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Does this violate the Constitution? Conflict or not?

What level are we talking about?

Ibanez wrote:What level are we talking about?

House, Senate, Presidency

Ibanez wrote:What level are we talking about?

Michelle Bachmann

andy7171 wrote:

Ibanez wrote:What level are we talking about?

Michelle Bachmann

Inspired by this - just suprised that a US Rep could do this. I didn't mention her name to try to keep likes/dislikes out of it, but more on a pure constitutional/philosophical basis.

She is obviously too stupid to serve in such a capacity. There needs to be a test for this, but perhaps it should be graded on a curve depending on who they represent....

dbackjon wrote:

andy7171 wrote: Michelle Bachmann

Inspired by this - just suprised that a US Rep could do this. I didn't mention her name to try to keep likes/dislikes out of it, but more on a pure constitutional/philosophical basis.

Or catch someone in an AHA! situation. Kinda like 89 asking should siblings be allowed to marry.

As far as I'm concerned, it's a clear case of conflict of interest in foriegn relations.

andy7171 wrote:As far as I'm concerned, it's a clear case of conflict of interest in foriegn relations.

Agreed. You either denounce your citizenship from the other country and swear allegiance to the US or don't hold the office.

danefan wrote:

andy7171 wrote:As far as I'm concerned, it's a clear case of conflict of interest in foriegn relations.

Agreed. You either denounce your citizenship from the other country and swear allegiance to the US or don't hold the office.

I agree.

danefan wrote:

andy7171 wrote:As far as I'm concerned, it's a clear case of conflict of interest in foriegn relations.

Agreed. You either denounce your citizenship from the other country and swear allegiance to the US or don't hold the office.

Have there ever been any congressmen that held US and Israeli citizenship?

andy7171 wrote:

dbackjon wrote:
Inspired by this - just suprised that a US Rep could do this. I didn't mention her name to try to keep likes/dislikes out of it, but more on a pure constitutional/philosophical basis.

Or catch someone in an AHA! situation. Kinda like 89 asking should siblings be allowed to marry.

Nope - usually you'd be right, but I wanted to get other's opinions bias free on this.

For the record, I voted yes - I think anyone in this situation should resign.

andy7171 wrote:

danefan wrote:
Agreed. You either denounce your citizenship from the other country and swear allegiance to the US or don't hold the office.

Have there ever been any congressmen that held US and Israeli citizenship?

Good question.

I voted "no" by accident. I misread the question and answered whether they "Should they be able hold office". Not whether it should disqualify them.

I should have voted "yes" for disqualification.

dbackjon wrote:

andy7171 wrote: Have there ever been any congressmen that held US and Israeli citizenship?

Good question.

Because when they go nuke Iran and set off WWIII, it's going to be an issue.

andy7171 wrote:

dbackjon wrote:

Good question.

Because when they go nuke Iran and set off WWIII, it's going to be an issue.

Carl Levin
Chairman of the Armed Services Committee


Or at least that's what Google results say. Nothing officially confirming it though.

I think in most cases you can be a dual national and hold a security clearance, but that is largely dependent on the country.


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danefan wrote:I voted "no" by accident. I misread the question and answered whether they "Should they be able hold office". Not whether it should disqualify them.

I should have voted "yes" for disqualification.

I as well thought it meant should they be able to hold office.

Only if they were technically born outside the USA and it's territories.

I agree with the conflict of interest thoughts. Holding citizenship in a foreign nation should be renounced before seeking public office.

Why should it matter? We elected a muslin that isn't even a citizen as president.

Spoiler: show

In Bachmann's case, her citizenship was automatically conferred based on her marriage. Some countries do this. She is a natural born US citizen though, and that should be the controlling factor. I thought she renounced? I haven't followed the issue much other than a blurb I saw on CNN the other morning.


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CID1990 wrote:In Bachmann's case, her citizenship was automatically conferred based on her marriage. Some countries do this. She is a natural born US citizen though, and that should be the controlling factor. I thought she renounced? I haven't followed the issue much other than a blurb I saw on CNN the other morning.


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She did renounce it.