XPost: edm.general, calgary.general, nf.general   
   From: nospam@nospam.com   
      
   "John Fleming"  wrote in message   
   news:u4a6k4pp5gfklrgvr74k4p24mhlujo7rss@4ax.com...   
   > On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:04:44 -0700, while chained to a desk   
   > in the scriptorium "Canuck57"  wrote:   
   >> $"Sharx35"  wrote in message   
   >> $news:4sn0l.143$O53.71@edtnps82...   
   >   
   >> $> Anyone with DUAL citizenship should NOT be allowed to hold ANY   
   >> political   
   >> $> office ANYWHERE in Canada. Ditto for working  as an   
   >> $> employee of Canada, any province, any territory or any village, town   
   >> or   
   >> $> city.   
   >> $   
   >> $I agree completely.  In fact the US has some laws in this regard.  If I   
   >> am   
   >> $not mistaken the US preseident an congress must be considered US   
   >> citizens at   
   >> $birth or something like that.   
   >   
   > Close but no cigar.   
   >   
   > If I remember my US Consitution right, the President (and by   
   > extension, the Vice President) must be US citizens by birth.   
   >   
   > I don't believe there is any restriction on naturalized US   
   > citizens being able to serve in the US Congress or otherwise   
   > hold public office.   
   >   
   > (I'd look up the exact text, but I'm a little too lazy to do   
   > that tonight.)   
      
   You are probably right.  I just knew there was restrictions on some   
   positions.  I think it is a good idea.   
      
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