Saturday, October 11, 2003

Schwarzenegger for President?

I don't know who wrote this piece for the Irish Independent, but whoever it is doesn't realize what a drawn out process changing the constitution is. Two thirds majorities in both houses have to call for the change, which then must be approved by three quarters of the state legislatures. I sincerely doubt there will be any change at all with regards to who is eligible to be President.
Clause 5: 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.
It is beyond doubt, however, that it is not going to happen before the 2004 elections, which would be required for Schwarzenegger to be on "the Bush ticket as vice-presidential candidate".