“I have dual citizenship (U.S. and Irish), but I am a natural-born American citizen.”
Are you naturalized citizen?
Don’t you have to give up one citizenship to go into politics?
My mother has dual citizenship too. (US and British)
She lived in this country since 1950.
Naturalized US citizen can run for local and state politics.
She could run for Congress or Senate seat.
Question: What are the requirements to become a member of the U.S. Senate?
Answer: The requirements for becoming a United States Senator are defined precisely in the United States Constitution. The provisions related to the Senate are found in Article 1, Section 3.
Here they are: 1) you must be at least 30 years old, 2) you must be a citizen of the United States for at least nine years, and 3) you must be a citizen of the state for which you are running as a candidate for the senate. (US Const, Art 1, Sec 3, Cl 3)
In case you’re wondering about the House of Representatives, the requirements are similar. You must be at least 25 years old instead of 30 and have been a citizen for seven years instead of nine. (US Const, Art 1, Sec 2, Cl 2)
http://www.lawforkids.org/Speakup/view_question.cfm?
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Arnold could run for Gov of CA but he can’t run for POTUS because he is naturalized.
“Natural-born” means a citizen at the moment of birth. Which is what I am. I have Irish citizenship because my grandfather was born in Ireland, and my mother obtained the necessary papers from the government of Ireland for all of her children. My sister has even travelled on an Irish passport.
If Obama was born in Hawaii, he is a natural-born citizen. If he was NOT born in Hawaii, he was not a citizen at birth. If he was naturalized, he is a citizen, but ineligible to be President. If he was never naturalized, he isn’t even a citizen!—and of course, ineligible to be President.