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DesideriScuri -> RE: The Value of Birthright (6/6/2013 6:09:57 PM)

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ORIGINAL: jlf1961
why worry about it, before the next presidential election, every super volcano on the planet is going to erupt, there will be a magnitude 10 earthquake on the cascadia subduction fault, a magnitude 9 on the New Madrid fault, the whats its name volcano in the Canaries will erupt causing half the island to fall into the sea causing a Mega Tsunami of 100 meter height to heat the eastern seaboard.
And we will be invaded by aliens....
And Tazzy will be infected with the carebear virus making her act sweet toward idiot lunatics.


Sorry, jlf, that was supposed to happen several weeks after the last election. [:D]




tj444 -> RE: The Value of Birthright (6/6/2013 6:16:20 PM)


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ORIGINAL: RemoteUser
it occurs to me that someone can know a country by being raised there from a young age, and that leaderships qualities do not rely on where your mom broke her water.

actually, that is not always true, someone can be born in a country and not know the country.. look at what happened with that Liberal dude.. Ignatieff.. he left Canada to live and work in the UK & the US and then trotted back to Canada thinking he could become Prime Minister.. that didnt work out quite the way he thought it would.. Canadians didnt want someone that hadnt lived in the country for nearly all of his adult life, who was wishy-washy or an academic without any real experience (in Canada or otherwise).. that might fly in the US, several Hollywood dudes have become politicians and President but Ignatieff did not know his country to think he could just sashay back like he never left.. the dude is history now anyway.. gone & run off to academia again..




tazzygirl -> RE: The Value of Birthright (6/6/2013 6:18:43 PM)

Ugh.. carebears.... you bastard!




dcnovice -> RE: The Value of Birthright (6/6/2013 6:40:44 PM)

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No idea where that rumor comes from but the Constitution allows anyone who was a citizen when the Constitution was adopted who was 35 or older and had lived in the colonies for at least 14 years to become President. Hamilton moved to the colonies in 1772 so by 1787, when the Constitution was written, he had been resident for 15 years. Almost like someone chose 14 years so as to make sure he was eligible.

So much for historical gossip! Thanks for the info, DK.




popeye1250 -> RE: The Value of Birthright (6/8/2013 12:19:39 AM)

I'd hire a Manager for a four year contract to run the country with an eye to *not* spending money.
And every year after the first to only be able to spend 90% of the previous year's take.
I'd still have a "president" but he/she would be largely ceremonial like the king or queen in England.




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