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"jha_amin" |
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23 Feb 2004 02:55:32 PM |
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Schwarzenegger says foreign-born citizens should be able to run for president |
Well Duh!!!
Bet no one seen that coming. ;)
Schwarzenegger says foreign-born citizens should be able to run for
president
03:53 PM EST Feb 23
ERICA WERNER
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 George W.
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 U.S. 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 Senator Orrin Hatch
(R-Utah) would make that possible.
"There are so many people in this country that are now from overseas,
that are immigrants, that are doing such a terrific job with their
work, bringing businesses here, that there's no reason why not," said
Schwarzenegger, who became a U.S. citizen in 1983.
"Look at the kind of contribution that people like Henry Kissinger
have made, Madeleine Albright," he said, referring to two former
secretaries of state who were born in Europe.
However, Schwarzenegger said on NBC's Meet the Press that he has been
too busy with California's problems to contemplate a future run for
the White House. "I have no idea, I haven't thought about that at
all," he said.
Schwarzenegger reaffirmed his opposition to the gay marriages that are
taking place in San Francisco. He said Mayor Gavin Newsom's refusal to
obey the state's law against same-sex marriages could set a bad
precedent.
On Friday, the governor said he had directed California's attorney
general to take action to stop the marriages.
"In San Francisco it is licence for marriage of same sex,"
Schwarzenegger said on NBC.
"Maybe the next thing is another city that hands out licences for
assault weapons and someone else hands out licences for selling drugs,
I mean you can't do that."
"We have to stay within the law. There's a state law that says
specific things, and if you want to challenge those laws then you can
go to the court," he said.
Schwarzenegger, who was sworn in Nov. 17 after winning a special
election to replace recalled Democratic governor Gray Davis, is making
his first visit to Washington since taking office.
He is attending the winter meeting of the National Governors
Association.
Schwarzenegger campaigned during last year's recall election on a
pledge to be "the Collectinator" - a play on his role in the
Terminator movies - and get more money for California from the federal
government. Bush's budget, however, did little to help the state.
Schwarzenegger said he did not feel let down by the president and said
Bush can win California in November - if he does more to help the
state financially. Bush lost California by 1.3 million votes to
Democrat Al Gore in 2000.
"I think it is totally directly related to how much he will do for our
state, there's no two ways about it," Schwarzenegger said. "Because
Californian people are like a mirror, you know that what you do for
them they will do back for you," Schwarzenegger said.
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| User: "Michael Johnathan McDonald" |
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| Title: Re: Schwarzenegger says foreign-born citizens should be able to run for president |
23 Feb 2004 10:12:59 PM |
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(jha_amin) wrote in message news:<33b7880.0402231255.34167ea0@posting.google.com>...
Well Duh!!!
Bet no one seen that coming. ;)
Schwarzenegger says foreign-born citizens should be able to run for
president
Sounds of old Roman laws being fudged, yet again in history..
Got a horoscopy for this one... could be a match.
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| User: "Dan" |
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| Title: Re: Schwarzenegger says foreign-born citizens should be able to run for president |
23 Feb 2004 08:38:36 PM |
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Dan the Jesuit man will throw his yarmulke and collar into the
ring, running for the <insert name of party here>
Who's with me? Huh? C'mon...dammit. Rah, rah, go marines, don't
tread on my *****...SCRREEEAAAAAMMM!!!!
Well, that did it. Oh well, I tried.
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