Flashermac Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Got a point. I recall my father asking why local politicians were spending more than a million trying to get elected to a position that paid maybe $65,000 a year. So why not just do away with salaries for politicians and make them live on their graft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plainsdrifter Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Difficult to change the setup when you have to rely on Congress itself to make the change. Sort of like the fox guarding the chicken coop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 No shit Sherlock! as they say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Great security checks these days ... http://video.msnbc.msn.com/rachel-maddow/53037916#53037916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 I keep hearing Cruz being a possible Presidental candidate and a rival of Rand Paul for the nomination but he was born in Canada? That's a fact from what I understand. Maybe I'm hearing things wrong. Anyway, I know if the line of succession ends on a person who was born outside the U.S. it skips them to the next person. Madeline Albright was born overseas and she was Sec State under Clinton and very high up in the succession chain, she would have to passed over. However, is it possible for the VP to be born overseas and skipped or both have to be natural born? I know the President has to but I've never heard a ruling that the VP has to as well. Of course what would be the point of nominating him, I guess. I was bored and thought about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyinEwa/Perv Posted September 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 The VP follows the same rules as the President as far as eligibility per Article 2 of the US Constitution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiceMan Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 I have never understood this American constitutional class system where some Americans have more rights than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 wasn't the present Australian Prime Minister born and raised in England? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 Has any British PM been born outside of the U.K.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 Alexander Haig is next in line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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