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Started by Hansmeister, May 18, 2009, 10:42:16 PM

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Hansmeister

May 18, 2009, 10:42:16 PM
Today I was having lunch at the John locke Foundation (where I gave a speech three weeks ago), when I got into a heated argument with three older gentlemen about the Obama birth certificate issue.  It is of course a retarded argument since he is obviously eligible for President no matter where he was borne because of his american mother, the sort of conspiracy nutjob argument that merely distracts from real arguments that exposes the speakers as members of the  :tinfoil: hat brigade.

Sad thing was, one of the people I was arguing the finer points of Constitutional law and Federal law with was a state appelate court judge.

Caliga

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May 19, 2009, 05:20:16 AM
That whole line of thinking annoys me for reasons way beyond the supposed technicalities of eligibility.  I mean, John McCain was born in the Panama Canal zone, so shouldn't the same nuts be arguing he also should have been ineligible for the Presidency?

Anyway, the prohibition on naturalized citizens being President is archaic and should be removed via constitutional amendment.
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May 19, 2009, 05:52:43 AM
Quote from: Hansmeister on May 18, 2009, 10:42:16 PM
Sad thing was, one of the people I was arguing the finer points of Constitutional law and Federal law with was a state appelate court judge.

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May 19, 2009, 06:12:51 AM
Quote from: Caliga on May 19, 2009, 05:20:16 AMI mean, John McCain was born in the Panama Canal zone, so shouldn't the same nuts be arguing he also should have been ineligible for the Presidency?

There were people arguing that he wasn't eligible.

Josquius

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May 19, 2009, 07:12:01 AM
*tempted to point out redundancy in the title*
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Ed Anger

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May 19, 2009, 07:44:58 AM
Quote from: Caliga on May 19, 2009, 05:20:16 AM


Anyway, the prohibition on naturalized citizens being President is archaic and should be removed via constitutional amendment.

Native born citizens are cooler and superior.
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May 19, 2009, 07:58:06 AM
Quote from: Caliga on May 19, 2009, 05:20:16 AM
Anyway, the prohibition on naturalized citizens being President is archaic and should be removed via constitutional amendment.

Do you really want a cyberdine model T-101 as our President?


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May 19, 2009, 10:06:05 AM
We lefties have Naomi Klein, Kos, and even worse. 

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derspiess

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May 19, 2009, 10:15:33 AM
Quote from: Caliga on May 19, 2009, 05:20:16 AM
Anyway, the prohibition on naturalized citizens being President is archaic and should be removed via constitutional amendment.

Hell no.  We have plenty of natural born idiots who can fill that role, without having to import them.
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May 19, 2009, 11:34:57 AM
Stupid people are dumb.
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Valmy

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May 19, 2009, 11:39:28 AM
Quote from: derspiess on May 19, 2009, 10:15:33 AM
Hell no.  We have plenty of natural born idiots who can fill that role, without having to import them.

What if our favorite idiot is not a natural born citizen?  I guess I do not understand the purpose of that qualification.
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May 19, 2009, 11:46:00 AM
Quote from: Valmy on May 19, 2009, 11:39:28 AM
What if our favorite idiot is not a natural born citizen?  I guess I do not understand the purpose of that qualification.

National security.
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May 19, 2009, 11:47:45 AM
LOL they argue about his birthplace? What about his fucking birthrace?
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Valmy

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May 19, 2009, 11:47:48 AM
Quote from: derspiess on May 19, 2009, 11:46:00 AM
National security.

If we trust somebody enough to make them a citizen and give them an extensive political career that would enable them to run for President that horse if probably way out of the barn.
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May 19, 2009, 11:48:35 AM
Quote from: Valmy on May 19, 2009, 11:39:28 AM
I guess I do not understand the purpose of that qualification.

"President Arnold Schwarzenegger" isn't enough reason for you?  :huh:
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