David Megginson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Tony Peden writes: > > > Is Arnold not a citizen? > > > > "No person except a natural born citizen, > > He is not a natural-born citizen. > > > or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of > > this Constitution, > > He was not a citizen at the time of the adoption of the constitution.
Boy, I am sure glad we have a Canadian on this list to keep the Americans on the straight and narrow about their own constitution :-D Actually my wife straightened me out on this one last week as well. > > As far as I understand, a vice-president who was not born in the > U.S. would have to be passed over in the line of succession if the > president were incapacitated, since the statement refers to holding > the office rather than just being elected to it. So if Arnie were > V.P. and the president were incapacitated, the presidency would go to > the Speaker of the House. > This is really good news! Best, Jim _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
