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WHAT TOOK THE REPUBLICANS SO LONG?
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RICKAMAVEN Offline
#1 Posted: Sun, Feb 22 2004, 11:34 AM EST
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Arnold Schwarzenegger, making his Sunday talk show debut as governor, said that he and other foreign-born citizens should be eligible to run for the White House and that President Bush can carry California in November if he does more to help the state.

The Austrian-born former bodybuilder, in the capital for his first meeting with fellow governors, said he has not thought about running for president in the future. The Constitution says only natural-born citizens of the United States are eligible for the country's highest office.

The Republican governor said anyone who has been a U.S. citizen for at least 20 years - as he has - should "absolutely" be able to seek the presidency. A constitutional amendment proposed by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, would make that possible.

JonR Offline
#2 Posted: Sun, Feb 22 2004, 12:27 PM EST
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The year 2008 an introduction: Ladies and Gentlemen I give you the new Presinator of the United States of America...Ahhhnold Schwarzenegger !!!! LMAO JonR
Thom Offline
#3 Posted: Mon, Feb 23 2004, 8:21 AM EST
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I don't care with what party you are affiliated.
If you were not born in the USA then you can not, and should not, be president.
Buddha Daddy Offline
#4 Posted: Mon, Feb 23 2004, 9:37 AM EST
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It won't happen nor should it. Arnold will do well for CA but I just don't think anyone is quite ready to take that step. Too many loopholes and freaks out there to let any old Tom, ******, Harry or Haquim take over the controls.
CWFoster Offline
#5 Posted: Mon, Feb 23 2004, 1:55 PM EST
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I don't know, there are too many homegrown loopholes and freaks out there! Maybe someone who has experienced growing up in a country that was not as free as ours will show some appreciation of those freedoms and not be so quick to try to cast them away. (Can you say "Patriot Act"?) (Hey Rick, here's some ammo that's a darn sight better than all the AWOL crap!) But I'll reserve opinion until I see what he does for Cali!
Buddha Daddy Offline
#6 Posted: Mon, Feb 23 2004, 2:01 PM EST
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You make a good point, I just don't know if anyone is ready for it yet.
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