 35neoman10 said:your think about you have to live in the US for at least 14 years to run, you have to be natural born to run
had to make a new bill just to let McCain run, think it was called the true American act or something
That means, if i were to move to the USA today and become a citizen, in 17 years i could potentially run for president or any other political office
Source: Article II, Section 1, Paragraph 5 of the Constitution of the United States of America.
I don't know why America has that small little rule that you have to be born American to be President.Onyx Oblivion said:That man should be president, but can't be.
*shrug*Cortheya said:I believe his confusion came from the fact that you have to have been living in the US for a certain amount of time and been born a citizen. Ergo, you're born a citizen and you leave for 36 years and return, you can't run for president for X years laterHeart of Darkness said:"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 President..."EMFCRACKSHOT said:Nowhere in the US Constitution does it state you have to have been born in the USA to run fr president. You have to have been a US Citizen for (i think its) 16 years and be over the age of (i think its) 35neoman10 said:your think about you have to live in the US for at least 14 years to run, you have to be natural born to run
had to make a new bill just to let McCain run, think it was called the true American act or something
That means, if i were to move to the USA today and become a citizen, in 17 years i could potentially run for president or any other political office
Source: Article II, Section 1, Paragraph 5 of the Constitution of the United States of America.
Born on colonial soil. What about them?BrotherhoodOfSteel said:I don't know why America has that small little rule that you have to be born American to be President.Onyx Oblivion said:That man should be president, but can't be.
Does it really matter that much?
I mean, look at the founding fathers...
Does not compute...Tom Goldman said:Arnold Schwarzenegger ... wordplay skills