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p>With regard to foreign-born persons becoming president, bad idea. It may be Cold War spy-stuff paranoia, but who could vouch for the background of a foreign born person. The Soviets were apparently very effective in getting deep cover agents into the West. br> -- Roger Thompson /p>

Spot on! And you would expect that a natural born sitting President would understand the dangers and not sign any legislation permitting such action. I personally would have thought Mr. Bush would have vetoed McCain-Feingold under the purview of his oath to defend the Constitution. But I was wrong.

p>How about an article on the imminent dangers in the treaty powers and their affect on our liberties? br> -- John McGinnis br> Arlington, Texas /p>

Although George Neumayr makes some very interesting points on this, I think that he has made some fundamental errors.

Firstly, the ban on foreign-born people standing for President applies not only to foreign nationals but also to American citizens. Any American not born on American soil is not eligible to stand for President. If nothing else changes, the language should be modified to correct this loophole.

p>Secondly, he states continually that this theoretical candidate might not have America's best interests in heart when it comes to making policy. In this case, I think it is best left to the will of the people to judge each candidate on their merits, rather than have the constitution impose a blanket ban. If the people of America want Arnold Schwarzenegger (or anyone else) to be the President of the United States of America, why should they be denied? br> -- Fraser McLeod

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