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Date Posted: 11:12:45 10/01/07 Mon
Author: Deep Diction
Subject: Re: Getting out the vote...for the lazy among us.
In reply to: EJetson 's message, "Re: Getting out the vote...for the lazy among us." on 10:55:46 10/01/07 Mon

>
>>I moved from Iowa to California because it had more
>>opportunities for advancement in my chosen field
>>(computers).
>>
>>Hillary moved from Arkansas (or more directly,
>>Washington) to New York because it had more
>>opportunities for advancement in her chosen field
>>(President).
>>
>>Why is it bad when Hillary does it, but nobody gives
>>anyone else crap about it? It's not like she didn't
>>do a good job of representing the New York citizenry.
>>Her job approval rating as a Senator has consistently
>>been in the 70% range. What about Alan Keyes running
>>against Obama?
>
>
>Apples and oranges. Politics are nothing like any
>other career.
>
>You didn't move to California to represent California.
> You did it for yourself.
>
>Why do we have a law stating that the President must
>be a native-born citizen of the U.S. and must have
>lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years, but we don't
>have something similar for Senators or Representatives?

Because there are obvious security risks with a non-citizen representing our country. There are no such risks with citizens of other states running for state offices.

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