Would you let non U.S. born person run for president if the person is the best in the nation now for the job?

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it is weird that the law prevents discrimination based on a person's race, color, gender and handicaps, but when it comes to birth place, it's like "you can't touch this!" but as nobody can choose their race, color, gender and ect, no one can have any say on one's birth place. now, how is that not a discrimination if people born outside of U.S. are not allowed to run for president? if "all men are created equal" can get every man and woman of all races and colors to have equal rights, how can we get stuck on words designed hundreds of years ago when america was a new nation to prevent king of england from designate someone from his court to be president of america? it is unjust to people who happened to have a birth place outside of U.S. and it is unjust to everyone in the nation if it prevents someone who can do a great job but can't get the job based on birth place. people have tried to change it without success before. i really wonder why?

Please stop categorize people whenever they have any thought that might be imagined politically right or left. Arnold is not the only person holding public office in U.S. so the amendment would not only be for him. And to insinuate the conservatives and george bush are behind this idea is obviously unaware of the abyssal difference in opioions on many important issues the california govenor has from george bush or many of the republican party members. And just because someone can run for an office doesn’t mean he will get it. Kindly remember arnold was voted into office by the california people. He didn’t receive the job simply because he was born outside of U.S.

And using Hitler to illustrate the danger is akin to dwell on the gunman in virginia tech is asian while how many school shoot outs were not. How many tyrannical dictator in history and present have conducted evil in the land of their birth? George bush for example was born in U.S and Kim Jong Il was born in north korea, without going into history books.
And just because other countries don’t allow it, is no reason for americans to be denied of it. somebody has to start saying the earh is round. Also, please check the facts with the other countries before stating their rules.

Having been born in U.S. doesn’t guarantee a person to judge like the majority of our people. The law doesn’t require a presidential candidate to live the majority of lifetime in U.S. We currently have non residents giving birth to tons of babies on U.S. soil, some of them go home right away with the goal fulfilled that these babies would become american citizens 18 years later to get the whole family green cards. These babies, under the law can run for president while babies of american citizens born outside of U.S. but raised and educated in U.S. can not.
This birth place limitation is simply illogical in modern time. two american citizens, a woman whose parents came from england and ireland, married with a man whose grandparents came from scotland and netherlands, they together went to study arts in france, and gave birth to their son and daughter. Three years later, they came back to U.S., taught in major universities, put their children in public schools.

They speaks english and live the american life, yet the kids can never run for president. What is discrimination? Paying females less than males is discrimination. Giving preference to white people over black people for work is discrimination. Why is holding a birth place against someone not a discrimination? it is unfairly holding people responsible for something completely out of their control. Why can’t we judge candidates by their ability to perform on the job, from their records? If people want to target arnold out, be reminded he was voted into office not only by the conservatives and the republicans, he won by landslide. He won because a lot of people in california approved what he was doing. We have a system that allows people to vote, that allows a chance for the best suited person to get the job. If you don’t like to have someone born out of U.S., vote for some other guy. But not allowing people to run based on birth place is something else. It is discrimination.

Answer 1

Yes, once in a while a man comes to a point in history and is the right man for the job, Arnold Schwarzenegger should be our next president. and we should amend the constitution to allow this to happen, it is discrimination.

And what of democracy, shouldn't the voters decide who should be elected?

So Sayeth the Impaler!

Answer 2

First and foremost, it's the Conservatives who are pushing this agenda. Arnold is a republican. George likes Arnold. Secondly, the native born requirement is to prevent the citizen of another country from becoming the leader of the US. It stems from the moronic transfers that occurred in England and France, and Germany (Hitler was not a native born German, and no, the founding fathers didn't know about Hitler, but they did know what they were doing). Persons who aren't born citizens may find themselves struggling with loyalties. While this doesn't present an absolute guarantee, it does provide us with the ability to track an individual's history in the process of growing up and aspiring to political involvement. It is possible to present a variety of arguments to the contrary, I find it best not to go to far in second guessing the individuals who created the framework around which this nation has grown. So you know, I can't be Prime Minister of England, or President of Mexico, or Iran, or Iraq, or France, or Russia, or Columbia, or Argentina, or Bolivia, or Peru, or Iceland, or Scotland, or Greenland, or Egypt, or Saudi Arabia, or Kuwait, or Canada, or Australia, or New Zealand, or Taiwan, or Vietnam, or South Korea, or any other country, and yet you don't question their restrictions as discriminatory.

Answer 3

No way, and I feel no American Citizen Not born in country should be leadership of this Country. Arnold in California really should not be representing the State and I don't give a crap what anyone say about the matter..Do you actually think as a born American you can step into another Country and say. "Hi I am an American born and raised please allow me to run your COUNTRY, give me a break now that is when I draw the line. Who ever you are give it a rest it will never happen in this Country thank goodness. Hell we cannot trust the Americans how can we allow other citizens come into this Country and run it..Have you lost your mind and what country are you from? If he is best, tell him to go back to his country and rule over it..Anyone who leave their Country and become citizen here tell me they have no control over what is going on in their country and they run for dear life to get out..It's not a right to become a citizen in this country it's a privilege and the day we allow citizens from other countries come here and be president is the day I leave the county. You better take this question and shove it okay..because you have lost your mind. Why don't you and ARNOLD DO LUNCH in California I think you two have a lot to talk about. California is a poor excuse of a State to vote him into office of course I am sure his wife/Kennedy has a lot to do with this plus all his money in such terrible acting..I'LL BE BACK

Answer 4

For the same reason the new President of Iraq is Iraqi and not American, and the Prime Minister of England is English and the President of France is French. This rule could be changed by a Constitutional Amendment, but as of yet there have been no one to really inspire enough Americans to enter into that process.

Answer 5

Actually Randy the prime minister of england doesn't exist but the prime minister of the UK is Scottish as is half of his cabinet and it looks as though the next prime minister will also be scottish. I am not an American but I would not want a foreign President if i was and I certainly wouldn't want a foreign PM in this country. Mind you I suppose we are ran by a foreigner in the UK, he's called George Bush.

Answer 6

I have to trust to judgment of the Founding Fathers on this one and say no.

But as we have been experiencing crime families such as the Bush family have already done what the founding fathers have protected other countries from doing. Although Israel has bought most of Congress by Lobbying.

I wonder if there were ways to Lobby during the revolution and the founding fathers, what would the US Constitution and Bill of Rights be ?

Answer 7

Yes of course, they can run all they want...they have that right (if they're a US citizen). Look at Arnold, the Governor of California. Then the libs will use the "birthplace" as a cop out to their defeat and try to pin the "racist" tag on the republicans yet again. Just like they will if Obama loses, it will be because he's black and if Hillary loses it will be because she's a woman. One way or another, some one is a racist and someone is a sexist. It's hardly about the issues on the left.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

It would require an amendment to the Constitution. As hard as that is to pass, Arnold would still never win an election. He's not even that good of a governor. Hell, he wasn't even that good of an actor!

The Constitution is a great document. We have the best form of government in the history of the world thanks to the Constitution.

Answer 10

The president is the highest level and most powerful office in the United States. The reason for the rule was to discourage England or another foreign power forcing their leader to be the president.
It's a self protecting law.