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Now imagine the mischief that might arise were a foreign-born candidate without even the initial attachment to America of one American-born to be allowed to have a shot at the top spot. I have no doubt about Schwarzenegger's good intentions -- but think of, say, the billionaire George Soros, with personal resources many times those available to John Kerry -- trying to buy his way into the White House much the same way the Wall Street multimillionaire Jon Corzine (D-N.J.) was able to essentially buy his way into the U.S. Senate a few years back, by outspending his hapless opponent six or seven-to-one, and you get the picture. Currency speculator Soros has already shown his lust for power by his spending tens of millions of dollars of his vast fortune on his (fortunately) unsuccessful effort to influence American politics and oust President Bush, cleverly getting around a so-called "campaign finance law" which he himself supported as a means of disarming the competition and directing the money to MoveOn.org and other sinister anti-Bush "527" groups. What would he do if he had a chance to openly take power himself, rather than having to act through an uncertain surrogate?

p>Arhnuld fans clamoring for a constitutional change should be careful of what they wish for, since they may get it. br> -- P. Deckelman br> Queens, New York /p>

One needs to look no further than Poland, to see the consequences of foreign born leaders. The polish elitists were reluctant to have a Polish king, lest he become a populist, and threaten their fiefdoms.

So they installed kings from France, Austria, and Prussia, to protect themselves. As a result, Poland was torn apart, reapportioned, and overrun, constantly. It became merely a pawn in a European chess match for power.

p>How ironic it would be, if we subjected ourselves to the same fate, after fleeing Europe to be free. br> -- Bob Mitchell br> Morrisville, New York /p> p> Does there really exist a foreign-born individual so intellectually, physically, and morally superior to the hundreds of American born individuals who are qualified to ascend to the Presidency? I think not. Let Barney Frank and others desist from their reckless attempt to alter our Constitution for that purpose. br> --

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