Quote Originally Posted by rvg View Post
There's nothing racist about it. It's there to ensure that there is absolutely no conflict of interests and no clash of loyalties when it comes to the highest office in the land. Does it lock out some highly qualified people? Absolutely. I lament the fact that The Governator cannot run for prez, but that's the price we pay to ensure that the U.S. president is 100% loyal to his country.
So there's no need to check national born citizens for espionage or other actions that requires less than 100% loyalty to the country. Brilliant!!

It's a stupid law.

Quote Originally Posted by Spino View Post
It's hardly racist, it's simply a privilege afforded natural born citizens. Full blown citizenship loses its value if you make it so easy for foreigners to attain.
Like impossible legally? Since you can only get born once.

But I guess thats one reason why the "bastion on induvidual freedom" has so much focus on family lines.