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In reply to the discussion: Oh my, the vapors over Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill [View all]csziggy
(34,120 posts)58. Uhm, that is a myth
Misconception: Alexander Hamilton was not legally eligible to become President of the United States.
Alexander Hamilton was born on the island of Nevis in the Caribbean. It is believed by some that because he was not born in the United States, Alexander Hamilton was not eligible to become a US President according to the US Constitution.
However, the US Constitution states in Article II, Section 1:
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;
So according to the US Constitution, there are two ways someone can be qualified for the Presidency:
If they are a natural-born Citizen (born in the territory of the United States) -or-
If they are a citizen of the US at the time of the Adoption of the Constitution (which occured on September 17, 1787).
Alexander Hamilton, who had immigrated from the Caribbean in 1772, was a US citizen (as a citizen of New York) in 1787 and thus falls into the second group of e{li}gibility.
http://allthingshamilton.com/index.php/alexander-hamilton/false-myths-and-half-truths/71-myths-and-misconceptions/164-myths-presidency
Alexander Hamilton was born on the island of Nevis in the Caribbean. It is believed by some that because he was not born in the United States, Alexander Hamilton was not eligible to become a US President according to the US Constitution.
However, the US Constitution states in Article II, Section 1:
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;
So according to the US Constitution, there are two ways someone can be qualified for the Presidency:
If they are a natural-born Citizen (born in the territory of the United States) -or-
If they are a citizen of the US at the time of the Adoption of the Constitution (which occured on September 17, 1787).
Alexander Hamilton, who had immigrated from the Caribbean in 1772, was a US citizen (as a citizen of New York) in 1787 and thus falls into the second group of e{li}gibility.
http://allthingshamilton.com/index.php/alexander-hamilton/false-myths-and-half-truths/71-myths-and-misconceptions/164-myths-presidency
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Side note. Much of the blind community is pushing for Helen Keller on the $10
underpants
Apr 2016
#3
Helen Keller: Suffragist, pacifist, socialist, and promoter of birth control
RufusTFirefly
Apr 2016
#55
I'd like to see rock musicians on our bills. That won't happen, so I'm glad it's Harriet.nt
raccoon
Apr 2016
#20
I'm not female but my first reaction was this was a bit too much political correctness
progree
Apr 2016
#45