[BITList] a smidgen of common sense

[x50type at cox.net]

agree, Hugh

such a ridiculous hair style marks trump as a clown to me..................

yes, the requirements for president:-
  a.. Only native-born U.S. citizens (or those born abroad, but only to parents who were both citizens of the U.S.) may be president of the United States, though from time to time that requirement is called into question, most recently after Arnold Schwarzenegger, born in Austria, was elected governor of California, in 2003. The Constitution originally provided a small loophole to this provision: One needn't have been born in the United States but had to be a citizen at the time the Constitution was adopted. But, since that occurred in 1789, that ship has sailed. 
  b.. One must also be at least 35 years of age to be president. John F. Kennedy was the youngest person to be elected president; he was 43 years old when he was inaugurated in 1961. There is no maximum age limit set forth in the Constitution. Ronald Reagan was the oldest president; at the end of his term in 1988, he was nearly 77. 
  c.. Finally, one must live in the United States for at least 14 years to be president, in addition to being a natural-born citizen. The Constitution is vague on this point. For example, it does not make clear whether those 14 years need to be consecutive or what the precise definition of residency is. So far, however, this requirement has not been challenged.
These are the only explicit criteria in the Constitution.

Obama’s birth certificate is available on line – but there are none so blind as those who will not see.

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From: HUGH 
Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 5:19 AM
To: BitList 
Subject: Re: [BITList] a smidgen of common sense

Colin,

Anyone with a hairdo like Donald Trump's shoud be barred from office - that's before consideration of his politics and his allegedly Scottish granny. On the latter, I have incontrovertible proof that his granny was born in Hawaii.  In any case, the bastard can't say "Ru'glen's wee rid lums reek briskly", while half pissed.

I clicked on one of the side issues and noted Mitt Whatsisname is now "definitively" convinced Obama was born in the US. He urges fellow ex-sceptics to follow suit.  Is it a rule in the US that anyone running for office should be able to convince a panel of morons in pursuit of life, whatever and liberty (e pluribus unum) that she/he was born in the US?  And, since few can tell the future, and anyone could wake up tomorrow with a firm resolve to run for office, surely (in the interests of saving time) it would make sense for everyone born in the US to have a birth certificate or equivalent lodged in some secure repository?  Or am I missing something?

Hugh.


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