Arnold Schwarzenegger for President of the USA ?

[Mandy]

55% so far in the vote say YES .. heaven help us ...

Though compared to Cheney, he would be PERFECT

p.s. Faceless, maybe this should be in the Galloway forum as it is political.

[faceless]

I'd say iit's more fantasy novel than political story though...as he can't be president unless they change the rules to let someone born outside the country to run for it.

[6ULDV8]

Could never happen due to his birth place...

This is one time I'd agree that this rule is a good one.

I was suprised when he even managed to get his spot as a gov'...

Not being born here in the USA myself, I could be a commish' of a small town, even a mayor, but after that it's a no go situation.

Would the UK allow damn Edna to be PM?
I think not.
Not because Edna isn't right for the job (nor in the head) nor a real woman... Edna just wasn't born in the UK.
Same rule as far as Arnie in the USA.

Nothing stopping the queen from breeding with those from outside of the UK, as she & her children were born in the UK.
With this in mind, maybe Arnie's kids would have a chance of becoming pres' if they were to follow in his footsteps.

[Mandy]

Wasn't there a discussion on altering the constitution (or the rules at least in California) to allow him to run [or was that an old change to allow him to run for governor] ?

[faceless]

being perfectly honest I think he's actually done a fair bit for California from the bits and pieces I've read. He doesn't seem to kill many of his constituents in the electric-chair, which is always a good sign...

[Mandy]

[eefanincan]

[Mandy]

Whilst I used to like Arnie the actor (Terminator etc.), ny I my views on him went down hill fast after "True Lies" which was anti-muslim propaganda.

[Skylace]

To my knowledge most States don't have the birth place law in effect for their political offices, hell, they don't even have species clauses in effect. There are governors that are goats or other wildlife. So, that's not an issue.
For him to become Prez the US Constitution would have to be changed and I don't see them trying to do that just for Arnold.

[pirtybirdy]

I like Arnold, but I don't want the constitution changed. We already have people here by birth who have no "love of country". I'm big on Nationalism and Patriotism for one's country. I know many people outside of this country don't understand that. I don't want the constitution changed ever to allow someone who wasn't born here to hold the highest office. Although I think Arnold truly likes this country and would do right by it, it's not Arnold I'm worried about. That's my two cents added. ;-)

[Mandy]

[alan1254]

'The Presinator' like it, he is an astoundingly determined man, and for better or worse i think he would not sit on the fence i think he would go for it and get things done , he is a very well respected businessman , who has been very clever in the real estate game, i think he is proberbly slightly to the right of Atilla the Hun politically, but i could see the US entertaining the idea of changing the constitution to let him in

[archie_f]

The problem with Arnold,I think, would be similar to Reagan and Bush. Would we be really dealing with an individual with ideas , vision and policies of his own or as with Reagan an actor who spoke well but was only a spokesman for the real policy-makers? Bush has been a complete disaster because of his complete ignorance of the English language but he is after all only the neo-con spokesman. With Arnie, besides the fact that he is very far right, what does he really stand for and who are the people who will determine policy issues for him? Being a "successful" Gorverner does not translate into a successful President as Bush has so disastrously illustrated!