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In response to "At least Elon can't run for President so we dodged that one. -- nm" by ty97

Though I was just wondering recently if that Constitutional requirement was outdated. -- nm

Posted by Dano (aka dano) Dec 15 '21, 08:09

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And lets talk about this right to bear arms stuff... -- nm - Spawnta Dec 15, 08:14
Outdated? In the Constitution? -- nm - Roger More Dec 15, 08:14 7
- (More seriously, I'm not sure that it is outdated. America has always been a nation of immigrants. It would have been a s much a consideration at the - Roger More Dec 15, 08:18 5
  - It was such a consideration that they....didn't even define the term 'natural born' -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 08:20 4
    - Though they still included it as one of only three eligibility requirements, and in drafting it was changed from 'citizen' to 'natural born citizen'. - Roger More Dec 15, 08:27 1
      - Same debate, yes, but we're not a new nation anymore so I'm just saying it' fair to revisit the debate - ty97 Dec 15, 08:28
    - Seriously though, I think it was meant to stop someone with non-US alliances from coming here and becoming POTUS. -- (edited) - ty97 Dec 15, 08:22 1
      - Or pooty-poot. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 08:26
- States rights are outdated! -- nm - Qale Dec 15, 08:15
I could argue that it is outdated, but I don't see it changing. -- nm* - ty97 Dec 15, 08:11

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