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He can't be the Vice President because he is not a U.S. born Citizen.
If Puerto Rico became a state then he could be.
Racist! Hate speech! Why do you hate Puerto Ricans?
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He can't be the Vice President because he is not a U.S. born Citizen.
If Puerto Rico became a state then he could be.
He can't be the Vice President because he is not a U.S. born Citizen.
If Puerto Rico became a state then he could be.
1. "The 14th Amendment defines citizenship this way: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." But even this does not get specific enough. As usual, the Constitution provides the framework for the law, but it is the law that fills in the gaps. The Constitution authorizes the Congress to do create clarifying legislation in Section 5 of the 14th Amendment; the Constitution, in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4, also allows the Congress to create law regarding naturalization, which includes citizenship.
Currently, Title 8 of the U.S. Code fills in the gaps left by the Constitution. Section 1401 defines the following as people who are "citizens of the United States at birth:"
Anyone born inside the United States *
Any Indian or Eskimo born in the United States, provided being a citizen of the U.S. does not impair the person's status as a citizen of the tribe
Any one born outside the United States, both of whose parents are citizens of the U.S., as long as one parent has lived in the U.S.
Any one born outside the United States, if one parent is a citizen and lived in the U.S. for at least one year and the other parent is a U.S. national
Any one born in a U.S. possession, if one parent is a citizen and lived in the U.S. for at least one year
Any one found in the U.S. under the age of five, whose parentage cannot be determined, as long as proof of non-citizenship is not provided by age 21
Any one born outside the United States, if one parent is an alien and as long as the other parent is a citizen of the U.S. who lived in the U.S. for at least five years (with military and diplomatic service included in this time)
A final, historical condition: a person born before 5/24/1934 of an alien father and a U.S. citizen mother who has lived in the U.S.
Separate sections handle territories that the United States has acquired over time, such as Puerto Rico (8 USC 1402), Alaska (8 USC 1404), Hawaii (8 USC 1405), the U.S. Virgin Islands (8 USC 1406), and Guam (8 USC 1407). Each of these sections confer citizenship on persons living in these territories as of a certain date, and usually confer natural-born status on persons born in those territories after that date. For example, for Puerto Rico, all persons born in Puerto Rico between April 11, 1899, and January 12, 1941, are automatically conferred citizenship as of the date the law was signed by the President (June 27, 1952). Additionally, all persons born in Puerto Rico on or after January 13, 1941, are natural-born citizens of the United States. Note that because of when the law was passed, for some, the natural-born status was retroactive."
Constitutional Topic: Citizenship - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net
2. "Democrats and Republicans have recognized the need to attract Latinos. Hispanics already represent 16 percent of the population and some 22 million eligible voters."
Latino Vote 2012: Decline In Hispanic Voters Fuels Registration Drive
He isn't eligible either. Both his parents were not naturalized U.S. citizens when he was born. He is a statute 14th Amendment Citizen but not a Article 2 Section 1 Constitutional natural born Citizen preserved strictly for the presidency.I'm still betting it's gonna' be Marco Rubio.
Any U.S. citizen who resides in Puerto Rico (whether a Puerto Rican or not) is effectively disenfranchised at the national level, as are all U.S. citizen residents of U.S. territories.
Puerto Rico is still a territory. The citizens can not vote in U. S. elections.
The Gov, can not be our V.P.
They do have representation only.
I would love to have him as V.P. but unless Puerto Rico is made a state he can not be our V.P.
And after Romney goes bye bye, you'll have a real pResident.Romney's going to take Portman as a running mate.
Romney's going to take Portman as a running mate.
You wish.
You'd cream your shorts if he did.
It assures an Obama win.
Romney's going to take Portman as a running mate.
Romney's going to take Portman as a running mate.
I thought that too, but now that Obama has come out shaking his fist at God as the Gay President, Ohio is a slam dunk for Romney.
Romney's going to take Portman as a running mate.
I thought that too, but now that Obama has come out shaking his fist at God as the Gay President, Ohio is a slam dunk for Romney.
his fist at God as the Gay President, Ohio is a slam dunk for Romney.
Okay, but you see, Imaginary Sky Pixies don't get any votes, not even in Ohio.
Let's pause for a moment to relish the absurdity of your asinine comment.
Are you stating that if a candidate for POTUS said he was a devout atheist, that would not cost him votes, all other things being equal?
I mean, are you a complete dumbass?
Romney's going to take Portman as a running mate.
I thought that too, but now that Obama has come out shaking his fist at God as the Gay President, Ohio is a slam dunk for Romney.
Okay, but you see, Imaginary Sky Pixies don't get any votes, not even in Ohio.
MOre to the point, only about 1% actually votes on this issue, and they were going to vote for who they were going to vote for anyway.
Why Obama
Romney's going to take Portman as a running mate.
I thought that too, but now that Obama has come out shaking his fist at God as the Gay President, Ohio is a slam dunk for Romney.
Okay, but you see, Imaginary Sky Pixies don't get any votes, not even in Ohio.
MOre to the point, only about 1% actually votes on this issue, and they were going to vote for who they were going to vote for anyway.
Why Obama
I thought that too, but now that Obama has come out shaking his fist at God as the Gay President, Ohio is a slam dunk for Romney.
Okay, but you see, Imaginary Sky Pixies don't get any votes, not even in Ohio.
MOre to the point, only about 1% actually votes on this issue, and they were going to vote for who they were going to vote for anyway.
Why Obama
Washington -- The typical American believes in God (92 percent), believes in absolute standards of right and wrong (78 percent), prays at least weekly (75 percent), believes in life after death (74 percent) and believes in sacred scripture as the word of God (63 percent). But that typical American is also tolerant of other peoples beliefs and strikingly nondogmatic in the sense of not believing his or her own religion to be the only path to salvation or to have a monopoly on truth.
These findings emerge from a new study by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.
Survey Finds Americans Are Religious, Tolerant, Nondogmatic
Washington -- The typical American believes in God (92 percent), believes in absolute standards of right and wrong (78 percent), prays at least weekly (75 percent), believes in life after death (74 percent) and believes in sacred scripture as the word of God (63 percent). But that typical American is also tolerant of other peoples beliefs and strikingly nondogmatic in the sense of not believing his or her own religion to be the only path to salvation or to have a monopoly on truth.
These findings emerge from a new study by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.
Survey Finds Americans Are Religious, Tolerant, Nondogmatic
Okay, but you see, Imaginary Sky Pixies don't get any votes, not even in Ohio.
MOre to the point, only about 1% actually votes on this issue, and they were going to vote for who they were going to vote for anyway.
Why Obama
Washington -- The typical American believes in God (92 percent), believes in absolute standards of right and wrong (78 percent), prays at least weekly (75 percent), believes in life after death (74 percent) and believes in sacred scripture as the word of God (63 percent). But that typical American is also tolerant of other peoples beliefs and strikingly nondogmatic in the sense of not believing his or her own religion to be the only path to salvation or to have a monopoly on truth.
These findings emerge from a new study by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.
Survey Finds Americans Are Religious, Tolerant, Nondogmatic
Is Joey a moral secularist in sheep's clothing?
I thought that too, but now that Obama has come out shaking his fist at God as the Gay President, Ohio is a slam dunk for Romney.
Okay, but you see, Imaginary Sky Pixies don't get any votes, not even in Ohio.
MOre to the point, only about 1% actually votes on this issue, and they were going to vote for who they were going to vote for anyway.
Why Obama
Let's pause for a moment to relish the absurdity of your asinine comment.
Are you stating that if a candidate for POTUS said he was a devout atheist, that would not cost him votes, all other things being equal?
I mean, are you a complete dumbass?