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Topic: Should the Constitution be amended for Arnold?
alleoops Joined Sat 08/06/11 Posts: 10832	Sun 10/20/13 01:51 PM
Abolishing slavery. Giving women the vote. Establishing the income tax. Limiting presidents to two terms. Through more than two centuries, it usually has taken a weighty cause to survive the burdensome process of amending the U.S. Constitution. Americans hold the work of the Founding Fathers in such reverence that they've added to it only 17 times since 1791. That's when the first 10 amendments were codified as the Bill of Rights. Now, debate over a proposed 28th Amendment is focused on the popularity and political future of one man: macho Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former bodybuilder and action-movie star who has been California's governor for barely a year. With a bit of encouragement from the Terminator himself, some of Schwarzenegger's supporters are pushing for a constitutional amendment that would allow the Austrian-born governor to run for the White House as soon as 2008. Schwarzenegger is blocked by Article 2, Section 1, Clause 5 of the Constitution. It reads, "No person except a natural born citizen ... shall be eligible to the office of president." The 12th Amendment says the vice president cannot be foreign-born. Could America's infatuation with Schwarzenegger lead to passage of a constitutional amendment that would drop those bans — an idea that has died in Congress more than two dozen times since the 1870s? Probably not, but Schwarzenegger's rise in politics has led members of Congress and a few of the governor's wealthy California donors to launch a long-shot campaign that they have cast as an effort to guarantee equal rights for millions of foreign-born Americans. If the movement gains significant momentum, it might create some interesting political scenarios. It could become a test of American attitudes toward immigrants in the post-9/11 era, and put a spotlight on the depth of conservative Republicans' feelings about Schwarzenegger, who supports abortion rights and gay civil unions.

alleoops Joined Sat 08/06/11 Posts: 10832	Sun 10/20/13 01:53 PM
When asked about this, Schwarzenegger replied, "I'll be back". Will he?.

lilott Joined Thu 10/12/06 Posts: 2295	Sun 10/20/13 02:09 PM
We don't need a dictator or a king.

Conrad_73 Joined Sat 09/29/07 Posts: 22488	Sun 10/20/13 02:56 PM
another Nazi?

Sojourning_Soul Joined Fri 02/13/09 Posts: 10767	Sun 10/20/13 03:52 PM
As if they haven't adulterated it enough, and what we think about it makes a difference?

boredinaz06 Joined Sun 10/15/06 Posts: 22764	Sun 10/20/13 04:43 PM
The U.S. Constitution has been perverted enough already. We need constitutional scholars on the SCOTUS, in the White House and as a majority of congress. We need about 300 Ron Pauls.

mightymoe Joined Sun 11/19/06 Posts: 37362	Sun 10/20/13 04:53 PM
Abolishing slavery. Giving women the vote. Establishing the income tax. Limiting presidents to two terms. Through more than two centuries, it usually has taken a weighty cause to survive the burdensome process of amending the U.S. Constitution. Americans hold the work of the Founding Fathers in such reverence that they've added to it only 17 times since 1791. That's when the first 10 amendments were codified as the Bill of Rights. Now, debate over a proposed 28th Amendment is focused on the popularity and political future of one man: macho Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former bodybuilder and action-movie star who has been California's governor for barely a year. With a bit of encouragement from the Terminator himself, some of Schwarzenegger's supporters are pushing for a constitutional amendment that would allow the Austrian-born governor to run for the White House as soon as 2008. Schwarzenegger is blocked by Article 2, Section 1, Clause 5 of the Constitution. It reads, "No person except a natural born citizen ... shall be eligible to the office of president." The 12th Amendment says the vice president cannot be foreign-born. Could America's infatuation with Schwarzenegger lead to passage of a constitutional amendment that would drop those bans — an idea that has died in Congress more than two dozen times since the 1870s? Probably not, but Schwarzenegger's rise in politics has led members of Congress and a few of the governor's wealthy California donors to launch a long-shot campaign that they have cast as an effort to guarantee equal rights for millions of foreign-born Americans. If the movement gains significant momentum, it might create some interesting political scenarios. It could become a test of American attitudes toward immigrants in the post-9/11 era, and put a spotlight on the depth of conservative Republicans' feelings about Schwarzenegger, who supports abortion rights and gay civil unions. "movie star who has been California's governor for barely a year." how old is this article?

boredinaz06 Joined Sun 10/15/06 Posts: 22764	Sun 10/20/13 05:22 PM
^^^Was wondering the same thing myself.

alleoops Joined Sat 08/06/11 Posts: 10832	Sun 10/20/13 06:37 PM
Abolishing slavery. Giving women the vote. Establishing the income tax. Limiting presidents to two terms. Through more than two centuries, it usually has taken a weighty cause to survive the burdensome process of amending the U.S. Constitution. Americans hold the work of the Founding Fathers in such reverence that they've added to it only 17 times since 1791. That's when the first 10 amendments were codified as the Bill of Rights. Now, debate over a proposed 28th Amendment is focused on the popularity and political future of one man: macho Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former bodybuilder and action-movie star who has been California's governor for barely a year. With a bit of encouragement from the Terminator himself, some of Schwarzenegger's supporters are pushing for a constitutional amendment that would allow the Austrian-born governor to run for the White House as soon as 2008. Schwarzenegger is blocked by Article 2, Section 1, Clause 5 of the Constitution. It reads, "No person except a natural born citizen ... shall be eligible to the office of president." The 12th Amendment says the vice president cannot be foreign-born. Could America's infatuation with Schwarzenegger lead to passage of a constitutional amendment that would drop those bans — an idea that has died in Congress more than two dozen times since the 1870s? Probably not, but Schwarzenegger's rise in politics has led members of Congress and a few of the governor's wealthy California donors to launch a long-shot campaign that they have cast as an effort to guarantee equal rights for millions of foreign-born Americans. If the movement gains significant momentum, it might create some interesting political scenarios. It could become a test of American attitudes toward immigrants in the post-9/11 era, and put a spotlight on the depth of conservative Republicans' feelings about Schwarzenegger, who supports abortion rights and gay civil unions. "movie star who has been California's governor for barely a year." how old is this article? Uh, Jerry Brown is now the governator.

alleoops Joined Sat 08/06/11 Posts: 10832	Sun 10/20/13 09:04 PM
Sunday, 20 October 2013 Arnold Schwarzenegger lobbies for law change to run for presidency in 2016. washington, October 20: Hollywood action star Arnold Schwarzenegger has been quietly lobbying key politicians for a legal loophole or a constitutional change that would clear the path for him to run for president in 2016. If allowed, Schwarzenegger would face off against Hillary Rodham Clinton. Schwarzenegger, who was the former California Governor, has been talking openly about working on getting the constitutional rules changed so he can run for president in 2016. According to the Washington Times, a source said that he is ready to file legal paperwork to challenge the rules. The actor was born in Austria, making him ineligible to seek the high office. The Constitution states that one of the requirements for a U.S. president is to be a natural born citizen. The loophole language could be the definition of “natural born citizen”. Columbia University Law School professor Michael Dorf said that the law is very clear, but it’s not 100 percent clear that the courts would enforce that law rather than leave it to the political process. Meanwhile, there’s little doubt that Schwarzenegger would run if he could. Schwarzenegger became a legal U.S. citizen in 1983, and in 2010 he said he would without nay doubt run for presidency if law allowed him to do so.

Dodo_David Joined Fri 08/13/10 Posts: 48948	Sun 10/20/13 09:56 PM
Considering how long it would take for enough states to ratify a constitutional amendment, Arnie might as well forget about it.

Conrad_73 Joined Sat 09/29/07 Posts: 22488	Sun 10/20/13 11:43 PM Edited by Conrad_73 on Sun 10/20/13 11:47 PM
is another one who believes that Government knows better! Another one who would rule by Fiat! so,another Narcissist expects the Constitution to be changed just to fit his personal Vanity?

metalwing Joined Fri 11/14/08 Posts: 26218	Mon 10/21/13 12:10 AM
I think the maid's baby ended this plan!

Lpdon Joined Thu 02/25/10 Posts: 18772	Mon 10/21/13 12:24 AM
When asked about this, Schwarzenegger replied, "I'll be back". Will he?. He would be one hundred times better then the egotistical, inexperienced POS A$$hole that's President now.

Lpdon Joined Thu 02/25/10 Posts: 18772	Mon 10/21/13 12:27 AM
The U.S. Constitution has been perverted enough already. We need constitutional scholars on the SCOTUS, in the White House and as a majority of congress. We need about 300 Ron Pauls. We don't need any isolationists like Ron Paul.

Lpdon Joined Thu 02/25/10 Posts: 18772	Mon 10/21/13 12:28 AM
Abolishing slavery. Giving women the vote. Establishing the income tax. Limiting presidents to two terms. Through more than two centuries, it usually has taken a weighty cause to survive the burdensome process of amending the U.S. Constitution. Americans hold the work of the Founding Fathers in such reverence that they've added to it only 17 times since 1791. That's when the first 10 amendments were codified as the Bill of Rights. Now, debate over a proposed 28th Amendment is focused on the popularity and political future of one man: macho Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former bodybuilder and action-movie star who has been California's governor for barely a year. With a bit of encouragement from the Terminator himself, some of Schwarzenegger's supporters are pushing for a constitutional amendment that would allow the Austrian-born governor to run for the White House as soon as 2008. Schwarzenegger is blocked by Article 2, Section 1, Clause 5 of the Constitution. It reads, "No person except a natural born citizen ... shall be eligible to the office of president." The 12th Amendment says the vice president cannot be foreign-born. Could America's infatuation with Schwarzenegger lead to passage of a constitutional amendment that would drop those bans — an idea that has died in Congress more than two dozen times since the 1870s? Probably not, but Schwarzenegger's rise in politics has led members of Congress and a few of the governor's wealthy California donors to launch a long-shot campaign that they have cast as an effort to guarantee equal rights for millions of foreign-born Americans. If the movement gains significant momentum, it might create some interesting political scenarios. It could become a test of American attitudes toward immigrants in the post-9/11 era, and put a spotlight on the depth of conservative Republicans' feelings about Schwarzenegger, who supports abortion rights and gay civil unions. "movie star who has been California's governor for barely a year." how old is this article? I think he copied the wrong article. The AP ran an article last week about Arnold and his supporters trying to get the constitution amended so he could run.

Conrad_73 Joined Sat 09/29/07 Posts: 22488	Mon 10/21/13 12:41 AM
Abolishing slavery. Giving women the vote. Establishing the income tax. Limiting presidents to two terms. Through more than two centuries, it usually has taken a weighty cause to survive the burdensome process of amending the U.S. Constitution. Americans hold the work of the Founding Fathers in such reverence that they've added to it only 17 times since 1791. That's when the first 10 amendments were codified as the Bill of Rights. Now, debate over a proposed 28th Amendment is focused on the popularity and political future of one man: macho Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former bodybuilder and action-movie star who has been California's governor for barely a year. With a bit of encouragement from the Terminator himself, some of Schwarzenegger's supporters are pushing for a constitutional amendment that would allow the Austrian-born governor to run for the White House as soon as 2008. Schwarzenegger is blocked by Article 2, Section 1, Clause 5 of the Constitution. It reads, "No person except a natural born citizen ... shall be eligible to the office of president." The 12th Amendment says the vice president cannot be foreign-born. Could America's infatuation with Schwarzenegger lead to passage of a constitutional amendment that would drop those bans — an idea that has died in Congress more than two dozen times since the 1870s? Probably not, but Schwarzenegger's rise in politics has led members of Congress and a few of the governor's wealthy California donors to launch a long-shot campaign that they have cast as an effort to guarantee equal rights for millions of foreign-born Americans. If the movement gains significant momentum, it might create some interesting political scenarios. It could become a test of American attitudes toward immigrants in the post-9/11 era, and put a spotlight on the depth of conservative Republicans' feelings about Schwarzenegger, who supports abortion rights and gay civil unions. "movie star who has been California's governor for barely a year." how old is this article? I think he copied the wrong article. The AP ran an article last week about Arnold and his supporters trying to get the constitution amended so he could run. They got some Fast-track Method in mind?

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Mon 10/21/13 04:26 AM
no, not for Arnold, Id like a president whose speech can be UNDERSTOOD

Drivinmenutz Joined Wed 11/14/07 Posts: 4290	Mon 10/21/13 05:15 AM
The U.S. Constitution has been perverted enough already. We need constitutional scholars on the SCOTUS, in the White House and as a majority of congress. We need about 300 Ron Pauls. Agree completely

boredinaz06 Joined Sun 10/15/06 Posts: 22764	Mon 10/21/13 08:45 AM
The U.S. Constitution has been perverted enough already. We need constitutional scholars on the SCOTUS, in the White House and as a majority of congress. We need about 300 Ron Pauls. We don't need any isolationists like Ron Paul. We don't need jackass voters from Las Vegas.