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Re: More of the Usual Lies
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Fri, 10 Oct 2003 19:07:19 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Thomas Stangl wrote:
Under CURRENT law, Ahnold can't become president, right?  He is foreign born.

Not that that will stop him - someone else is currently trying to change that
(probably specifically FOR him)...


richard marchetti wrote:

But you can forget about any of this making a difference in the U.S. This is a
land of fiction, where the star of "True Lies" can become governor and maybe
president.

-- Hop-Frog

--
Tom Stangl
***http://www.vfaq.com/
***DSM Visual FAQ home

That's a good point.  There is that law saing only American born peeps can be
president.

Is that a good thing?  Overall, I guess--it would prevent some charismatic
foreigner from becoming president and screwing things over.  Though to be said,
it seemed pretty easy for a 'charismatic' foreigner to become 'The Govinator'.
What if this continues?  Mike J Fox as guv'nr of New York?  Tommy Chung as the
leader of Florida?

Ooooh, the possibilities!

Dave K
-just to throw some amusement into the discussion



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(...) Why stop there? Why not just abandon all pretense and elect Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz or Salem bin Laden? On the other hand, such legislation would enable Jennifer Granholm to run. You know, one thing that embarrasses me terribly as an American is (...) (21 years ago, 10-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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Under CURRENT law, Ahnold can't become president, right? He is foreign born. Not that that will stop him - someone else is currently trying to change that (probably specifically FOR him)... (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home (21 years ago, 10-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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