Thursday, December 4, 2008
ALIENS???
I agree with the amendment that says that foreigners CAN run for president. I would say that in addition to the 20 year stipulation, they would have to pass some sort of test or...obstacle course of some sort to prove their allegiance to America. I'm not sure exactly what this test would entail, but I think that it would "cover all of the bases" so to speak, so that any skeptics could rest at ease. We live in a new era, and so it's time that we make some new rules. The Framers of the constitution had good intentions, and the clause they made about foreign rulers makes sense for the time period. I mean, they had just gotten away from tyrants, so they would definitely would want to make sure that no one tried to make America their..."latest addition" to their pre-existing country. However, in today's world, things are different and people are not looking to "steal" a country as established as America. Er- I suppose that it's possible that people would want to do that, but it's highly unlikely THEREFORE, that old and decrepit rule needs to be updated.
I totally agree with you. After reading the list of all the amazing people we've let into our country (and the help they've done in turn FOR us), it seems unfair to say "nope they can't do this because they were born in Andalusia."
ReplyDeleteThough I think we should probably wait to worry about changing the amendment until it's a real issue (which for now seems not to be such a huge deal..at last not yet).
very good points, and i stand in the same position on this issue. It's unfair not to allow someone the opportunity in "the land of opportunity"
ReplyDeleteI like what you said about ahving a test. It wouldn't help if the person didn't really know the history of our country and what it stood for. I also agree that the "old and decrepit" hahaha rule should be updated.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Zig about the test idea.
ReplyDeleteAnd to tag onto Mccready's comment: when does this become a BIG issue?