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It’s a step in the right direction, that’s for sure.
But in this timeline, electing someone who’s not a kiddy-diddler is a step in the right direction and a third of our country (and 2/3s of our fucking government) don’t wanna do it…
For a moment I imagined a future where Mamdani was elected president. I’m sure that at least half the country would almost literally explode in rage.
Fine by me.
He’d be such a great contender, and not only for watching those people literally explode, but of course is disqualified based on being a naturalized citizen.
They’re exploding with rage already, so why not
Unfortunately with the laws as they’re currently written, since he was born in Uganda, he can’t be president.
That’s not me trying to poo-poo the idea of him being president, that’s me saying the laws need changing.
If orangeboi is alive and runs for a 3rd term, all bets are off, because running for a third term is explicitly and unambiguously unconstitutional at this point in time. And there is approximately zero chance the fascists could get an amendment through to change that.
So, yeah, Mamdani could run, and Obama could run, and W could run, and Clinton (Bush) could run, and the Governator could run, and Jimmy Carter’s ghost could run, and eel-on-musk could run, and Putin could run, and -
You get the idea
All bets are not off. When Trump runs for his third term, it will be legal because he’s a Republican. Obama/Mamdani are not so it won’t apply to them. They’re also not white men so even doubly so.
Specifically “2 consecutive terms” may be used as the loophole here, excluding Obama. And absolutely no traction for a foreign president because they’re mostly Democrats.
Ah, the “President Musk” amendment.
Ah fuck, you’re right.
Keep the laws as they are.
Time for President Bezos. /s
I say we pass a low that no billionaires can run.
Replace “run” with “remain living” and I’m on board.
Doesn’t need to change, we have those rules for a reason.
Also, should see how he actually does as mayor before giving him too much credit. Plenty of other politicians have been flops or changed their tune once in office.
What is the reason? Honest question.
Like, obviously we can have restrictions. Basically Id say shift the age requirement to time as a citizen instead. But I really don’t see why a kid born in Uganda and moving to America at 7 years old (Like Mamdani) and running for president at 42 is really any different than a kid born in America and running for president at 35.
I don’t know when he got his citizenship. But shift the age X years to whenever he got it.
The plan of having a 35 year long sleeper agent living in America is fantasy. That’s significantly too much work when you can already buy our politicians right now and not wait 35 years. (APAIC comes to mind first)
I feel like all Citizens should be able to run at some point. I really don’t care what patch of dirt you were born on.
I would guess something like preventing a foreign born and indoctrinated agent or Manchurian Candidate type situation.
Boy howdy, I bet it would really suck if we got a foreign asset into the presidency, huh? Imagine not even knowing you are being attacked and wondering why the country seems to be happily self destructing! What an awful hypothetical and not real situation.
Needless to say, it may have made sense at one time but it’s probably a bit outdated now.
