US Presidency

[Vuesters92]

Uhmmm, Its known that you have to be born in the US to become a US citizen.

I was wondering, why can't the constitution be changed to allow anyone that spent XX number of years in the United States to become president.
Lets say you have 2 kids.
One was born in USA.
The other was born in England but moved to the USA when he was 2 months old.

They both grow up and they are both intellectual equals.

What makes the "natural" American boy more important than the brit-tard?

Yes I am an immigrant to USA.
I've often dreamed of becoming a US Pres as a kid, then I learned of the horrible clause that forbids it.

well the non usa born can be Naturalize, you just have to know a few civic stuffs. So so since the 2 months year old born went to school in the US it shouldn't be a problem to pass the test.

[TheDrop]

i think you can also become a natural born US citizen if both your parents are US citizens but were living outside for the time (not permanent residency.

No, natural born means naturally born in the U.S, or on U.S territory. If your parents are U.S citizens, but you're born outside of the country (off U.S territory), you can become a citizen, but you won't be considered a naturalized citizen (basically, it's citizenship from location not lineage; gotta be considered a citizen upon birth, not your parent's citizenship).

naturalized citizen = someone who became citizen through naturalization process

[Charatsandhu]

When I first read the intro I thought this was going to be about Arnold 'Governator' Schwarzenegger becoming president.

Shit does not get more amusing than having a guy like Arnold being your governor. I still remember the news reporter chuckling when he reported it.

IMO Arnold has been doing a good job, especially when comparing to other American polititians.

You're entitled to your opinion, but

take it from someone who lives in california and has a fairly high interest in politics, he's done a shitty job. He's didn't/doesn't have a single clue about how to run california. It's the sixth largest economy in the world, and he played an integral part of bringing it to its knees. I would've rather had Gray Davis stay as the governor ...

And just to set everyone straight:

Born in the US to parents who are citizens = NATURAL BORN CITIZEN.
Born outside of US, later became a citizen = NATURALIZED CITIZEN

The former can be elected president, the latter cannot.

[Jstar1]

you can also be born as a united states citizen if your mom gives birth to you in a US embassy. Theres sometimes stories of pregnant women rushing into an embassy to try to get their kid born as an american citizen. And at the same time you see these people rage about anti-americanism lol! the irony..