I'm beginning to think that there ought to be some sort of law...

[conuly]

You can't be president if either your parent or your sibling was president before you.

I mean, if we can randomly prevent every non-native-born citizen from becoming president, surely we can prevent a dynasty of idiots from arising, right? That's not very different from the argument against serving more than two terms, is it?

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[leora.livejournal.com]

And yet, I wouldn't mind Hilary Clinton as president. I don't know as much as I'd want to about her, but her husband did a good job, and she probably has fairly similar beliefs as he does.

[ratkrycek.livejournal.com]

I'm so voting for her when she runs.

[arikatt.livejournal.com]

From dictatorship to dynasty. Just what America needs.

Wanna move to China with me?

[conuly]

I don't speak Chinese. Or, rather, I don't speak a Sino-Tibetan language, which... is Chinese. Kinda.

New Zealand is still my destination of choice. When the rest of the world blows up, including Canada just by proximity, everyone will forget that it's got another hemisphere. I hope.

[elfster.livejournal.com]

That's what I'm hoping :p.

[ladydiana.livejournal.com]

That will never happen. The Adams' presidents were father & son. And RFK ran for President.

Just because the Bushes are in power and blithering morons, I really don't see any reason to change the Constitution to prevent them from taking office. Any more than I see the necessity to change the Constitution to allow Arnie to do it.

Besides, my bet is on Guiliani. I dunno about Hilary going against him but that's a bad plan. Too many people would vote for Satan incarnate (compelete with red skin, horns & tail) before they'd vote for a qualified woman. Guiliani will run, and win, and then likely Jeb will run, and win, and THEN, in 18 years (or whatever it is), THEN the country will be sick of it, and Obama will run.

[conuly]

That will never happen. The Adams' presidents were father & son. And RFK ran for President.

FDR served for three terms, didn't he? And yet, now he would be unable, by the Constitution, to do that.

Just because the Bushes are in power and blithering morons, I really don't see any reason to change the Constitution to prevent them from taking office.

Some people didn't see the need to set a limit on how many terms one could serve, but those limits were set.

Any more than I see the necessity to change the Constitution to allow Arnie to do it.

I have always viewed that requirement of the Constitution to be unjust. I don't want Arnie to run for president, but I'd be glad to see it gone.

[ladydiana.livejournal.com]

FDR served for three terms, didn't he? And yet, now he would be unable, by the Constitution, to do that.

Four, I believe, and I have to admit, my American history on that period is bad, but I honestly don't know what prompted that resolution, other than to prevent someone from basically becoming a "dictator-for-life". I mean, AFAIK, he was a really well-liked president.

I have always viewed that requirement of the Constitution to be unjust. I don't want Arnie to run for president, but I'd be glad to see it gone.

Why?

[conuly]

I mean, AFAIK, he was a really well-liked president.

Among some people, sure. But others... never liked him. He was more controversial than we like to remember.

As for the second, the why is "because it's fucking stupid". So, your parents were travelling when you were born, you can't be president? So, you were adopted, you can't be president? But if you were born here, and then spent your life from age 5 - 30 out of the country, you can come home and legally be elected? What does "being born here" have to do with anything of value?

[pehanoie.livejournal.com]

It's the idea that if you're only american if you were born in america, I guess. There are a lot of ways a person can be born in another country. Like my friend who was born in Germany. Knows some German, but pretty much the definition of american. I mean, it's a broad term, so yeah, she's american. So, a person who was say, born in america but grew up in another country, is used to their customs, ect, is a better candidate for the boss of america? That might sound biggoted, I just can't figure out another way to say it.

Yeah, I disagree with that law as well. Not that I want Arnold as president, in fact my German-born being president is a pretty nice fantasy. But, of course, getting a woman president is just such a freakin impossibility.

So far, I like the prospect of Hilary.

[leora.livejournal.com]

And yet, I wouldn't mind Hilary Clinton as president. I don't know as much as I'd want to about her, but her husband did a good job, and she probably has fairly similar beliefs as he does.

[ratkrycek.livejournal.com]

I'm so voting for her when she runs.

[arikatt.livejournal.com]

From dictatorship to dynasty. Just what America needs.

Wanna move to China with me?

[conuly]

I don't speak Chinese. Or, rather, I don't speak a Sino-Tibetan language, which... is Chinese. Kinda.

New Zealand is still my destination of choice. When the rest of the world blows up, including Canada just by proximity, everyone will forget that it's got another hemisphere. I hope.

[elfster.livejournal.com]

That's what I'm hoping :p.

[ladydiana.livejournal.com]

That will never happen. The Adams' presidents were father & son. And RFK ran for President.

Just because the Bushes are in power and blithering morons, I really don't see any reason to change the Constitution to prevent them from taking office. Any more than I see the necessity to change the Constitution to allow Arnie to do it.

Besides, my bet is on Guiliani. I dunno about Hilary going against him but that's a bad plan. Too many people would vote for Satan incarnate (compelete with red skin, horns & tail) before they'd vote for a qualified woman. Guiliani will run, and win, and then likely Jeb will run, and win, and THEN, in 18 years (or whatever it is), THEN the country will be sick of it, and Obama will run.

[conuly]

That will never happen. The Adams' presidents were father & son. And RFK ran for President.

FDR served for three terms, didn't he? And yet, now he would be unable, by the Constitution, to do that.

Just because the Bushes are in power and blithering morons, I really don't see any reason to change the Constitution to prevent them from taking office.

Some people didn't see the need to set a limit on how many terms one could serve, but those limits were set.

Any more than I see the necessity to change the Constitution to allow Arnie to do it.

I have always viewed that requirement of the Constitution to be unjust. I don't want Arnie to run for president, but I'd be glad to see it gone.

[ladydiana.livejournal.com]

FDR served for three terms, didn't he? And yet, now he would be unable, by the Constitution, to do that.

Four, I believe, and I have to admit, my American history on that period is bad, but I honestly don't know what prompted that resolution, other than to prevent someone from basically becoming a "dictator-for-life". I mean, AFAIK, he was a really well-liked president.

I have always viewed that requirement of the Constitution to be unjust. I don't want Arnie to run for president, but I'd be glad to see it gone.

Why?

[conuly]

I mean, AFAIK, he was a really well-liked president.

Among some people, sure. But others... never liked him. He was more controversial than we like to remember.

As for the second, the why is "because it's fucking stupid". So, your parents were travelling when you were born, you can't be president? So, you were adopted, you can't be president? But if you were born here, and then spent your life from age 5 - 30 out of the country, you can come home and legally be elected? What does "being born here" have to do with anything of value?

[pehanoie.livejournal.com]

It's the idea that if you're only american if you were born in america, I guess. There are a lot of ways a person can be born in another country. Like my friend who was born in Germany. Knows some German, but pretty much the definition of american. I mean, it's a broad term, so yeah, she's american. So, a person who was say, born in america but grew up in another country, is used to their customs, ect, is a better candidate for the boss of america? That might sound biggoted, I just can't figure out another way to say it.

Yeah, I disagree with that law as well. Not that I want Arnold as president, in fact my German-born being president is a pretty nice fantasy. But, of course, getting a woman president is just such a freakin impossibility.

So far, I like the prospect of Hilary.