Should we change the Constitution to allow people who were born elsewhere to be president?
141973
NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n  Our forefathers gave up a lot for this country  and they tried to educate us to take care of this  country. Being congressman,senator or president too of this great country you take on a lot of responsibilty there fore it has to be earned from the people of these UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
451392
Simply, we have a constitution that states we have a president.  It is possible to change it, but understand that throughout the world, we have one of the most stable elected government.  We have two choices because we have two major political parties.  There has been other parties with different platforms, but those platforms were absorbed by the major parties.  Having too many parties is not good.  Just like having too many choices.
496026
Yes,use your imagination JUST_,I would vote for this if it were to follow the original constitution.There is a lot of"MEN" who would support having this come to fruition.We have a country that rejects its men,allows illegals to come in to any state,allows women to kill their unborn children,who would be living breathing people if they didn`t and allow people who are not citizens to acquire disability who can not speak English.Something that a six week night course could cure.The list could go on for hours but In the correct form I WOULD do what you ask. GOOD QUESTION!
252068
No, it wouldn't. It was based on: IN GOD WE TRUST. Too bad others have come along and took what our forefathers had in mind when writing our constitution and twisted it. Too bad there is barely any freedoms left in this country to enjoy without being lashed out at against by some group or another. I wonder what our Founding Fathers would think of our "progress" if they could see us now?
428164
No, he's already way over his head in California.  Besides, we have a president right now who is not really up to the challenges of presidency - and I really don't want to repeat that again.\n\nPlus, I think that a president of his country should be born here.  Any other job can go to anyone else with legal status - but not the presidency.
899378
She's clearly doing it for the advantages. Being born here means automatic citizenship. And it's neither right or wrong. It needs to be judged on the intent and need of the person changing nationalites or having a child born into one different from his/her own. Some situations may warrant a change. Not every country is an ideal place. In a better world, all countries are equal, but the fact is they aren't. If they were, the desire to be another nationality would greatly diminish.
126843
Our founding fathers were incredibly intelligent people. Yet, I believe that while we can't go back into the past and change things, we can wonder what the other outcomes would be if the documents were written differently.\nFor instance, they rightly made the Constitution deliberately ambiguous. Why, you ask? Because that prevents people/states from nitpicking minor details. Various freedoms (freedom of sppech, action...) are listed in teh constitution, and yet, people in the supreme court debate over the interpretation of these words.\n\nAdditionally, the amendability of the constitution is also valuable, since interpretations of the constitution and times change. If it were more rigid, it would be tougher for good change to take place.
428507
I DO!  I would love to be the mother of the President of the USA in 2044...  OUR Child would rise to the ascension when he/she is 35 as declared by the constitution.  Although, because it was OUR child the constitution would be amended so that you only have to be 21 to be President, conveniently when my child turned 21. Which coincides with an election year: 2028. So yes, George/Georgina H.W.W. Baker Bush for President in 2028!
468101
If there is one thing that the United States is not, is a democracy.  It is a Constitutional Republic.  Every natural born citizen has the opportunity to work their way through the political system and become President.  Unlike many countries, it matters little where the individual came from and more what the people think of the individual.
952352
First, there would need to be a Constitutional Amendment passes to change the way the President and Vice President is selected. This usually takes a couple years to do. It could be done faster, but it would need to be approved by 3/4 of the states, and a lot of them are smaller and benefit from the electoral system more than they would from a popular vote. So you need to convince them that it is needed.\n\nAfter that, Congress would then need to work out all the various details on doing a national popular election. As it is now, that is left to the States. There are very few laws on the federal level dealing with elections. And after this, I'm sure there would be several states fighting these laws in court for a few years, claiming the new laws were unconstitutional because they infringe on the State's rights.\n\nWe have less than two years before the next election. I don't think that is enough time to get all this done. A better idea (and quicker) is to convince your state legislators to change the way they distribute their votes. Most states (48 of them) give all electoral votes to whoever wins the popular vote in the state. Get your state to change it to distribute it more proportional to the popular vote (unless you already live in one of the two states that do something like this).
189824
no, actually he can be sent back to his home country, anything can effect the possiblity of getting a citizenship, especially what you have mentioned.
909742
Yes it is to insure the individual has at least a degree of living experience. If you are hell bent to change it, then you need to work for a Constitutional amendment which requires approval by Congress and three fourths of the states. Good luck!!\n\nChow!!
959964
There is nothing in the Constitution that says the Vice President must be a "natural born" citizen. It only states that for the President. But, originally, the President and Vice President were not on the ballot together. The person with the most electoral votes became President, and the person with the second most electoral votes became Vice President. So both were running for President, and both would need to fulfill the requirements. That was changed when the 12th Amendment was ratified in 1804. Since then, the electors vote for a President and a Vice President. \n\nIf it did happen (extremely unlikely), the order of succession would have to skip over the Vice President then, and the second in line would then be the Speaker of the House. You can't overrule the Constitution just because the Vice President was not born a citizen.
81933
No. People just cant come to our country and change it to better them. Its been this way and we should not change b/c of them. Its a free country so you have a choose not to say it.
476337
You must be a naturally born citizen to be president. Thus there is no way save a constitutional amendment that Gov. schwarzennegger can become president.\n\nUS Constitution, Article II, Section 1\n\nNo 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.
1138848
Legally, someone born in another country cannot run for President of the US.
582377
well, maybe a change in who deserves full citizenship rights and who doesn't.  Like all us veterans and those that pledge 2 or more yrs of federal service have full rights and those that don't volunteer for fed service lose the right to vote or run for office.  Things would be better for everyone, even those with minimal rights.