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08-03-2010, 02:18 PM
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I thought the only office for which one must be a natural born citizen in order to run for and hold was the President.
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08-03-2010, 02:23 PM
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I thought the only office for which one must be a natural born citizen in order to run for and hold was the President.
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It's the only one of the federal ones that has that requirement. I don't know if some states have similar requirements for any state offices or not.
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08-03-2010, 02:29 PM
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It's the only one of the federal ones that has that requirement. I don't know if some states have similar requirements for any state offices or not.
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There's a lot of un-elected high level positions that require you to be a natural born citizen, i.e SECDEF.
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08-03-2010, 02:32 PM
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There's a lot of un-elected high level positions that require you to be a natural born citizen, i.e SECDEF.
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Right, but your OP was that elected officials should prove it... which I just don't see much of a point in if you're only talking about whether or not they were born here or were naturalized. Other eligibility requirements, though, I totally agree with.
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08-03-2010, 02:36 PM
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Right, but your OP was that elected officials should prove it... which I just don't see much of a point in if you're only talking about whether or not they were born here or were naturalized. Other eligibility requirements, though, I totally agree with.
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Everything and the kitchen sink should be verified. EVERYTHING.
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08-03-2010, 02:34 PM
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There's a lot of un-elected high level positions that require you to be a natural born citizen, i.e SECDEF.
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I was only referring to elected ones. States don't have any say over the other positions.
However can you provide a citation for that? My understanding is that if someone in the line of succession is ineligible they're just skipped.
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08-03-2010, 02:39 PM
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I was only referring to elected ones. States don't have any say over the other positions.
However can you provide a citation for that? My understanding is that if someone in the line of succession is ineligible they're just skipped.
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I'll have to review my U.S. Constitution Iphone app because you can be speaker of the house and not be a U.S, born citizen, right?
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08-03-2010, 02:45 PM
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I'll have to review my U.S. Constitution Iphone app because you can be speaker of the house and not be a U.S, born citizen, right?
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AFAIK. You only have to be a member of the House which requires 7 years of citizenship. Oh and if you're a confederate rebel you can't serve 
Speakers are just elected by the majority.
Not that the line of succession has ever been tested further down than the VP anyway, so it's all theoretical.
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08-03-2010, 02:47 PM
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AFAIK. You only have to be a member of the House which requires 7 years of citizenship. Oh and if you're a confederate rebel you can't serve
Speakers are just elected by the majority.
Not that the line of succession has ever been tested further down than the VP anyway, so it's all theoretical. |
How do you prove rebelship?
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