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dubeskin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 06:53 PM
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Can a naturalized VP become President if something happens?
Can a naturalized citizen, born in another country who immigrates here, like Arnold, become President in the event that the President is killed/resigns/etc. or does the chain of command skip over them to the Speaker of the House?
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Mass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 06:56 PM
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1. An naturalized citizen cannot be VP. 14th amendment
Edited on Thu May-29-08 06:57 PM by Mass
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izquierdista Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 06:56 PM
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2. Go read your 14th amendment
Cenk pointed out on TYT that the 14th amendment removes the distinction between naturalized and native-born citizens.
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David Dunham Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 06:56 PM
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3. No. A VP must be US born to become a VP in the first place
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bean fidhleir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 06:56 PM
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4. No. The standard for being prez is native-born and 35 years old or over
So someone who's not native-born can't be prez. Which means succession would have to skip him.
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 07:00 PM
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5. NO.
Consequently, he/she cannot be v.p.

The Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution states that "no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States."
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 08:01 PM
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6. Nope.
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