How about Article II; section 1 of the constitution; which states

No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United
States, 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.



Now you have to define "natural born"  !

Where's Eugene? 

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Subject: [HP3000-L] WOT : US Presidential Election

Hi fellow listers,

 

I'm out of read mode and back into write mode for a wildly, wildly OT
question :

 

I've been told that, to be able to run for President of the USA, one has
to be at least 35 and have been born on US soil. What about a kid whose
both parents are American, but who happens to be born outside the USA ?
Would he/she be allowed to run anyway when he/she is 35 ?

 

It's a question my 10-year old just asked, and I did not have the
answer.

 

TIA,

 

Christian "still interested in US politics, somehow" Lheureux


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