Birthright Citizenship

ridski said:
 I watched a film about an Irish fella who became a Wisconsin State Trooper and fell in love with a woman from Chicago who baked cakes.

 In his defense, he was really tough. And I loved Megan McCarthy. 

mrincredible said:
You need to be a resident for 14 years. The idea you could be born here then whisked away to parts foreign only to return at the age of 35 and triumphantly carry the Presidential election is a bit of xenophobic rhetorical balderdash intended to incite fear.

In fact, the Residency component can be satisfied by maintaining a permanent domicile in the US while living abroad.

Ask the corpse of Herbert Hoover.

Just wait until President Anchorbaby arrives on shore at the age of 35 and finds out how much tax he owes.

jmitw said:
under the law, a person born to non citizens in the US who never even lives in the US for more than a week, can legally be President.

 What Law are you reading?

"No Person, except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a resident within the United States."

US Constitution, Article II, Section 1.

jmitw said:



I just heard a story of a young man who was born to birthing tourist from Greece....they came here to give birth so the baby would be a citizen.  They went back to Greece days after his birth.  He had limited English or knowledge of the US, but came back at 18 trying to get a job as a police officer.  He was eligible to apply because he was a citizen.  He didn't make it at that time because of the language barrier....i can only hope by the time he masters English he is more familiar with the US when I am guessing he will try again to be a cop.

 Beware of Greeks bearing Billy Clubs.

Robert_Casotto said:
 
In fact, the Residency component can be satisfied by maintaining a permanent domicile in the US while living abroad.
Ask the corpse of Herbert Hoover.

 Do you have his e-mail address?

BTW it says "resident" not "domicile". My Law School room mate once wrote a very long paper on the difference.

mrincredible said:
You need to be a resident for 14 years. The idea you could be born here then whisked away to parts foreign only to return at the age of 35 and triumphantly carry the Presidential election is a bit of xenophobic rhetorical balderdash intended to incite fear.

 that does sound familiar...I had forgotten about that.....so person is raised and educated in a communist country or one run by terrorists, moves back to US by age 21 and at 35 is running for president...that is still scary

jmitw said:
 that does sound familiar...I had forgotten about that.....so person is raised and educated in a communist country or one run by terrorists, moves back to US by age 21 and at 35 is running for president...that is still scary

 you scare easily

jmitw said:
 that does sound familiar...I had forgotten about that.....so person is raised and educated in a communist country or one run by terrorists, moves back to US by age 21 and at 35 is running for president...that is still scary

 Communist Country? Like Trump's favorite - North Korea?

But really, what's scary? First, after living here 14 years and, presumably, being law abiding and moving up through a legal career I do not see a problem with such a candidacy. But he/she still has to get people to vote for him/her.

STANV said:

Robert_Casotto said:
 
In fact, the Residency component can be satisfied by maintaining a permanent domicile in the US while living abroad.
Ask the corpse of Herbert Hoover.

 Do you have his e-mail address?


BTW it says "resident" not "domicile". My Law School room mate once wrote a very long paper on the difference.

 Strict constructionist instincts.  I like it.

They still have to get elected.