I'm not yet ready to proclaim this fishy, but a resolution was introduced in the House of Representative on June 11, 2003 that proposes a constitutional amendment to allow naturalized citizens to become president of the United States.
One of six co-sponsors of this resolution is Darrell Issa (R-Calif), the man who started the recall process that ended with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The timing may be coincidence. The idea may have been a long time coming. Issa may have deeply held principles that require him to take action to make all citizenships equal. I know only what I read about Issa in conjunction with the recall, so I can't say what his motivations may have been. The fact that there are five other co-sponsors, in addition to the main sponsor, insulates him from suspicion a bit.
Whatever Issa's motivation for signing on to the resolution, I would not lay odds that Arnold Schwarzenegger could survive a full-length presidential primary schedule. If this is a bid to put another republican-actor-turned-California-governor in the White House, the legal hurdles are only a start. Presidential Hopeful Schwarzenegger will still have to convince an entire country that he can lead a country, and I sure hope that takes more than spouting movie catchphrases and the magical ability to deflect accusations of repeated sex crimes.
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