stef -> RE: Our Next President?? (2/25/2005 4:50:33 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Sissyslave71 It will probably be Schwartzenegger versus Hillary in 2008 No, it probably won't. Arnie doesn't meet the constitutional requirements, so unless there is a constitutional amendment passed soon, he'll never even see the ballot. Strike one. quote:
If they stopped being compulsive liars and stop giving themselves huge raises ever year mabye I might have some respect for them. According to Article II, Section 1 of the constitution, a president can't grant himself a pay raise. Strike two. Presidential salaries have been raised a grand total of FIVE times since George Washington was president. 1789 - $25,000 - George Washington 1873 - $50,000 - Ulysses S. Grant (2nd term) 1909 - $75,000 - William Howard Taft 1949 - $100,000 - Harry Truman 1969 - $200,000 - Richard Nixon 2001 - $400,000 - George W. Bush Adjusting for inflation, the salary for the office of president has actually *decreased* since the days of our first President. Strike 3. You're out. ~stef
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