Posted on 03/24/2009 7:42:57 PM PDT by calcowgirl
California's Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has generally declined to discuss his future after term limits end his tensure in the state Capitoln January, 2011.
... Schwarzenegger, a Republican who's been discussed as a potential opponent next year for Democrat U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer said he's “not running for anything.”
... “Now I raised taxes, but I’m not running for anything,” Schwarzenegger said. “So I’m more comfortable with it because I’m not running for anything, because I know it’s the right thing. Even though I promised the people of California I’m not going to raise taxes, at the same time I said I’m not going to sign a pledge, because what if there’s an emergency?”
Asked if that meant he had ruled out a race against Boxer, the governor said: "When I say I’m not running for anything, that’s exactly what I mean ….. until you change the Constitution.” ...
Being born in Austria, any presidential ambitions for the Terminator are terminated by the U.S. constitution.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimesblogs.latimes.com ...
until no-one is selling shirts that nobody can afford any way
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Yep, and he has role models there. ;-)
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he should never be president.
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. This guy is such a joke.
Just a thought. What if he decided to seek the presidency and refused to provide proof of eligibility or acknowledge proof of ineligibility provided by anyone else? Who would have standing to challenge him and in what forum would they mount that challenge? Does this provision in the constitution have any real meaning absent an enforcement mechanism?
I don't think he would have a chance at being elected but just the possibility is interesting in light of the lack of official interest in putting to rest question about eligibility of our current president.
“...I’m not running for anything, that’s exactly what I mean”
Now, why couldn’t Ah-nold have said that 6 years ago and saved us all a lot of grief?
It was determined that Barack Obama was indeed foreign born but was allowed to retain the office of the Presidency, anyway.Nightmarish, huh?
That then opened the door for Arnold Schwarzenegger...
Despite the merit or lack of merit of the case against the president, now that the door has been opened, it is unrealistic to think that the issue will not arise again. Whether it is citizenship, age or even time of residence in the United States some clear method must be established for adjudicating the question of basic eligibility.
I am sure the Court would like to avoid the controversy but ever since Marberry vs. Madison when they established their authority over constitutional questions, they have owned these type issues. They can settle the matter now or kick the can down the road and leave someone else to deal with it.
Talking about a nightmare, just think of Governor Schwarzenegger leaving the Republican Party and running for president as a Democrat.
It’s like Grey Davis never left.
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