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In response to "The federal government should establish an official committee to review presidential candidates' birth certificates... -- (link)" by Don Homer

Alternately, let's get rid of the current nonsense stipulation and agree that anybody who has lived in this country 25 years can run for POTUS. -- nm

Posted by David (aka David) May 30 '12, 09:37

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and that is how a Canadian and subsequently Canada took over the United States -- nm - Future history books May 30, 09:46 6
- All the while yelling BO! and carrying a monkey named Topica. -- nm - David May 30, 09:51
- Paul Gross? -- nm - Reagen May 30, 09:47 4
  - VP, he brings the curling vote -- nm - Beaker May 30, 09:47 3
    - I'm saying he had a movie about exactly this. -- nm - Reagen May 30, 09:48 2
      - I don't think they'd make a movie out of it till it actually happened though - Beaker May 30, 09:49 1
        
        Not really. It's hilarious politically, except it's supposed to be a drama. -- nm - Reagen May 30, 09:53
I still want a person to have been born here. -- nm - Krusty May 30, 09:45 15
- To me, natural-born citizen means born on US soil or born of a US citizen. (i.e., they don't need to be naturalized to be a citizen). -- nm - mara May 30, 09:51 2
  - This sounds fair. -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 10:02
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- Out of interest, why? -- nm - Roger More May 30, 09:47 2
  - I believe America should be run by an American not a foreign born citizen. - Krusty May 30, 09:56 1
    - Completely understandable - though that's different from "born here". -- nm - Roger More May 30, 10:05
- why? How does that make someone a better citizen or president? Dumb luck vs actually choosing and making the effort. -- nm - Don Homer May 30, 09:46 1
  - "Perceived conflict of interest" has a lot of interpretations and tends to be somewhat over-applied -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 09:58
- Why do you hate Obama??? -- nm - David May 30, 09:46
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  - Sure but military families overseas isn't the same thing as a foreign born person. - Krusty May 30, 09:52 4
    - There are all sorts of circumstances that could mean otherwise qualified people wouldn't pass though. - Roger More May 30, 09:58
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      - Yes. I don't care where you were born as long you were an American by birth. -- nm - Krusty May 30, 09:59 1
        
        pretty sure the law says the opposite of that right now - it cares where you were born, and doesn't care whether your parents were foreign. - Beryllium May 30, 10:01
sure, if you want President Schwarzenegger to deliver you back under the Austrian boot heel. -- nm - Reagen May 30, 09:39 2
- I've been looking for an excuse to fight them ever since I watched The Sound of Music. -- nm - David May 30, 09:41
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I'd just as soon make it any citizen period. -- nm - Don Homer May 30, 09:38

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