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Khashyar for president!
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Posted by: Castlestormer

That's right: I think Khashyar has a bright future in politics. He has done a masterful job with this forum. He shows constant leadership here. His posts are firm but fair when they need to be. Look at the way he handled the highly controversial Michael Moore threads. If he can do that, can a resolution to peace in the Middle East be far away. He is encouraging, affirming, and tends to bring out the best in people. He has a vision for this board, and doesn't let anything detract from the board heading in that direction. He has experience in international diplomacy. It just makes sense.

And it is time for America to have it's first international "first lady".

What do you guys think? I am not a big fan of either Bush or Kerry. And since the chances of Teddy Roosevelt being reincarnated are slim, maybe now is the time to "write in" Khashyar's name. Now, if we could only get the 100,000,000 people who don't vote to do the same.

Khashyar, you just smile, wave to the crowd, and start kissing babies. I'll drive you all over America in one of those big tour buses that rock stars have.

Here is a pic of Khashyar and Lena arriving in Minsk. (it could happen)

Posted by: rtking

I'm not a fan of either candidate also. If Khashyar were on the ballot, I'd vote for Khashyar.

Bob

Posted by: Khashyar

I appreciate the support andconfidence, guys

The first thing I would do if I were President...

Would be to speed up the fiance visa processing time...

Posted by: Eryk

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Originally posted by CastleStormer
That's right: I think Khashyar has a bright future in politics. He has done a masterful job with this forum.

Agreed

....Sorry to sidetrack the issue a little, but it brings up a qiestion I've wondered about recently. As I understand it a Presidential candidate has to be 'born in the USA' ...they always seem to phrase it that way rather than simply 'US Citizen'. Does that mean that the sons/daughters of US citizens stationed overseas are ineligible? You could argue that under the Vienna Convention a US Embassy is 'US territory', but that cannot be said of US Army bases in South Korea, for example.

Eryk

Posted by: Pin Boy

How bout Khashyar for a Nobel Peace Prize for the deft way he handled that hornet's nest?

PB

Posted by: Jill

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The first thing I would do if I were President Would be to speed up the fiance visa processing time......

Then you've got my vote

Quote:

As I understand it a Presidential candidate has to be 'born in the USA' ...they always seem to phrase it that way rather than simply 'US Citizen'. Does that mean that the sons/daughters of US citizens stationed overseas are ineligible?

If I recall high school civics correctly, a presidential candidate must either have been born in the US, or have parents who were born in the US, so sons/ daughters of US citizens stationed overseas could be eligible.

I may be mistaken about this so I think I'll do a quick a search.

Posted by: Jill

OK, Eryk, here's your answer. This is from http://home.comcast.net/~sharonday7...ents/AP0601.htm

6.1. The U. S. Constitution and the President

1. What are the qualifications to be president? How old must you be? [eligibility, requirements, minimum age]

Reply: It is found in the Constitution of the United States, Article II, Section 1, Clause 5:

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.

2. What does it mean in the Constitution when it says "natural born Citizen?"

From Black's Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition: "Natural born citizen. Persons who are born within the jurisdiction of a national government, i.e. in its territorial limits, or those born of citizens temporarily residing abroad."

3. I am in the U.S. Army, a natural born citizen, and my wife is a U.S. Citizen, natural born. If my son is born in Germany (Military hospital or not), and has a U.S. Consular Report of Birth Abroad, and a German birth certificate can he become President of the United States?

Yes, since your son was born of citizens temporarily residing abroad, as in the military service, then he may become eligible to be president. Of course he must still "have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States."

Two cases in point: (1) George Romney of Michigan who ran for president in 1968. Mr. Romney was born in a Mormon community in Chihuahua, Mexico. His parents were U.S. citizens so he was a natural born citizen. (2) John McCain of Arizona was a candidate in 2000. McCain was born in Panama where his father was stationed in the service, so he would also be "natural born."

4. Is there anything that specifies that only the 3rd generation of an immigrant family could be elected as president?

No. The president must only be "natural born," that is born a citizen. His parents may be born elsewhere. Both of Andrew Jackson's parents were born in Ireland, for example.