Blogcritics: Comments on But then, you knew this was coming...

Comment by Hal Pawluk

Mon, 23 Feb 2004 20:15:14 EST

Not to be disagreeable :-) but it came up before he was elected. Orrin Hatch introduced an amendment in July and I wrote about it a couple of months later:

9/28/03: SCHWARZENEGGER CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT HATCHED On July 10th, Senator Orrin Hatch, Republican of Utah, quietly introduced what he hopes will become the twenty-eighth amendment: A person who is a citizen of the United States, who has been for 20 years a citizen of the United States, and who is otherwise eligible to the Office of President, is not ineligible to that Office by reason of not being a native born citizen of the United States. As it happens, Arnold Schwarzenegger (who, according to the Deseret News, Hatch's home-town paper, is both a 'pal' and a 'fund-raising helper' of the Senator's) became a citizen of the United States precisely twenty years ago. Hatch is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, where constitutional amendments originate.

Comment by Ms. Tek

Mon, 23 Feb 2004 12:26:40 EST

all I know that as soon as Arnie was made gov, this was going to to come up. I'm psychic.

Comment by Craig Lyndall

Mon, 23 Feb 2004 11:16:03 EST

I definitely agree. It isn't that a foreign-born person would be UNABLE to do the job, but I feel like the job belongs to someone born and raised here. I don't think it is unreasonable.

Comment by JR

Mon, 23 Feb 2004 10:51:29 EST

I seem to recall India trying to draft an Italian-born woman, Sonia Ghandi, to serve as prime minister. Of course, they were desperate for a competent leader. We're getting there.

Comment by jadester

Mon, 23 Feb 2004 05:19:26 EST

i don't believe there are many countries that would allow a foreigner to run for their government's highest office.