Agreed. I may come across as xenophobic, or uber-patriotic, or whatever, but I think the laws regarding eligibility for presidency should be changed, not relaxed.
For example: Required to be a citizen and resident of the USA for the majority of his/her life (>50%). Required to renounce all other citizenship. Required to have spent the last 10 years of his/her life in the US.
That seems fair, and I liked the part of the having spent the last 10 years of his/her life in the US. I still believe, though, that a fraction of the person's first 10-20 years should be in spent in the US as well. This could get complicated, but it may work to require that the person have spent 75% of their childhood and 75% of the last 10 years in the USA, and possibly 50% of the time in between as well.
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Agreed. I may come across as xenophobic, or uber-patriotic, or whatever, but I think the laws regarding eligibility for presidency should be changed, not relaxed.
For example: Required to be a citizen and resident of the USA for the majority of his/her life (>50%). Required to renounce all other citizenship. Required to have spent the last 10 years of his/her life in the US.
Something like that seems fair(er) to me.
EDIT: Clarification.
Those are already the requirements for a basic security clearance.
That seems fair, and I liked the part of the having spent the last 10 years of his/her life in the US. I still believe, though, that a fraction of the person's first 10-20 years should be in spent in the US as well. This could get complicated, but it may work to require that the person have spent 75% of their childhood and 75% of the last 10 years in the USA, and possibly 50% of the time in between as well.