11-13-08
If only we could have had the lamestream media feel the same way towards him.
US Constitution, Article II, Section 1
“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.”
That’s it. That’s all there is to it as far as the eligibility requirements to run for and hold the office of President of the United States.
No candidate background checks.
No spousal background check.
No birth certificate checks.
No verification of anything.
I guess the founding fathers figured the future populace would be bright enough to ensure that anyone with an untoward history would not make it all the way to the top so they didn’t spell it out to a ‘T’ in the Constitution. Too bad they didn’t, dammit.
Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in: Obama/Obiden Administration | Comments(1)