Gee, and there was me thinking "oh well, at least he can't follow in Reagan's footsteps...".
On the other hand, that whole "you must have been born in the USA to be President" thing does seem rather outdated to me. It's essentially saying that no matter how well or long you serve your adopted country you will *never* be "one of us". As a furriner who has from time to time considered emigration, it's not a happy shiny message to be receiving.
So, I guess I'm a bit conflicted.
(I care who becomes US President despite not living there for fairly obvious reasons.)
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Date: 2003-10-08 11:17 pm (UTC)On the other hand, that whole "you must have been born in the USA to be President" thing does seem rather outdated to me. It's essentially saying that no matter how well or long you serve your adopted country you will *never* be "one of us". As a furriner who has from time to time considered emigration, it's not a happy shiny message to be receiving.
So, I guess I'm a bit conflicted.
(I care who becomes US President despite not living there for fairly obvious reasons.)