I saw this article in the paper today and thought of all of our foreign born children who at this time do not have a chance to become President.
I could care less about Arnie S., but I was thinking of our kids--if this passes they could become President if they want to! COOL!
Wednesday, October 6, 2004
Should foreign-born be presidents?
By Erica Werner The Associated Press
WASHINGTON- It’s not about Arnold, lawmakers indicated.
But the California governor was certainly one of the rising stars on many minds yesterday as a Senate panel talked about amending the Constitution to let immigrants occupy the White House.
Measures discussed by the senators would remove the prohibition against foreign-born presidents, opening the job to Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, along with millions of others.
“This restriction has become an anachronism that is decidedly un-American,” said Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Hatch and other lawmakers barely mentioned the Austrian-born Schwarzenegger, a Republican, or the Canadian-born Granholm, a Democrat. But both have said they support changing the Constitution, and Schwarzenegger’s starring role at the Republican National Convention left Republicans buzzing.
“This hearing would certainly not be complete if the name of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was not mentioned at least once, but of course he is just one famous example,” said Rep. Dana T. Rohrabacher, R-Calif.
Hatch, Rohrabacher and Rep. John Conyers Jr., D-Mich., have proposed amending the Constitution to allow immigrants to run for president after being citizens for 20 years. A measure sponsored by Rep. Victor F. Snyder, D-Ark., would require 35 years.
Schwarzenegger became a citizen in 1983, Granholm in 1980.
Amending the Constitution would require two-thirds majority votes in the House and Senate, then approval by three-fourths of states.
The presidency was the one office the founding fathers barred to immigrants.
Maybe they will be President one day! 
phooey 
Me too!! 
